PA Sport:
France winger Virimi Vakatawa is expected to turn down the chance to play Top 14 rugby and instead sign a new two-year deal contracting him exclusively to Les Bleus.
Tom Hamilton:
Chris Cusiter has announced his retirement from rugby and will now focus his attention on opening a Los Angeles-based business which will focus on selling Scotch whisky.
ESPN staff:
The Wallabies have unveiled a new jersey ahead of the eagerly-anticipated series with England, though it appears to be largely similar to its pre-World Cup design of last year.
ESPN staff:
The New Zealand derby between the Chiefs and Highlanders highlights Round 11 of Super Rugby. Catch up with all the latest team news, tips and odds here.
AAP:
French club Toulon is again making life tricky for Australia's rugby sevens squad as they wait to learn whether Quade Cooper is available for their final two World Series tournaments.
Tom Hamilton:
Wasps trio George Smith, Charles Piutau and Nathan Hughes feature on the RPA's Player of the Year shortlist alongside Newcastle No.10 Andy Goode and Exeter's Thomas Waldrom.
AAP:
Emerging superstar Damian McKenzie has spurned guaranteed starts as playmaker at other New Zealand Super Rugby teams to extend his stay at the Chiefs until 2018.
ESPN staff:
Stormers winger Leolin Zas has become the latest player to be suspended for a poor aerial challenge, copping a two-week ban for taking out Waratahs playmaker Bernard Foley.