Top 14

All Blacks great Dan Carter and his two teammates from French rugby club Racing 92 will take their case to the public prosecutor after private medical records were made public by media.

Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal announced on Monday that Mike Ford will replace Diego Dominguez as the new head coach of the first team.

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw's four-year stint with Gloucester will come to an end this season as he is set to join the Top 14 club Clermont Auvergne.

Montpellier announced that Scotland head coach Vern Cotter will join the Top 14 club next season.

Former Bath boss Mike Ford has been appointed backs coach at French side Toulon.

Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal is mulling over to sell the club at the end of the season "to live another life".

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Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny has confirmed that he will be available for selection for the British and Lions tour of New Zealand in June next year.

Ospreys flanker Sam Underhill will remain on the sidelines for four months as he is set to undergo a shoulder operation this week.

The president of the French club Bordeaux-Begles Laurent Marti has expressed his frustration at the Australian Rugby Union on the selection of Adam Ashley-Cooper and Sekope Kepu for the Rugby Championship.

Wales international Nicky Robinson on Tuesday has announced his retirement from professional rugby bringing an end to a remarkable 15-year career.

The Ligue Nationale de Rugby have announced a major overhaul with regards to the youth contracts for the foreign players.

Toulon have managed to acquire the services of former France international Vincent Clerc for the upcoming season.

France international Teddy Thomas has returned to training after making a recovery from a hamstring injury he sustained in February.

Glasgow have announced that their Fijian international second-row Leone Nakarawa will leave the club in the summer for as yet unannounced club in France's Top 14 league.

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Wales prop Aaron Jarvis will move to French Top 14 club Clermont Auvergne next season on a two-year deal.

Toulon's Delon Armitage is eyeing a move to Bath next season as the former England full-back seeks an Aviva Premiership return.

Ian Madigan will leave Leinster next summer to join French Top 14 club Bordeaux Begles.

Sean O'Brien has rejected multiple lucrative offers in France to commit his long-term future to home province Leinster, signing a new three-year deal with Leinster and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).