A takeover of Exeter Chiefs by the owners of Premier League football side AFC Bournemouth has been approved by the Prem rugby club.

Exeter are without Immanuel Fey-Waboso who misses the visit of Bath due to a head injury while Leicester welcome back Tommy Reffell.

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand says he can see a notable "mindset shift" across all levels of the women's game in the country.

After the highs of a run to the quarter-finals at the World Cup last year, Scotland are facing a major rebuild, writes Andy Burke.

Dan Lydiate to become a full-time member of Steve Tandy's coaching team with Wales when leaving Dragons this summer.

BBC Sport looks at what is at stake in the final two rounds and how other results could impact Champions Cup qualification.

Bath will take lessons from their Champions Cup semi-final defeat but have no regrets says head of rugby Johann van Graan.

England scrum-half Alex Mitchell believes a two-week break since Northampton's last game could prove to be ideal timing for the Prem leaders.

Former Australia international prop Jermaine Ainsley's move to Saracens is off and he will return to the Southern Hemisphere for "personal reasons".

The immediate priority for Ulster is Friday's penultimate URC regular-season game against the Stormers, according to head coach Richie Murphy.