The Wallabies will have joint captains during their upcoming nine-match Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series with Phil Waugh and Stirling Mortlock to share leadership duties.

Australia international Lote Tuqiri insists there can be no excuse for a poor autumn Test series in Europe this year.

Stirling Mortlock has been named as Australian rugby’s new captain for Australia’s seven-match tour of Europe in November.

Australia have named a 33-man squad for the Test against England at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney on June 11.

London Irish have lost the services of Australian international Scott Staniforth to the new Super-14 franchise Western Force.

London Irish have revealed winger Scott Staniforth is to leave the Madejski Stadium and return to his native Australia because of a “pressing family health matter”.

Leicester coach Pat Howard has stressed the need for his Tigers side to preserve their place in the Guinness Premiership’s top four as defeat against London Irish tomorrow could suck them to mid-table.

London Irish boss Brian Smith wants the Exiles to “steal a win” when they tackle Guinness Premiership rivals Newcastle at Kingston Park tomorrow night.

London Irish 36 Bath 13

London Irish 64 Overmach Parma 0

A 78th-minute penalty try, converted by replacement fly-half Shane Drahm, gave Worcester a hard-fought late away victory over London Irish in the Guinness Premiership.

London Irish have raided Australian rugby league for their latest signing - Penrith Panthers centre Paul Franze.

London Irish have made five changes to the team that lost to Leeds Tykes last Sunday for their Zurich Premiership trip to play Leicester Tigers on Friday evening.

Leeds Tykes put their woeful Zurich Premiership form to one side with a deserved win over London Irish in the Powergen Cup semi-final.

Champions Wasps powered home three second-half tries to sink London Irish today in the Zurich Premiership.

Saracens 12 London Irish 30

Neal Hatley returns at number one for London Irish in their Powergen Cup quarter-final against Saracens on Sunday at Vicarage Road.

NEATH-SWANSEA OSPREYS coach Lyn Jones has described tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash with Munster as the biggest in the club’s short history.

London Irish 21 Northampton 22

London Irish coach Gary Gold believes his team have got “a tough hill to climb” in their quest for a European Challenge Cup quarter-final place.

London Irish will hope they can overcome their injury problems when they face Pau in the European Challenge Cup second round at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday.

London Irish have made three changes for Sunday's away clash with London Wasps, following last weekend's defeat to Leicester Tigers.

London Irish have made three changes for Saturday's Zurich Premiership clash with Worcester Warriors at the Madejski stadium.

London Irish have made five changes to the starting line-up of the team that played in Auch last weekend for Sunday's return leg at the Madejski Stadium.

London Irish 12 Leeds 16

Sale Sharks 16 London Irish 17

London Irish ended an 11-month wait for a Zurich Premiership win at their Madejski Stadium home against Saracens.

London Irish have made four changes for Sunday’s home game against Saracens.

London Irish 22 Leicester 39

London Irish have made two changes for Sunday's home tie with Leicester Tigers.

London Irish have made no changes to the team that played against NEC Harlequins for this weekend's game against Gloucester.

London Irish 18 Harlequins 12

England back Mike Catt will make his league debut for London Irish in Saturday’s Zurich Premiership clash against Harlequins at Twickenham.

Connacht 16 London Irish 24

For the first time in three seasons London Irish will bring its full 31-man professional squad on its pre-season tour to Ireland later this month.

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry was true to his word yesterday when he named his team to face England in Dunedin on Saturday.

Matt Williams today described Scotland’s performance in their 33-15 defeat to a shadow NSW Waratahs side as the most disappointing of his time in charge.

NSW Waratahs 33 Scotland 15

NSW Country 10 Scotland 48

London Irish today followed up the signing of England World Cup star Mike Catt by recruiting two more international players.

FORMER NSW turned Ireland flanker Keith Gleeson says the Irish are ready to match it with the rugby powerhouses of the southern hemisphere.

Wales 35 Barbarians 48

Scotland 15 Barbarians 24

Former Scotland skipper Budge Pountney, ex-Wales captain Scott Quinnell and South Africans Andre Vos and Josh Kronfeld have been ruled out of the Barbarians side to face England at Twickenham on Sunday through injury.