Wing Ashton shelves swallow dive
Chris Ashton will only use his trademark swallow dive to mark special tries following talks with England head coach Stuart Lancaster.
Les Kiss is excited by the prospect of Brian O'Driscoll taking on New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams on Saturday.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen names three debutants for Saturday's opening Test against Ireland at Eden Park.
Headlines
- South Africa name three new caps
- Scottish Rugby Scotland leave it late to claim famous win
- Welsh Rugby Prop Jones wants 100 Wales caps
- Haskell set to miss England's first Test
- Leicester Tigers eye extended O'Connor deal
- Welsh sign Esher back Mackenzie
- Welsh Rugby Warburton relishes Pocock tussle
- Welsh Rugby Wales have 'no Aussie hang-ups'
- Scottish Rugby Australia v Scotland as it happened
- Welsh Rugby Aussies to make changes for Wales Test
- Kearney relishes Eden Park return
- De Villiers made South Africa captain
- Irish Rugby Ross remains Irish fitness doubt
- Scottish Rugby Strokosch aims to upset Wallabies
- Boks name nine uncapped players
- Scarlets Easterby replaces Davies at Scarlets
- Scottish Rugby Scots & Wallabies name debutants
Interviews, Reports and Archive
- AudioRobinson 'Shane-esque' - Howley
- VideoMartyn & Shane confirm retirements
- VideoJones excited by Wales debut
- AudioWelsh deserve promotion - Mills
- VideoCoach Gatland knits Wales scarf
- VideoWales have depth - Jenkins
- VideoWilliams relishes Baa-Baas clash
- Video'Electric' Wade excites Lancaster
- VideoInternational buzz returns - Smit
- AudioGround-share has precedent - Welsh
- AudioWelsh way lures Earle to Scarlets
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Team by Team
- BATH Bath seal deal for Osprey James
- CARDIFF BLUES Shane warns of Robinson's threat
- CONNACHT O'Connor linked with Ulster move
- EDINBURGH Worcester's Penn joins Edinburgh
- EXETER Exeter sign Pirates prop Rimmer
- GLASGOW Departing Lineen proud of Glasgow
- GLOUCESTER Redpath unveiled as new Sale boss
- HARLEQUINS Diprose extends Harlequins deal
- LEICESTER Cornwell 'knows Tigers culture'
- LEINSTER Pro12: Leinster 30-31 Ospreys
- LONDON IRISH Delaney to coach Exiles forwards
- LONDON WASPS Wasps seal deal for Sharks' Bell
- MUNSTER Mannix new Munster backs coach
- NEWCASTLE Falcons sign up scrum-half Lawson
- NG DRAGONS Nimmo & Ryan join Dragons' pack
- NORTHAMPTON Gloucester-bound Long quits game
- OSPREYS Shane to face Wales in final bow
- SALE Sale 'to reach attendance target'
- SARACENS Farrell quits as Saracens coach
- SCARLETS Davies named as Gloucester coach
- ULSTER Leinster 42-14 Ulster
- WORCESTER Rourre joins Worcester Warriors
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