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Your support makes all the difference.Wakefield's relegation from National League One following yesterday's 15-11 home defeat by Coventry means the South African consortium with which they have been linked are unlikely to pursue their interest in the Yorkshire club.
Wakefield's relegation from National League One following yesterday's 15-11 home defeat by Coventry means the South African consortium with which they have been linked are unlikely to pursue their interest in the Yorkshire club.
Runners-up Orrell, who thrashed London Welsh 49-0, are now believed to be the target for the consortium who have drawn up plans to establish a London South Africa franchise at QPR's Loftus Road ground. Francis Baron, the chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, confirmed that an approach had been made to take over a National League One side.
Worcester, who clinched the title and promotion to the Zurich Premiership last month, completed a 100 per cent season with a 49-31 success over Pertemps Bees.
Chicken pox has forced the Ireland flanker David Wallace to withdraw from the Munster side for today's Heineken Cup semi-final against Wasps in Dublin. His replacement is 21-year-old Stephen Keogh, who will make his first European start in front of a 49,000 crowd at Lansdowne Road.
Paul Burke hopes to help Harlequins lift the Parker Pen Challenge Cup and qualify for next season's Heineken Cup before heading back to Ireland to rejoin Munster. Stage one of the 30-year-old fly-half's twin aim could be realised this afternoon when Quins take a 31-22 first-leg lead in their semi-final against Connacht to the Galway Sportsground.
In the Super 12, Lote Tuqiri went over in the dying minutes to seal a 37-29 win for the Waratahs over the Brumbies in Sydney. Matt Burke kicked 22 points to pass Andrew Mehrtens as the competition's leading points scorer. Former All Blacks fly-half Tony Brown kicked 16 points in his farewell Super 12 match at Dunedin as Otago saw off Wellington 26-14. Brown, 29, is to join a Japanese club. Crusaders beat the Bulls 40-21 in Christchurch. Greg Somerville, the All Blacks prop who has yet to score a try after 34 Tests, crossed twice for the Crusaders, as did Fijian wing Marika Vunibaka.
Cats lost 35-28 to Auckland Blues in Cape Town while Queensland Reds' 6-5 victory over the Sharks in Durban was the lowest scoreline in the tournament's history.
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