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12 May 2008 05:05 BST

Late Varndell try earns Leicester Tigers play-off place

Andy Goode kept his nerve to convert winning try

A brilliant last-gasp try from Tom Varndell saw Leicester Tigers beat Harlequins 31-28 and claim a play-off place in the Guinness Premiership.

Quins were on course to claim the final play-off place as they led 21-12 at one stage, but a moment of individual magic from winger Varndell and Andy Goode's conversion meant it was Tigers who reached the play-offs.

What made the Tigers' achievement even more remarkable is that they would have missed out on a play-off place had Sale not suffered a... Full Story

Johnson leads tributes to retiring Hill
England manager Martin Johnson has led the tributes to Saracens forward Richard Hill as he prepares for his final game before retiring. Full Story
Champions Leinster end season with defeat to Dragons
Champions Leinster ended their Magners League season with a 31-26 defeat to Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade. Full Story
O'Driscoll says 2005 failure should be warning to new Lions
Brian O'Driscoll says the 2009 British and Irish Lions must learn from the mistakes of the disastrous 2005 tour to New Zealand. Full Story

Wasps cruise past Newcastle to claim third place
Wasps completed a comprehensive 32-13 win over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park to move into third place in the Guinness Premiership. Full Story

Rugby League Headlines

Tadulala grabs hat-trick as ruthless Bulls slays Dragons
Semi Tadulala scored a hat-trick as Bradford Bulls beat Catalan Dragons 46-16 to reach the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup at Odsal. Full Story

Other Sports

Jubilant United clinch title after victory over Latics
Manchester United have reclaimed the Premier League title after beating Wigan Athletic 2-0 at the JJB Stadium. Full Story

Sport In Focus

'Eriksson deserves better than ungrateful Thaksin'
Sven-Goran Eriksson's first season at Eastlands deserves to earn him the freedom of Manchester. Instead he gets the freedom of the Job Centre and it's quite ridiculous, argues inthenews.co.uk's Alistair Potter. Full Story

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