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• Brave Brive down Parisians
  Brive's status as a Top 14 team is all but assured after they ground out an uninspiring 11-3 win over Stade Francais on Friday."
  

• Williams brings Highlanders hope
  It has been a rotten season for the Highlanders, but amidst the gloom there have been some bright spots for full-back Paul Williams."
  

• Confident Stormers on the hunt
  Stormers captain Jean de Villiers realises beating the Lions on Saturday would not be easy, but says his team are confident in their ability to pull it off. "
  

• Dallaglio wants Twickenham send-off
  Wasps great Lawrence Dallaglio is determined to draw down the curtain on his illustrious career at Twickenham."
  

• Force finish on a high
  The Western Force came from 22-0 behind to beat the Brumbies 29-22 in a hard-fought Super 14 derby encounter at Subiaco Oval in Perth on Friday."
  

• Moody looking for strong return
  England and Leicester flanker Lewis Moody is aiming to return fitter than ever after surgery."
  

• RFU confident pay dispute will be settled
  The Rugby Football Union remain hopeful that a agreement can be reached with the Professional Rugby Players' Association over the issue of match fees.
  

• Mitchell misses Brumbies clash
  Western Force and Wallabies wing Drew Mitchell has been ruled out of today's final round Super 14 clash with the Brumbies with an ankle injury.
  

• Lyn Jones leaves Ospreys
  The Ospreys have announced that coach Lyn Jones is to depart the Welsh regional side "by mutual agreement".
  

• Saracens capture Van Heerden
  Saracens have signed 2007 Rugby World Cup winning back row forward Wikus van Heerden from South African Super 14 side the Bulls.
  

• Dallaglio fired up by impending exit
  Lawrence Dallaglio insists he will enter Wasps' Guinness Premiership semi-final on Sunday charged by the realisation it might be his final match.
  

• Ospreys coach in shock depature
  EDF Energy Cup winning Ospreys coach Lyn Jones leaves the region by mutual consent.
  

• Bridgend pair receive drugs ban
  Two Bridgend players have been banned for two years by the WRU after admitting to breaking anti-doping rules.
  

• Blair is Scots' player of season
  Edinburgh scrum-half Mike Blair is named Scotland's player of the year at an awards ceremony at Murrayfield.
  

• I am only a stop-gap - Borthwick
  Steve Borthwick does not see himself as a long-term replacement for Phil Vickery as England captain.
  

• Pocock gets England call
  Richmond's Fiona Pocock has been called into the England Women's squad to compete in the FIRA AER European Championship in Amsterdam later this week.
  

• England 7s squads announced
  The England Women's squads who will compete in the Amsterdam and London Emirates Airline Sevens this month have today been announced.
  

• Super League Round 2 kicks off this weekend
  Round two of the highly successful women's Super League series kicks-off this Sunday at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.
  

• New coaching courses open to US mentors
  If you're a coach looking to enhance your skills the University of Queensland has a golden opportunity for you.
  

• NSW gives up on Johnson

  Scott Johnson

  New South Wales has finally thrown in the towel in its attempts to lure newly appointed US head coach Scott Johnson to lead the Waratahs in the Super 14.