Exeter Chiefs second-row Matt Postlethwaite has been forced to retire at the age of 27 on medical grounds.
News is reaching Fissler Confidential Towers that May is one of several players released by Premiership clubs who are waiting to see which clubs are promoted to the French top flight next season.
Wales flanker Christ Tshiunza has been selected to start for Exeter Chiefs against the Royal Navy on Wednesday after over four months out with a broken foot.
Gallagher Premiership title chasers Sale have confirmed that a dozen players will leave at the end of the current season.
Last Sunday in Manchester wasn’t just a celebration of an opening round Gallagher Premiership win for Sale, there was also great elation that Josh Beaumont had stepped off the bench and successfully played his first rugby match in 15 months.
England powerhouse Manu Tuilagi will play his first rugby match in 16 weeks after Sale named him to start in their Gallagher Premiership opener at home to Northampton on Friday night.
Courtney Lawes and Tom Curry, the duo who captained England in their recent five-game Guinness Six Nations campaign, are back in action on Friday night for their respective clubs, Northampton and Sale, following injury.
All of the starting line-ups for the Gallagher Premiership Round Four action this Boxing Day and Christmas weekend.
Sale’s South Africa connection played a key role as the Sharks got their Gallagher Premiership campaign back on track with a 21-13 victory over London Irish.
There has been huge interest in the goings-on at Sale and the Steve Diamond has now announced the Premiership XV that will face Worcester on Wednesday.