Two-time Women's Rugby World Cup-winner Marlie Packer agrees to join Harlequins for next season when she leaves Saracens.

Sale Sharks finished seventh in The Prem and lost 13 of 18 games in a miserable season at CorpAcq Stadium.

Fraser Dingwall has enjoyed a remarkable journey from fan to Prem title winner - and he wants a second crown with Northampton.

Johann van Graan says the attitude of his Bath side pleases him the most, as they prepare for a third consecutive Prem Rugby play-off campaign.

Exeter boss Rob Baxter says Henry Slade's current form makes him one of the best centres in the world.

Stand-in captain Sarah Beckett says she has a squad full of leaders behind her as Gloucester-Hartpury prepare to take on Trailfinders in the PWR play-offs.

Playing Argentina and South Africa away from home before Fiji at Murrayfield on consecutive July weekends is a daunting prospect for Scotland in the inaugural Nations Championship.

Saracens wing Tobias Elliott is among the prospects called up for a small-scale England training camp this week.

Worcester Warriors will not rush into planning a return to the Prem in the near future, says chief executive Stephen Vaughan.

Rugby Football Union council member Matthew Smith resigns after posting discriminatory criticism of television pundit Maggie Alphonsi.