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Owens to blow Heineken Cup Final

Owens to blow Heineken Cup Final

Nigel Owens will referee his first Heineken Cup Final when Munster face Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, May 24. FULL STORY >>

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Referee Titcomb dies

Referee Titcomb dies

Mike Titcomb, a top club and Test rugby referee who served on the international panel for ten years, has died at the age of 75.

Match officials to May 11

We enter crunch time in the Guinness Premiership as play-off permutations and European qualifications will be finally known. Elsewhere, the Super 14 season enters its penultimate weekend before their own knockout stages.

Mailbox: Your shout on the ELVs

Mailbox: Your shout on the ELVs

The IRB's decision to rubberstamp a global trial of the Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) has caused our readers much consternation - but there are also those who view the new laws in a positive light. Here are a few of your views on the matter....

Which ELVs for the Tri-Nations?

Which ELVs for the Tri-Nations?

The three SANZAR partners - South Africa, New Zealand and Australia - will meet to select an ELVs package for this year's Tri-Nations series.

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Twickenham is awash with colour as Toulouse take on London Irish And it is the Exiles who start the better with Bob Casey leading the charge As well as Peter Richards causing trouble playing as a centre