Adidas have extended their sponsorship deal with the New Zealand Rugby Union through to 2019.

DECLAN KIDNEY is Ireland head coach-designate after John Mitchell admitted he turned down overtures from IRFU powerbrokers to succeed Eddie O’Sullivan.

FANS seated close to the touchline in Lansdowne Road tomorrow may wonder if they’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up in the National Boxing Arena.

Jonah Lomu has turned down the offer of a one-year contract with NRL side Gold Coast Titans, preferring instead to remain in rugby union.

The Wallabies’ most-capped hooker Jeremy Paul has sent a shockwave through Australian rugby by announcing he is considering quitting the international scene before next year’s World Cup in France.