Leeds forward Morgan Gannon will miss the rest of the season recover from the latest concussion he suffered in February.

Warrington run in eight tries to dismiss Huddersfield and set up a Challenge Cup final against Wigan.

Ulster secure their United Rugby Championship (URC) play-off place with a late win over Leinster.

Connacht’s hopes of qualification for the United Rugby Championship play-offs suffer a setback with a 16-12 home defeat to the Stormers.

Super League champions ran riot in Challenge Cup semi-final to wreak revenge for last year’s last-four exit against the same opponents

Bristol Bears miss out on a Premiership semi-final spot despite beating Harlequins 53-28 in a thriller at The Stoop.

Ospreys remain in the hunt for a URC play-off place

CHRIS FOY: The league phase of the Premiership season will reach a thunderous climax on Saturday afternoon, when five games kick off simultaneously at 3.05pm across the country.

Scotland and Saracens wing Sean Maitland will retire from rugby at the end of the season.

Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam agrees extended deal with the Super League club.

England centre Henry Slade has recommitted his future to Exeter and Steve Borthwick’s national side by signing a new Chiefs deal.

England Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall has backed the potential involvement of Saudi Arabia in rugby union, despite the country’s human rights abuses.

Will Addison will be among nine players to leave Ulster at the end of this season.

Harlequins sign former Saracens prop Titi Lamositele from Montpellier for the 2024-25 season.

Leigh Leopards’ Matty Davis signs a two-year contract extension while Gareth O’Brien signs a new one-year deal.

Time, they say, waits for no man. Not even for the great British and Irish Lions heroes of the undefeated 1974 tour of South Africa, known forever as ‘The Invincibles’. Not even for the Lion king himself, Willie John McBride.

Wales wing Alex Cuthbert will leave Ospreys at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Brothers Billy and Mako Vunipola are to leave Saracens at the end of the season.

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy says that it was “nice to finally put to bed” speculation surrounding his future after he was confirmed as the province’s permanent boss.

He was initially expected to miss the domestic season, before a rapid recovery raised his and his club’s hopes that he could be cleared for a comeback in north London.

Ulster captain Iain Henderson and James Hume face lengthy lay-offs after having surgery on Monday.

Exeter Chiefs’ Irish winger Rory O’Loughlin is forced to retire from rugby union because of injury.

Sam Cane has stepped down as All Blacks captain. Who could replace him and what does it mean for the back-row?

The approval of the Ulster players made Richie Murphy’s appointment as head coach on a two-year deal somewhat inevitable.

Australian Willie Peters signs a new four-year deal to stay with Hull KR until the end of the 2028 Super League season.

Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie signs a new one-year contract with the Premiership club.

Bristol Bears will play Australia in a friendly at Ashton Gate on 8 November this year.

New Zealand captain Sam Cane will retire from international rugby at the end of 2024 after signing a three-year deal with Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath.

CHRIS FOY – WORLD OF RUGBY: The top division in English rugby is compellingly bonkers and on Saturday the regular season will culminate in epic drama.

The Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon was run for a second time in 2024, with the rugby league star’s friend Kevin Sinfield playing a big role in the day’s events again

League leaders Northampton Saints produced the performance of the season against a sorry Gloucester side which capitulated for the loss of more than a dozen tries; Maro Itoje scored a brace in Saracens victory over Bristol Bears and Exeter Chiefs bagged an impressive win over Harlequins

ALEX BYWATER AT SANDY PARK: English rugby’s top division has its flaws, but it is now set up for what will be a thrilling final day, with Rob Baxter’s side still in the play-off mix.

Exeter Chiefs book their spot in the Premiership Women’s Rugby semi-finals after defeating Trailfinders 40-10.

Leinster climb back up to second spot in the United Rugby Championship [URC] with a commanding victory over Ospreys in Dublin.

The Scarlets were made to pay for their ill-discipline as they lost 31-20

Munster boss Graham Rowntree hailed his side, who brilliantly secured their third consecutive bonus point win by dishing out a hammering to Connacht.

There was a joyous pitch invasion at the end, followed by noisy celebrations when Alex Sanderson announced to the crowd that he had signed a deal to stay st Sale for three years.

World Rugby has announced three law changes in a bid to speed up the game and increase entertainment, though concerns have already been raised about the impact on scrum integrity.

Toby King’s double helped send Warrington Wolves top of the Betfred Super League as they triumphed 20-8 in a scintillating home clash with Hull KR on Thursday.

Leicester Tigers lock not expected back until next season

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

CHRIS FOY: The 37-year-old has signed a new contract with Harlequins which will see the former England scrum-half extend his stay at the London club into a 19th season.

CHRIS FOY: The Premiership champions are preparing for a return to league action at Bristol on Saturday, after a weekend in the Balearics for players and staff came under scrutiny.

Ulster are set to welcome back Rob Herring for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship game at Scarlets but James Hume faces a lengthy spell out after ACL surgery.

Stuart Hogg, 31, appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of stalking and also an offence under section one of the Domestic Abuse Scotland Act relating to his behaviour towards his wife Gillian

Back row Steven Lutatua and wing Siva Naulago agree new contracts with Premiership club Bristol Bears for next season.

The England flanker hasn’t played since last year’s World Cup and was expected to miss the rest of this season after needing surgery to fix a serious hip problem.

Dancing along to upbeat trance music, Toulouse’s fanatical support stood 10 deep to welcome Antoine Dupont and Co to this European semi-final.

When Rónan Kelleher was introduced in the 53rd minute, along with Jack Conan and Jason Jenkins, the message from the coaches was clear: bring it home.

Great Britain’s men and women both qualify for this year’s SVNS Grand Final after finishing eighth in Singapore.