The International Rugby Board has announced the match schedule for the 2008 IRB Nations Cup.
England got their Six Nations campaign back on track and ended France's hopes of the Grand Slam with a 24-13 victory at the Stade de France on Saturday, a result which sees them return to fourth spot in the latest Internationl Rugby Board (IRB) World Rankings.
The IRB world rankings will, for the first time, be used to seed teams at the 2011 World Cup.
It's a busy weekend for players, spectators and referees. Six Nations and attendant matches, European Nations Cup, Super 14 - the whole lot. Referees will be flying all over the place.
More drama in the Six Nations as Ireland and Italy fought back. Again Scotland were the well-beaten side.
Georgia beat Romania 22-7 in Tblissi on Saturday, thereby retaining the Antim Cup and consolidating their position at the top of the European Nations Cup. Romania's defeat more or less eliminates them from contention.
Georgia play Romania in Tblissi in a European Nations Cup on Saturday. It is a crucial encounter in the competition.
Neil Ballard of Cardiff is off to Tblissi, the capital of Georgia to referee a European Nations Cup match between great rivals Georgia and Romania, and he is looking forward to it.
The first round of the Six Nations was filled with drama and already the second week is upon us. Alain Rolland will referee a Six Nations match for the second week in succession.
Two members of the Namibian World Cup squad have headed for Romania and are to join the Constanta club.
It's getting tight in Europe with one more pool round to go before the teams for the knock-out rounds are decided.
The European Challenge Cup match between Bucuresti of Romania and GrAN Parma of Italy has had its venue switched from Bucharest to Parma.
Romania manager Tudor Constantin has quit after just two months in the job after claiming that members of the Romanian Rugby Federation (FRR) were not up to the task.
Romania took a brand new team to Portugal and beat the Lobos 23-5 in Lisbon in a European Nations Cup match on Saturday. It is a promising result for the Oaks, a shattering one for the Lobos.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced that the Rugby World Cup 2011 tournament in New Zealand will comprise 20 teams.