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A member of the RFU council has been stripped of perks of his position for seven months – including tickets to England games, free meals and travel expenses – after posting discriminatory criticism.

Harlequins back row Tom Lawday will leave at the end of the season after seven years at the club.

Blackrock College announce the death of former Ireland and British and Irish Lions back row Fergus Slattery at the age of 77.

Saracens' out-going director of rugby Mark McCall is hoping to land one last trophy before stepping down from his role

Championship side Doncaster sign Hull Kingston Rovers forward Tom Whitehead for the rest of the season, while Flynn Holden joins the Robins from Warrington Wolves.

Wigan Warriors' trip to Paris to face Catalans Dragons will be a perfect stage to showcase rugby league to a wider audience, says Oliver Partington.

St Helens prop Matty Lees' exit from the club at the end of the season will give both him and the club a clean slate, says boss Paul Rowley.

Veteran York Knights second-rower Josh Griffin ends his 18-year career after sustaining a pectoral muscle rupture.