Bristol "have to win" against Gloucester on Friday if they have any hope of finishing in the Prem top four says director of rugby Pat Lam.

Lock Joe Batley returns from injury for Bristol in their crucial derby against Gloucester on Friday

Second row Danny Eite signs a new deal with Gloucester to stay with the club beyond the end of the 2025-26 season.

Sale Sharks centre Evie Wills replaces the injured Emma Orr as Scotland make just one change from their win over Wales as England visit Murrayfield on Saturday.

England prop Hannah Botterman and hooker May Campbell will play no part in the Women's Six Nations as they require surgery.

Robyn O'Connor will make her Ireland debut in Saturday's Women's Six Nations match against Italy in Galway.

Wales scrum-half Kieran Hardy had been linked with a move away from the Ospreys but has signed a new deal with the under-threat region.

Sean Lynn makes two changes to his Wales team to face top-of-the-table France in Cardiff on Saturday.

Courtney Lawes is backed to make a sensational return to the England set-up for the 2027 Rugby World Cup by his new Sale boss Alex Sanderson.

Sara previews round two, plus Ellie Kildunne discusses her struggle with body dysmorphia.

Former England and Harlequins lock Joe Launchbury is to retire from rugby at the end of this season.