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The Waikato Chiefs celebrate their second consecutive Super Rugby title victory

Waikato Chiefs defeat ACT Brumbies to claim back-to-back Super XV titles

Victory continues New Zealand's strangehold on the sport after consecutive wins backs up World Cup triumph

Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill is suspended for nine matches over his conduct in the Premiership final

Richard Cockerill ban puzzles Leicester Tigers

Leicester have expressed vindication and bemusement after director of rugby Richard Cockerill's nine-match ban was amended to include two pre-season friendlies, but the Premiership champions are puzzled as to why the Montpellier pre-season game was not included and remain "disappointed" with the RFU.

Jonny Wilkinson celebrates winning his first Heineken Cup after the 16-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne

Heineken Cup: Leicester Tigers travel to Ulster to kick-off new season of European rugby as Round One and Two fixtures are announced

Other standout matches include Ospreys v Leinster and Racing Metro v Clermont while the second round will kick off with Saracens entertaining Toulouse in the first ever Friday night rugby match at Wembley

Sam Warburton was probably the Lions’ best player in Melbourne

Lions captain Sam Warburton out for up to four months

Hamstring injury could see the Cardiff Blues player miss the autumn internationals

Cardiff's Millennium Stadium to host Heineken Cup final for record seventh time

Cardiff will also play host to Amlin Challenge Cup

Tom Bristow

Tom Bristow signs deal with Leicester

Leicester have confirmed the signing of loose-head prop Tom Bristow from London Welsh.

Gavin Henson has been involved in a punch-up with a Bath teammate

Gavin Henson involved in alleged punch-up with a Bath team-mate

Wales international said to have been knocked to the ground according to witnesses

Leigh Halfpenny (right) and Alex Cuthbert arrive at Heathrow

In-demand British and Irish Lions star Leigh Halfpenny set to be tempted by lucrative French offers

Cardiff Blues fight for Lions' man of series but will struggle to see off Top 14 clubs

Northampton Saints plan to raise capacity at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton will enter negotiations with their local council over a £5m loan to fund the building of a new north stand that would turn Franklin's Gardens into a 15,500-capacity stadium.

Leicester ponder Richard Cockerill appeal after receiving written reasons

The director of rugby has been banned for nine-matches

Martin Castrogiovanni pictured after his move to Toulon

Martin Castrogiovanni has 'lost all respect' for Leicester Tigers' director of rugby Richard Cockerill

Italian prop speaks out over move to Toulon and claims there are 'very few happy players' at the club

Leicester's Steve Mafi, Vereniki Goneva, Logovi'i Mulipola and Manu Tuilagi with the trophy

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Angry Leicester Tigers hit out at RFU over treatment of Richard Cockerill

Leicester have strongly criticised the Rugby Football Union over its handling of the case involving Richard Cockerill, the Tigers' director of rugby, who was banned for nine matches for his conduct towards fourth official Stuart Terheege in Leicester's Premiership final win over Northampton in May.

Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill is suspended for nine matches over his conduct in the Premiership final

Leicester critical of RFU over handling of Richard Cockerill case

The Tigers' director of rugby was banned for nine matches

Paul Diggin

Paul Diggin agrees player-coach deal with Northampton

The 28-year-old will combine roles

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