Mauro Bergamasco will miss the rest of the Six Nations after the Italy flanker is banned for four weeks after punching Ospreys scrum-half Rhys Webb.

Gloucester Rugby back row Peter Buxton signs a new one-year contract with the club.

Scarlets lock Dominic Day will leave the Welsh region and join Bath on a three-year deal at the end of the season, the English club have confirmed.

The Ospreys concede that there is a "strong possibility" that Wales hooker Huw Bennett will leave the Welsh region at the end of the season.

Saracens hand a new contract to new England centre Owen Farrell for an undisclosed length of time.

Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter does not expect a large influx of new players into his squad this summer.

Northampton hand contracts of undisclosed lengths to prop Tom Mercey, wing Anders Mogensen and hooker Ross McMillan.

London Irish sign 26-year-old back-row forward Tom Smith from Ospreys on a two-year deal from June.

Teenage full-back Stuart Hogg wins his first international start in the Scotland side to face France.

Leicester Tigers number eight Thomas Waldrom agreed a new contract.

Team news and preview for Friday's RaboDirect Pro12 fixture at Thomond Park.

Munster coach Tony McGahan is set to leave Munster at the end of the season to become the new Australia defensive coach.

Wales' record try-scorer on what tight-head prop Adam Jones means to the feared Welsh back division

Tom Palmer is one of eight players dropped for England's Six Nations clash with Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.

Wales coach Warren Gatland admits he does not know how to stop the exodus of Welsh stars heading to France.

New Scotland cap Lee Jones signs a contract extension to remain at Edinburgh until 2014.

England forwards coach Graham Rowntree says the team must improve if they hope to beat Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre chooses the same players who should have faced Ireland for the trip to Murrayfield.

Team news and preview for Sunday's RaboDirect Pro 12 fixture at Stadio Zaffanella.

Blues and Wales prop Gethin Jenkins says his decision to join French club Toulon was too good a chance to miss and he is looking forward to an "exciting challenge".