By South Stand Choir This summer Newcastle Falcons became the seventh (eighth if we include Rotherham’s aborted attempt in 2002) team to bounce straight back into the Premiership since it was founded in 1997 following relegation. The question now on.

The breakdown is one of the most complex areas of modern rugby. In this expert video, QBE ambassadors Chris Robshaw and Conor O'Shea, alongside referee Luke Pearce, dissect and simplify the key areas of the breakdown.

BT Sport's Rugby Tonight were treated to a spectacular rendition of Frank Sinatra's Mack The Knife by England and Saracens player Matt Stevens. Check out the video below.

Canterbury recently ran a Facebook campaign for their fans to create the ultimate rugby Dream Team! There were no restrictions - fans could select any players from any era... anyone really! The result was a fantastic line-up and Canterbury created.

Having attended Gloucester v Sale Sharks this weekend, it seemed unclear as to whether the new scrum call sequence was actually having an effect. Some scrummages were reset a few times, some went down but on a handful of occasions there was a clear pushing.