Paterson’s kicks send Bath close to early exit

Heineken Cup round-up: Edinburgh back kicks three penalties for the Scots to avenge previous week's defeat at the Rec

Schofield shows Sale’s star qualities

The Mancunian lock has taken a lead role in driving Sale’s progress ahead of their return match against Harlequins

Rugby star out of the closet but still in the ruck

Gareth Thomas, the Welsh rugby legend, said yesterday he was "anxious about people’s reactions" after coming out as gay

O’Driscoll was one of the men who showed Ireland the way

Captain has led Irish rugby through the decade with an unflinching purpose and self-assurance

Never on a Sunday

Scotland prop Euan Murray explains for the first and last time how faith has changed his world

Thomas provides a defining moment

Wales and Cardiff Blues back will not regret becoming the first major British sports star to admit publicly that he is gay

Dupuy hit by six-month ban for eye-gouging

Stade Français scrum-half will not play again this season after being found guilty of attacking Ulster's Stephen Ferris

Edinburgh seek home comfort against Bath

Rob Moffat, the head coach, knows his side must secure victory - and a bonus point - in their Heineken Cup rematch

Kellock eyes Glasgow repeat performance

Captain calls for same level of commitment - and lack of fear - to overcome Gloucester again in the Heineken Cup

Guide to weekend’s Heineken Cup matches

Leicester hope to avenge a 40-30 defeat by Clermont Auvergne with Harry Ellis back on the bench after a knee injury

Redpath turns to McGeechan for assistance

Gloucester head coach seeks guidance from an old friend after heavy defeat to Glasgow rounds off run of poor form

The decade’s top five sporting moments

It was the decade of Zidane's head-butt, Jonny’s dropped goal and that Beckham free kick – but it was Usain Bolt who sprinted clear

Barnes’s Big Game: Leicester v Clermont Auvergne

Sunday Times expert says Leicester will have to exploit French mental fragility if they are to gain revenge for last week's defeat

Decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 20-6

Part five features a head-butt from Zinédine Zidane, Arsenal’s "Invincibles" and Gary Pratt running out Ricky Ponting

Bowe escapes cup ban but Brive pair not so lucky

Guillaume Ribes and Arnaud Méla suspended for attacks on Danie Coetzee during ill-tempered Heineken Cup match

Glasgow know Gloucester want revenge

Sean Lineen has been trying to calm his players' Heineken Cup fears by playing recordings of the fans in the ‘Shed’

Wasps thwart Bayonne to take control of group

Bayonne 3 Wasps 12: London club's solid defending shackles French opposition, allowing Dave Walder to kick 12 points

Hodgson’s sleepless nights down to young family

Sale Sharks fly half knows his England career may be over but has achieved a sense of perspective since having children

Decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 40-21

Part four of The Times’s countdown includes tears, blood and other bodily fluids among the triumphs and disasters

Cockerill finds own company painful to bear

Leicester head coach admits he is suffering as a result of the touchline ban that excludes him from big matches