20 May: Toulon first five-eighth Jonny Wilkinson headed off former All Blacks wing Sitiveni Sivivatu and three others to be crowned European player of the year.... more
19 May: Robbie Deans' most likely successor as Wallabies coach has questioned Quade Cooper's omission from the squad to tackle the British and Irish Lions.... more
19 May: The Highlanders crashed to their 10th loss of the Super Rugby season, comprehensively beaten 35-18 by the second-placed Bulls in Pretoria.... more
19 May: New Zealand downed Canada 33-24 to win the final women's sevens series tournament in Amsterdam, clinching the inaugural title along the way.... more
19 May: Queensland missed a gilt-edged chance to jump to the top of the Australian conference with a 27-13 Super Rugby loss to the Cheetahs in South Africa.... more
18 May: New Zealand have won the inaugural women's sevens world series rugby title after reaching the semi-finals of the season-ending Amsterdam tournament.... more
18 May: South Africa's Sharks have ended a five-match losing streak in Super Rugby, beating Western Force 23-13 to leave the Perth team second last on the ladder.... more
17 May: Six New Zealand players and one New Zealand coach will play their part in the the all-French final to decide rugby's European Cup champions.... more
17 May: A host of Wallabies hopefuls have been omitted or benched for Saturday's vital Super Rugby derby between the Brumbies and NSW Waratahs.... more
