New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says team unlikely to receive special treatment

Each country would be guaranteed three Tests with a final on December 5th

Former Glasgow boss backs proposals to move the July Test window to October

Autumn Tests against Argentina, Japan and the All Blacks hanging in the balance

Young lock shows he is ready as Leinster machine makes it 21 wins on the trot

Giant secondrow has played with Sale, Castres and Toulouse over the last eight years

French heavyweights and England’s big two prioritising Champions Cup

He served eight years as Hansen’s assistant and beat Scott Robertson to the position

Byrne and Kelleher clinical as Cullen praises quality of his second string side

49-year-old has been tipped to join up with new Wallabies coach Dave Rennie

Coach has a history of winning, a word that has been lost to the Australian game

New Zealander to leave Glasgow Warriors and replace Michael Cheika in July 2020

Gavin Cummiskey looks at the contenders ahead of the first round of Champions Cup games

Coach who has ambitions to lead country ‘at some stage’ impressed with Irish skill levels

‘Obviously it’s flattering, it’s humbling because they have always been such a great side’

Springboks’ head coach says his two years in the Irish system made him a better coach

Former Leinster coach saw his Wallabies exit World Cup after heavy defeat to England

Ex-Waikato Chiefs head coach has overseen a marked improvement in Scottish club

Scene is set at Celtic Park for historic final between high-calibre attacking sides

Warriors coach has had to tell ‘excitable’ fullback to calm down in build-up to Leinster game

Leo Cullen makes three changes, while Glasgow go unchanged for Celtic Park clash

All you need to know ahead of the final game of the season at Glasgow’s Celtc Park

Leinster’s Australian eager to swap watching hurling for playing rugby in soccer cathedral

Lacking sheer physicality, Johann Van Graan’s men need to build a new playing style

Leinster boss said Celtic fans should turn out to support province in Glasgow Pro 14 final

‘In terms of a role model for other players to look to and how you manage yourself, he does an amazing job’

Greening of Saracens part III, Morrow has Saracens in train, numbers game, team talk

Ross Ford will leave Edinburgh at end of the season after 11 years in the Scottish capital

Gregor Townsend’s side possess a frightening backline but have injuries up front

Former England coach talks about his time in Ireland and the death of his father

A look at the 20 sides in the 2018-19 Heineken Cup who are bidding for the ultimate prize

Flying Scotland and Glasgow fullback facing up to three months on the sidelines

Glasgow proved tough opposition last season on their artificial Scotstoun surface

The Scarlets head coach will replace Warren Gatland following 2019 World Cup in Japan

Defending Pro14 champions won’t be cowed by hostile venue, but Scots could shade this

New Zealander has been in charge at the Sportsground for just one season

Iain Henderson has been handed captaincy, with Rory Best on the bench

‘We had a tough game against Montpellier last year and it’s still fresh in the memory’

Many of his trademark rasping quips are designed for short-term diversionary effect

Seán Cronin, Adam Byrne, Dave Kearney and Conor O’Brien among those selected