21.   Former Australian rugby league international Greg Alexander has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

22.   Former Australian rugby union coach Greg Smith is suing the Australian Rugby Union for unfair dismissal, according to an ARU official.

23.   Former Australian rugby union test forward Garrick Morgan is to switch back to that sport after short, unsuccessful, stint playing professional rugby league.

24.   Former Australian rugby league star Mat Rogers, who has yet to play a competitive rugby union game, was named as a replacement.

25.   Former Australian rugby union coach Greg Smith says he is a new man following brain surgery that he believes saved his life.

26.   Former Australian rugby union coach Greg Smith, who is suing the ARU over his decision to quit, wants a job in England or South Africa.

27.   Former Scottish rugby union star Gavin Hastings kicked the extra point.

28.   Former South African rugby union test forward Tiaan Strauss has returned to the code after an unsettled stint in rugby league.

29.   Former Australian rugby league test coach Bob Fulton resigned as coach of Manly on Tuesday after the Sea Eagles began the season with seven consecutive losses.

30.   Former French rugby union captain Philippe Saint-Andre Tuesday joined English club Gloucester on a two-year contract.