44 names, Rieko Ioane back and the backbone of the side that edged France by a whisker in July: the All Blacks are heading to South Africa with the heavy artillery.
Union Bordeaux-Bègles confirmed on Saturday the end of its collaboration with Christophe Laussucq, defence coach since 2023. He leaves a year before the end of his contract, with Perpignan, Castres and even France in the background.
After a season that went wrong, ending without a play-off place, RCT have made a big statement in the market: Slimani, Fickou, Huw Jones and Keletaona are coming in, while Ma'a Nonu and Paolo Garbisi leave the Rade. A full round-up, with the numbers.
Stade Rochelais have confirmed the loan of Gaël Galván to SU Agen for the 2026-27 season. The 21-year-old Argentine tighthead is going in search of game time in Pro D2.
The third instalment of the season between Toulouse Olympique and the Catalans Dragons on Saturday (9pm) at Ernest-Wallon, with eighth place in Super League at stake, an attendance record in sight and a France v England women's match as the curtain-raiser.
Whitelock's retirement, the departures of Robson and Luc, eight targeted signings and a wave of contract extensions: after a historic season, Section Paloise have reshaped their squad without touching its backbone. The full breakdown.
Named the best young elite player of 2025 and captain of the Béziers academy side, Thomas Lepeigneul joins RC Nîmes in Nationale 2. A portrait of a leader in the making.
The reigning French champions are locking down their coming generation: seven players from the academy side extend to 2028 or 2029, including Raphaël Portat, on loan at Provence Rugby.
Lyon confirmed the signing of Sanele Nohamba on Friday, for two seasons. URC player of the year in 2024, the South African scrum-half is nonetheless coming off an almost blank season in Japan. A bold bet or a masterstroke?
Brive's chief executive since 2024, Eduard Coetzee is taking charge at Saracens. The South African joins a club in the middle of a reorganisation, where Mark McCall is also stepping aside after fifteen years in charge.
Named Nationale's best player with Albi, Théo Vidal was due to stay there on loan for another season. Enzo Hervé's loan to Montauban changed Castres' plans, and they are recalling their fly-half this summer.
The vast case brought by former players against World Rugby and the British unions is wobbling. An error by their own lawyer could bring down 95% of the first 561 claims.
Without having played a single minute in the second division, Nice are sent back down a level. The A2R's disciplinary panel on Friday refused the Riviera club's entry to Pro D2. Which division they end up in has yet to be confirmed, and Mont-de-Marsan are waiting in the wings.
Courted with a year left on his contract, the Stade Toulousain full-back is stirring the market. But cross-reference his profile with the goal-kicking situation at each heavyweight and our data tells a different story from that of a simple reinforcement.
Back in training after a blank season, the Springbok has to win back a place in one of the deepest back rows in the Top 14. Our numbers show the scale of the challenge.
The Argentina fly-half, now a Toulon player, has been cited by World Rugby's disciplinary committee after confronting Angus Gardner at the final whistle.
Billed as a revolution in club rugby, EPCR's Club World Cup was due to launch in 2028. According to the British press, it could be pushed back a year, a victim of a saturated calendar and an unresolved financial equation.
Without their signing Jack Walsh, who has ruptured his Achilles tendon, Montauban have brought in fly-half Enzo Hervé, on loan from Castres until the end of the season.
A historic figure at Stade Rochelais as a player and then director of rugby, Germany's Robert Mohr is leaving this summer. A page turns at the double European champions.
