31.   Jones-Hughes said he knew he would probably figure in future Australian selection calculations but he wanted to play international rugby this year.

32.   Lomu had hoped to use the New Zealand Barbarians game against England in November as a springboard to relaunch his international rugby career.

33.   Meanwhile, international rugby games in South Africa are on hold, Mbebe said.

34.   Media magnate Rupert Murdoch scored a crucial victory Friday in his battle to launch an international rugby league competition.

35.   New Zealand-born Scottish center John Leslie, whose father played for the All Blacks and whose brother also turned out for Scotland, has quit international rugby.

36.   New Zealand international rugby union player Aaron Hopa died Tuesday in a scuba diving training accident on the Coromandel Peninsula, police said.

37.   Rob Andrew returned from a self-imposed retirement from international rugby by appearing as a late substitute with England already romping to victory.

38.   The cards were introduced in international rugby, including the Five Nations Championship, for the first time this season to signal warnings and dismissals.

39.   The oldest international rugby tournament in the world is evolving and expanding to incorporate Italy in a six-team format next year.