Bordeaux Begles’ remarkable rise sees them chasing back-to-back Investec Champions Cups on Saturday after gaining promotion to France's top flight in 2011.

England captain Zoe Stratford and fellow Women's Rugby World Cup winner Tatyana Heard will leave three-time reigning Premiership Women's Rugby champions Gloucester Hartpury at the end of the season.

Leinster winger Tommy O'Brien passes a fitness check and will start Saturday's Investec Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Begles at San Mames Stadium (14:45 BST).

Ahead of the Challenge Cup final on Friday, will Ulster salvage their season with silverware against Montpellier in Bilbao as they look to end a 20-year trophy drought?

Former Wales international Rhys Thomas recently had a heart transplant in his hometown of Cape Town.

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy calls on his players to "fight with everything they have got" in Friday's Challenge Cup final with Montpellier.

Northampton Saints wing Tommy Freeman is nominated for both the Prem and England men's player of the season awards.

Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton says there is "more appetite" for new investment in Prem rugby now relegation has been scrapped.

Bristol Bears' Christiana Balogun on how it felt to make her England debut this spring, four years after being diagnosed with cancer.

Cardiff say there will be excuses when they travel to face South Africa next weekend for the URC play-off quarter-final against Stormers.

Ospreys chief executive Lance Bradley has confirmed the region is yet to sign Welsh rugby's latest Professional Rugby Agreement.