Scotland fly-half Finn Russell will start for Bath against Newcastle after recovering from a "significant" groin problem.

Utility back Cameron Anderson signs a new contract with Harlequins for an undisclosed period.

Long-serving Cornish Pirates prop Jack Andrew is to retire from full-time rugby at the end of the season.

Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley is one of eight players who will leave the club at the end of the season.

The 2024-25 Premiership season will start on the weekend of 20-22 September, with the final at Twickenham on Saturday, 14 June 2025.

Sam James will leave Sale Sharks this summer after 236 appearances and more than a decade at the club.

England centre Manu Tuilagi will miss playing for England as he prepares to leave Sale Sharks for Bayonne in France.

England pair Ellie Kildunne and Meg Jones will join Great Britain Sevens women’s squad in preparation for the SVNS Grand Final and the Paris Olympic Games.

Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson wants his team to move on quickly after their Champions Cup semi-final loss.

Northampton Saints sign loose-head prop Tom West from Saracens ahead of next season.

Dan McKellar says he endured the most difficult moments of his coaching career in the days after Leicester's Premiership hopes were brutally ended.