1:33 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs have donated the £350,000 given to them after Saracens’ salary cap ban to charity, the club have announced. Saracens were deducted 35 points and fined £5.3 million in November after an independent disciplinary panel said that the club failed to disclose player payments in each of the last three seasons.

12:09 PM GMT Toulon scrum-half Rhys Webb has possibly made his last appearance for the club, owner Bernard Lemaitre said on Sunday Ospreys announced last week that Webb would be rejoining them next season after Toulon agreed to release him a year early from his contract. 1 Related However, majority owner Bernard Lemaitre told France’s

10:32 AM GMT Leicester Tigers wing Jonny May has said that he could leave the club when his contract expires this summer. ESPN understands that Saracens are leading the way in a bid to sign May in the summer. The England international scored two tries in Leicester’s 31-18 win over Bristol Bears on Saturday as

Jan 6, 2020 Worcester Warriors lock Michael Fatialofa underwent surgery on Monday evening for bruising and swelling on his spinal cord, the club announced in a statement. Fatialofa was injured a minute after coming on as a replacement substitution during Saturday’s defeat to Saracens. Play was suspended for 15 minutes so the 27-year-old could be

4:48 PM GMT Scotland lock Jonny Gray will join Exeter Chiefs next season, the club announced in a statement on Friday. The 25-year-old plays with Glasgow Warriors and will move to Sandy Park at the start of next season on a two-year deal. 1 Related Gray made his debut for Scotland in 2013 against South

12:09 PM GMT England internationals George Ford and Ellis Genge have both signed new contracts with Leicester Tigers despite speculation they might move on from the poorly performing team, the club announced Wednesday. The news comes after a tough opening to the season for Leicester. They currently sit in 11th place in the Premiership with

10:22 AM GMT Saracens chairman Nigel Wray announced his immediate retirement from the club in a statement on Thursday. Wray’s decision comes two months after the European and English champions were docked 35 points and fined £5.3 million for breaching salary cap rules. An independent disciplinary panel found that the club had failed to disclose

4:21 PM GMT Munster doctor Jamie Kearns was fined and given a suspended touchline ban by an independent disciplinary committee on Tuesday for verbally abusing Saracens hooker Jamie George. The European Club Professional Rugby (ECPR) announced earlier this month it was launching an investigation into a mass brawl which broke out at the Allianz Park

12:31 PM GMT Rhys Webb will rejoin Ospreys on a two-year deal at the end of this season after Toulon released the scrum-half from the final year of his contract for family reasons. Webb, 31, left Pro14 side Ospreys in 2018 to join Toulon on a three-year contract, which ruled him out of selection by

5:33 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs regained the top spot in the Premiership after overcoming defending champions Saracens in a 14-7 victory at Sandy Park Sunday. Saracens are bottom of the table on -13 points after they were docked 35 points and fined £5.3 million in November for breaching the league’s salary cap. 2 Related In