Former reality TV star tells Chris Hewett he is relishing his return to rugby reality with London Welsh

Harlequins 30 Leicester Tigers 23: Multicoloured men take their first Premiership crown after pulsating final

London Welsh have failed to meet the minimum standards criteria for entry into the Aviva Premiership, English rugby chiefs have announced.

Newcastle have added three further new signings to their squad for next season.

Newcastle have signed Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson on a two-year deal.

London Wasps 10 Newcastle Falcons 14: Newcastle wait on Championship outcome after failing to win 'relegation decider' by necessary margin

Newcastle Falcons might be going into the Aviva Premiership relegation decider against Wasps at Adams Park on Saturday needing the rugby equivalent of a snooker to avoid bottom place but Gary Gold, their temporary director of rugby, insisted: "I don't think we're under that much pressure."

Ulster 41 Leicester 7

The Brian Viner Interview: England's No 8 was part of the side that lost to the Springboks in the 2007 World Cup – now he's desperate to put that right

He could lead Northampton to an incredible double – but the country's top job is his ultimate goal

Ulster's sevens players will be unable to turn out for Team GB – more properly known as Great Britain & Northern Ireland, of course – when rugby returns to the Olympic Games in 2016.

England flanker Tom Wood could win a Grand Slam in only his fifth game. He tells Chris Hewett how he has come so far so fast

The generous nature of Dean Richards, whose life will be celebrated at today's game between two of his former teams, Wolves and Tottenham, was illustrated six years ago when his first club, Bradford City, who were in administration at the time, asked him to play in a fundraising match at Valley Parade.

Dean Richards