61.   Argentinian rugby union player Fernandez Lobbe was resting at Nelson Hospital on Tuesday after undergoing an emergency appendectomy Monday night.

62.   Australian rugby league player Rodney Howe has become the third player this season to return a positive test to a performance-enhancing drug.

63.   Australian rugby league test player Craig Gower was suspended from the team for disciplinary reasons Tuesday just three days before the side plays New Zealand.

64.   Australian rugby league players have been under close scrutiny this season following several examples of bad behavior.

65.   Australian rugby league player Matt Spence has admitted a positive test to a banned substance.

66.   Australian rugby union got another winger from the ranks of rugby league players Friday with Nathan Blacklock announcing a two-year deal with the New South Wales Waratahs.

67.   Australian rugby union players Tim Horan and Phil Kearns celebrated their Bledisloe Cup win over New Zealand on Saturday with a nude dip in the Avon River.

68.   Banned rugby league player Jamie Bloem escaped with a reprimand Thursday after withdrawing allegations that drug-taking was rife in the sport.

69.   Berbizier, who resigned last month as coach of first division Narbonne, said rugby players were using stronger substances than in the past.

70.   Blacks and whites filled stadiums and lined victory parade routes to cheer their champion rugby players.