Ben Te'o has signed for French club Toulon on a short-term deal as World Cup cover after being omitted from England's squad.
Leicester Tigers have been drawn with former winners Cardiff Blues and Pau in next season's European Challenge Cup.
Rhys Webb is resigned to missing the World Cup unless Wales are struck by an injury crisis at scrum-half.
Premiership bonus points and relegation-battle nous are two pertinent areas discussed by Stuart Barnes in his latest set of talking points.
Israel Folau's controversial beliefs and the form of several Top 14 sides are discussed in Stuart Barnes' latest talking points...
Julian Savea is "no longer welcome at Toulon" and free to leave the Top 14 giants, says club president Mourad Boudjellal.
Toulon won an entertaining but meaningless Heineken Champions Cup pool five clash at Newcastle 27-24.
Charles Piutau, Henry Purdy, Nathan Hughes and Steven Luatua will miss Bristol's Challenge Cup final clash against Toulon on Friday.
New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa will join Wasps this summer from Toulon.
We look through the major talking points after the fifth round of the 2018/19 Heineken Champions Cup.
Edinburgh remain on course for their first Champions Cup quarter-final appearance since 2012 after beating Toulon 28-17.
The next two weeks in Europe will separate the best from the rest as the final two rounds of Champions Cup pool fixtures take place.
A knee injury will sideline former New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa for six weeks, his club struggling Top 14 outfit Toulon said on Monday.
As 2018 comes to a close, test your rugby union knowledge from the last 12 months.
Twelve sides feature following an exciting round of Guinness PRO14 derbies and Gallagher Premiership action.
Montpellier kept their Heineken Champions Cup ambitions alive with a 34-13 win over Toulon on Sunday
Find out who makes it into our XV after another busy weekend of European Cup rugby, with some 10 clubs represented.
Toulon picked up their first win of this year's Champions Cup, after beating Montpellier 38-28 in Pool 5.
France captain Guilhem Guirado will join Montpellier from Toulon at the end of the season.
Former New Zealand wing Julian Savea is "lucky" to be alive after falling asleep at the wheel and flipping his car on Saturday night, says his wife.