Newcastle Red Bulls sign Argentina second row Franco Molina for the start of the 2026-27 season.

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Northampton Saints flanker Josh Kemeny signs a new contract at Franklin's Gardens.

Ospreys head coach Mark Jones says things are heading in the right direction in the quest to keep Wales fly-half Dan Edwards.

"It means a lot and I am very privileged and honoured to accept it," says the BBC commentator.

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy admits rugby is "getting slow" but does not feel the game is in need of a radical overhaul to ensure it is exciting for fans.

Scarlets welcome back captain Josh Macleod for the United Rugby Championship (URC) Welsh derby against Dragons at Rodney Parade on New Year's Day.

England full-back Ellie Kildunne says she "thought it was spam" when she first heard that she would be appointed an MBE in the 2025 New Year Honours.

Former Ireland prop Lindsay Peat says she found the transition to rugby union a difficult one at first after previously excelling at football, gaelic games and basketball.

At the halfway point in the season, British and Irish Lions Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith and Tomos Williams are enduring very different emotions.

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is ruled out for "a number of weeks" with an ankle ligament injury sustained in the win over Connacht.