1.   In conclusion, I fully endorse your desire to avoid confrontational behaviour surrounding international rugby.

2.   With hopes of unity in the Western Cape there is a real prospect of international rugby once again this season.

3.   SCOTTISH women have now broken into another supposedly impenetrable male bastion -- international rugby, writes Sarah Wilson.

4.   THOSE once jealously guarded holy vestments, international rugby jerseys, are now sold -- figuratively but, my word, certainly not in fact -- ten a penny.

5.   In a recent coup, News Corp. signed a contract to broadcast yearly international rugby matches between South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

6.   International rugby matches have been put on hold.

7.   Parramatta Eels and Australian international rugby league center Jamie Lyon will miss the rest of the season after breaking his ankle on Friday, his club coach said Thursday.

8.   Australian coach Rod Macqueen has called for a sin-bin to be introduced in all international rugby union matches.

9.   Brewer has retired from international rugby, Schuler and Bachop are in Japan and Strachan and Joseph are on their way there.