Leicester romped to a seven-try European Champions Cup victory as they ran Castres ragged at Welford Road.

Connacht Rugby today announced the immediate retirement of loose-head prop Brett Wilkinson due to a serious neck injury sustained in the last game he played for the club.

Flanker Willie Faloon has signed a two-year contract extension with Connacht and the IRFU.

DAVID MALOUF doesn’t put a foot wrong in the writing of this memorable and moving book. It has the simplicity of a biblical story mingled with the voyage of discovery qualities of a road movie, albeit set in ancient Greece.