Saracens depth impresses Venter
Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter praises his squad for stepping up to the mark when required this season.

Kear & Ford rule out England role
Wakefield boss John Kear joins England rugby union defence coach Mike Ford in distancing himself from the vacant position in charge of the England rugby league side.

Falcons pack key to win - Bates
Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Steve Bates praises his forwards for their efforts in the 15-11 defeat of London Irish on Sunday.

England can win title - Dallaglio
Former skipper Lawrence Dallaglio says England can win the Six Nations despite a mixed autumn.

Saracens 22-6 Wasps
Guinness Premiership leaders Saracens make it eight wins out of eight as they beat Wasps to extend their lead to six points at the top of the table.

Leeds 17-24 Sale
Sale launch a second-half fightback to deny bottom side Leeds a first home win of the season in the Premiership.

London Irish 11-15 Newcastle
London Irish go down to Newcastle to taste Guinness Premiership defeat for the first time since the opening day of the season.

Johnson's job is safe - RFU chief
England manager Martin Johnson receives the backing of RFU chairman Martyn Thomas, despite losing two out of three autumn internationals.

Ford to keep union coaching role
Mike Ford wants to stay with the England rugby union coaching set-up despite being linked with the vacant national rugby league top job.

Bath chief wants Stevens return
Bath chief executive Nick Blofeld tells disgraced prop Matt Stevens that the club would welcome him back after his drugs ban.

England rocked by Worsley injury
England forward Joe Worsley is to undergo a scan after tearing medial ligaments in his right knee during the 19-6 defeat by New Zealand on Saturday.

Foden 'livid' at England omission
Northampton full-back Ben Foden admits he is dismayed not to have been involved in England's autumn internationals.

England 6-19 New Zealand
Jimmy Cowan scores the decisive try as New Zealand beat much-improved England at Twickenham.

England Women beat world champs
England Women beat world champions New Zealand 10-3 in front of a record crowd at Twickenham.

Northampton 26-17 Harlequins
Northampton edge out Harlequins as Tom Williams returns for the first time since his 'Bloodgate' ban.

RFU chief Baron to quit position
The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union Francis Baron is to down from his position in July 2010.

Johnson senses England progress
England manager Martin Johnson says the team is making progress despite rounding off the autumn Test series with a loss to New Zealand.

Gloucester 12-9 Leicester
Replacement fly-half Freddie Burns kicks all the points to help struggling Gloucester claim only their third league victory of the season.

Worcester 12-12 Bath
Bath are denied a first Guinness Premiership victory in four games by a late Willie Walker penalty in an error-strewn contest at Sixways.

Guscott Q&A
BBC expert on why he's not anti-Martin Johnson and who'd play him in a film

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Falcons pack key to win - Bates
Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Steve Bates praises his forwards for their efforts in the 15-11 defeat of London Irish on Sunday.

Saracens depth impresses Venter
Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter praises his squad for stepping up to the mark when required this season.

Tackle law must change - Ruddock
Worcester Warriors director of rugby Mike Ruddock says the tackle law needs changing as it is killing the game.