Jan 13-15:  Heineken Cup, rd 5.

20-22: Heineken Cup, rd 6.

Feb 4: England v Wales (Twickenham), Ireland v Italy (Lansdowne Rd), Six Nations.

5: Scotland v France (Murrayfield), Six Nations.

11: France v Ireland (Paris), Italy v England (Rome), Six Nations.

12: Wales v Scotland (Cardiff), Six Nations.

25: France v Italy (Paris), Scotland v England (Murrayfield), Six Nations.

26: Ireland v Wales (Lansdowne Rd), Six Nations.

March 4: Powergen Cup, semi-finals (Cardiff).

11: Ireland v Scotland (Lansdowne Rd), Wales v Italy (Cardiff), Six Nations.

12: France v England (Paris), Six Nations.

18: Italy v Scotland (Rome), Wales v France (Cardiff), England v Ireland (Twickenham), Six Nations.

April 1: Heineken Cup, qtr-finals.

9: Powergen Cup, final (Cardiff).

22: Heineken Cup, semi-finals.

May 12-14: Guinness Premiership, play-offs.

21: Heineken Cup, final.

26: Guinness Premiership, play-off final (Twickenham).

27: Super 14 Final.

June 10: Australia v England, Cook Cup; NZ v Ireland.

17: Australia v England, Cook Cup; NZ v Ireland.

24: Australia v Ireland.

July 8: NZ v Australia, Tri-Nations.

15: Australia v SA, Tri-Nations.

22: NZ v SA, Tri-Nations.

29: Australia v NZ, Tri-Nations.

Aug 5: Australia v SA, Tri-Nations.

18: NZ v Australia, Tri-Nations.

26: SA v NZ, Tri-Nations.

Aug 29-Sept 18: Women’s World Cup (Edmonton).

Sept 2: SA v NZ, Tri-Nations.

Sept 9: SA v Australia, Tri-Nations.