Gareth Rees, the Canadian four-time Rugby World Cup veteran and former Wasps and Harlequins player, will be among well-known torchbearers who will carry the Olympic Flame on today's leg of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay.

The Rugby Football Union, Premier Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association will target a reduction in knee ligament and hamstring injuries after the likelihood of a player suffering such an injury during a match increased last season.

The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) welcomes today's news from Premier Rugby and Diageo regarding the successful delivery and results from their attitudes to alcohol programme.

PLAYER agents in England will be officially licensed by the Rugby Football Union from November 1.

The new Agents Registration Scheme will mean that any club or player wishing to appoint someone to act for them in employment issues must select from a Registered Agent from an approved list, a solicitor or barrister or a close relative.