PRO D2 club Provence are reportedly interested in bolstering their pack with two players who have huge Gallagher Premiership experience, Northampton back-rower Teimana Harrison and ex-Harlequins lock Tevita Cavubati who is currently at Perpignan.
Forty per cent of coaches in charge at the 40 elite European clubs are aged between 47 and 51, but 68-year-old Alan Solomons is showing at Worcester there still a role for a more elderly boss.
Doping in rugby is forever a controversial subject but one self-confessed drug user has now passed away at the age of 41, a tragedy that should serve as a warning to others.
A round-up of the top performers from Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup, with heavy contributions from Glasgow Warriors, Ulster and Toulouse, following their impressive away wins this weekend.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview