1 HR AGO - Leicester Tigers have appointed caretaker boss Geordan Murphy as their new head coach, despite a run of eight defeats in a row. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The fixture will afford the Springboks a further opportunity to conditions in Japan, where the team has never previously played. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Scott Johnson has been appointed Director of Rugby to oversee coach Michael Cheika, as part of a restructure aimed at boosting the struggling Wallabies going into the 2019 World Cup. Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - • Cardiff 14-26 Saracens• Owen Farrell on form with two conversions and four penaltiesA year ago this weekend, Saracens slumped to their seventh successive defeat, a run so out of kilter with the norm it was like going back in time to find Henry VIII supping with the Pope. The Premiership champions arrived in Cardiff nursing a 21-match unbeaten record stretching back to April Fool’s Day having put 51 points on the Blues six days before and won with a degree of comfort, doing no more than they had to on the wettest of afternoons.They started like a side that knows only one outcome, profiting from some feeble tackling to take a 10-point lead. First Brad Barritt left Gareth Anscombe wondering what had happened and then, after a move which meandered across the field, Alex Lewington straightened the line and Sean Maitland ran past Dan Fish with embarrassing ease. Related: Exeter keep hopes alive with bonus-point victory over Gloucester Continue reading... Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is far more than the breakdancing, surfer dude that he's portrayed as and is ready to step into the All Blacks role, according to former Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara. Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - These back to back European fixtures are good fun – and give the losing team an immediate opportunity for revenge. Look how our encouraging performance down in Clermont last year set the trend for the rest of our season.. Far from cutting their losses and concentrating on the Pro-14, by all accounts Cardiff are targeting this match with a number of their injured players due back. Realistically Cardiff have a minimal chance of progressing (given Glasgow’s good form and the fact Blues still need to go to Scotstoun) but that doesn’t mean they are ready to roll-over. Collapse

6 DAYS AGO - Wallabies star David Pocock has capped a sensational year by taking out the RUPA Medal for Excellence, and has backed under fire Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Collapse

7 DAYS AGO - Human, who will be mentored by Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus during pre-season in the build-up to the Super Rugby campaign, was a no-nonsense loose forward who played 116 games for Eastern Province and 82 for Free State. Collapse

7 DAYS AGO - It would be hard to argue against the theory that Sarries had it all to lose and Cardiff all to gain.  Both sides were lacking one or two key men, but perhaps Sarries can afford the lack of B&I Lions like George Kruis, Billy V and Liam Williams more than Cardiff could to lose Sam Warburton and a couple of other front-line men.  In any event, there is no doubt about the expectation of a bruising game that might, in pugilistic terms, go the full 15 rounds. Collapse