From external source: Rugby Union

Eight-week biting ban for Hartley
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:03:58 GMT
England hooker Dylan Hartley receives an eight-week ban for biting the finger of Ireland's Stephen Ferris in the Six Nations.
Jones rejects Gatland Lions bias
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:45:03 GMT
Wales prop Adam Jones dismisses suggestions of bias should Warren Gatland coach the British and Irish Lions.
Saints sign Sharks centre Burrell
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:49:15 GMT
Northampton Saints complete a deal to sign Sale centre Luther Burrell for the 2012-13 campaign.
Gatland offered Lions coach role
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:56:38 GMT
Wales coach Warren Gatland is asked to coach the Lions on their 2013 tour to Australia, BBC Sport understands.
Barclay agrees new Warriors deal
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:45:45 GMT
Back-row forward John Barclay signs a new one-year deal at Glasgow Warriors.
Flanker Faloon signs for Connacht
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:56:47 GMT
Ulster flanker Willie Faloon is moving to Connacht after agreeing a two-year deal.
Play-offs out of reach - Narraway
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:41:24 GMT
Gloucester's Luke Narraway accepts a play-off place is out of reach and they must now focus on claiming a Heineken Cup place.
Centre Carraro confirms Bath exit
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:38:23 GMT
Centre Matt Carraro will leave Bath at the end of the season and is expected to join French Top 14 side Montpellier.
Blues vow on Halfpenny & Roberts
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:09:27 GMT
Coach Gareth Baber dismisses fears that Leigh Halfpenny and Jamie Roberts will leave Cardiff Blues this summer.
South Africans in rugby drowning
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:44:05 GMT
A South African club rugby player drowns and five of his team-mates are missing after 21 people were swept out to sea off the country's south coast.
London Irish 32-41 Leicester
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:03:12 GMT
Toby Flood's 26-point haul helps Leicester go third in the Premiership with a bonus-point victory over London Irish.
Coach Hanks departs Sale Sharks
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:03:26 GMT
Sale announces the departure of first-team coach Tony Hanks in the wake of Friday's heavy 9-45 defeat to Saracens.
Harlequins 14-6 Bath
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:18:53 GMT
Harlequins regain the Premiership top spot by grinding out a 14-6 win over Bath in a dull contest at The Stoop.
Baxter hails Exeter's character
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:46:56 GMT
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is delighted with the character his side showed in their 28-27 win at Gloucester.
Williams to undergo shoulder scan
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:29:25 GMT
Wales centre Scott Williams will have a scan after injuring his shoulder in Scarlets' Pro12 Welsh derby win at Cardiff Blues.
Leinster 22-23 Ospreys
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:00:30 GMT
Leinster's 20-match unbeaten run ends as the Ospreys take a deserved win in the Pro12 clash as Brian O'Driscoll returns.
Gloucester 27-28 Exeter
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:01:48 GMT
A converted last-minute Aly Muldowney try gives Exeter a 28-27 win - their first victory against Gloucester at Kingsholm.
AUDIO: Carraro will miss 'close-knit' Bath
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:30:11 GMT
Departing Bath centre Matt Carraro tells BBC Radio Bristol he will miss the "special" atmosphere at the Rec and the 'close-knit' team he has been part of for three years.
VIDEO: Highlights: Cardiff Blues 14-26 Scarlets
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:44:05 GMT
Watch Pro 12 highlights as Scarlets beat Cardiff Blues 26-14 in the Welsh derby
VIDEO: Highlights: Leinster 22-23 Ospreys
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:36:25 GMT
Pro 12 highlights to as Ospreys beat European champions Leinster 23-22 at the RDS
VIDEO: Six Nations win delights England women
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:05:39 GMT
England skipper Katy McLean and scrum half La Toya Mason join the BBC Breakfast team to talk about their "fantastic" Six Nations victory, which they won earlier this month.
VIDEO: Highlights: Edinburgh 15-29 Dragons
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:37:26 GMT
Watch Pro 12 highlights as Newport Gwent Dragons win 29-15 at Edinburgh.
AUDIO: Tigers did just enough - Cockerill
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:11:11 GMT
Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill tells BBC Radio Leicester that his side did 'just enough' to earn a 41-32 bonus-point win at London Irish.
VIDEO: Baxter happy with Naqelevuki return
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:14:12 GMT
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter tells BBC South West he is pleased that Sireli Naqelevuki is back in his squad for the trip to Worcester in the Premiership.
VIDEO: Uys back fit for Falcons
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:53:54 GMT
Newcastle centre Corne Uys tells BBC Look North he is keen to play his part for the Falcons after an absence with a cracked rib.
VIDEO: Rugby force community project
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:56:21 GMT
Six Nations sponsors RBS have launched a community project where local clubs can apply for funding to help improve their facilities.
VIDEO: Diamond wants Cipriani the superstar
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:06:27 GMT
Sale Sharks chief executive Steve Diamond says that he has signed Danny Cipriani because he believes that he could be rugby union's next superstar.
VIDEO: Lancaster delighted Cipriani's back
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:11:47 GMT
England interim coach Stuart Lancaster is delighted that Danny Cipriani is returning to England.
VIDEO: Graham Rowntree acclaims England's special environment
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:52:04 GMT
England forwards coach Graham Rowntree says the working environment created by interim coach Stuart Lancaster has been the best he's ever known.
Jeremy Guscott's Q&A
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:47:36 GMT
Former England centre on whether Warren Gatland should be given the Lions job, who should captain the Lions, plus more
Shane Williams responds
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:13:44 GMT
The former Wales winger answers your questions and looks ahead following Wales' successful Six Nations campaign.
In pictures: Wales Grand Slam party
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:00 GMT
Thousands of fans celebrate at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay to welcome the Wales Grand Slam-winning rugby team.
Bath's Beattie retires from game
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:02:46 GMT
Bath's long-serving back-row forward Andy Beattie retires from rugby with immediate effect following an ankle injury.
Blues upbeat on keeping Cuthbert
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:05:56 GMT
Cardiff Blues are confident Wales wing Alex Cuthbert will sign a new regional contract despite being linked with a move to France.
Connacht 16-20 Munster
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:44:26 GMT
Munster are back in second place in the Pro12 after a batling 20-16 win away to Connacht.
Edinburgh 15-29 Dragons
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:22:31 GMT
Tonderai Chavhanga scores two tries as Newport Gwent Dragons consign Edinburgh to a seventh straight Pro12 defeat.
Mieres extends Exeter Chiefs deal
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:04:04 GMT
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Ignacio Mieres signs a new contract to stay at Sandy Park until the summer of 2014.
Lineen targeting a play-off slot
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:31:29 GMT
Glasgow coach Sean Lineen targets a home semi-final following his side's RaboDirect Pro12 29-6 win over Aironi.
Season over for Gloucester's Wood
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:13:49 GMT
Gloucester loosehead prop Nick Wood will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a pectoral injury.
Falcons trio cited by RFU panel
Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:06:28 GMT
James Hall, Taiasina Tu'ifua and Rob Vickers are all cited by the RFU after Newcastle's 9-9 draw with Harlequins.
Cockerill expects White to retire
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:35:39 GMT
Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill says he expects Julian White to retire in the summer.
Munster v Leinster (Sat)
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:56:36 GMT
Leinster look likely to welcome back more of their Ireland contingent for Saturday's Pro12 game against Munster at Thomond Park.
Exiles snap up scrum-half O'Leary
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:57:02 GMT
London Irish sign Ireland and Munster scrum-half Tomas O'Leary on a three-year deal from next season.
Northampton 32-15 Wasps
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:41:01 GMT
Northampton maintain their Premiership play-off challenge with a convincing bonus-point win over Wasps.
Injury forces Flannery to retire
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:48:00 GMT
Ireland and Munster hooker Jerry Flannery retires from professional rugby because of a back injury.
Worcester 19-9 Newcastle
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:43:47 GMT
Alex Grove gets the only try of the game as Worcester pitch Premiership bottom club Newcastle closer to the drop.
Dragons v Connacht (Fri)
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:02:19 GMT
Team news and preview of Friday's Pro12 fixture at Rodney Parade.
Flanker Clark suspended by Saints
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:28:47 GMT
Northampton suspend flanker Calum Clark after Leicester's Rob Hawkins suffered a broken elbow in the LV= Cup final.
Bennett doubt for Wales tour
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:47:13 GMT
Wales hooker Huw Bennett looks to have played his last game for the Ospreys after being ruled out for the rest of the season.
Sale 9-45 Saracens
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:52:20 GMT
Chris Wyles scores the first of five Saracens tries as they crush Sale 45-9 at Edgeley Park to go top of the Premiership.
Saracens expect to keep Farrell
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:26:54 GMT
Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths says he does not expect Andy Farrell to join England as a full-time coach.
Edinburgh v Scarlets (Fri)
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:55:43 GMT
Team news and preview of Friday's Pro12 fixture at Murrayfield.
Ulster v Aironi (Fri)
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:46:26 GMT
Rory Best, Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris are back in the Ulster squad for the Pro12 clash against Aironi at Ravenhill.
Worcester sign Clarke from Saints
Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:13:06 GMT
Worcester Warriors sign centre Jon Clarke from Northampton Saints.
VIDEO: Lydiate's moments of magic
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:20:38 GMT
A selection of Dan Lydiate's best moments during Wales's Grand Slam-winning Six Nations season.