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

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.

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

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

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

Scrum-half Danny Care signs a new contract to stay at Harlequins for the 2024-25 season.

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.

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

Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies announces he will leave Scarlets at the end of the 2023-24 season.