BREAKING: Danny Cipriani’s move to Bath confirmed

The 16-cap England international will join the Blue, Black and White at the beginning of May, following a rigorous recruitment process to strengthen the club’s options at fly-half, with Rhys Priestland departing to Cardiff Blues at the end of this season.

Cipriani and Gloucester said that his sudden exit had come by mutual consent, but there were rumours of no-shows at sponsors events and that the mercurial playmaker was no longer happy at the club.

Despite receiving huge offers from clubs in France and Japan, the 33-year-old wasn't keen to move abroad after recently getting engaged to his girlfriend Victoria.

The playmaker is credited for his unique vision as well as his natural creativity and impressive attacking skillset, contributing to a semi-final place for Gloucester in 2018/19 and the Rugby Players’ Association Players’ Player of the Year 2019.

Highly attack minded, Cipriani’s ability to predict the passage of play, create space and control the game is a key component of the fly-half's unique attributes.

DID YOU KNOW? A keen all-round sportsman, Danny Cipriani played junior football for Queens Park Rangers and was offered youth terms by Reading

The former England stalwart is set to swap London for Newcastle, with the fullback set to link back up with former Harlequins head coach Dean Richards at the Falcons. RUCK understands that the deal is done and that Brown has penned a two year deal with the high-flying northern club, albeit on considerably reduced terms from his current Harlequins contract.

DID YOU KNOW? He was selected by the general public for the 2014 RBS Six Nations player of the championship award

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter has put Bath Rugby prop Beno Obano ‘top of his shopping list’ according to the latest reports. The Rugby Paper reports the Bath prop is out of contract at the end of the season and a top target for reigning Heineken Champions Cup and Gallagher Premiership champions.

DID YOU KNOW? Obano was previously a member of the Wasps Academy before being released and joining Bath

Reports in New Zealand suggest the Wasps flanker could return to the Southern Hemisphere, where the 29-year-old would rejoin the Hurricanes. The influential back-rower made his Super Rugby debut for the Wellington-based franchise in 2012 reached the 100-game mark at the end of the 2017 campaign.

Tigers have reportedly opened talks with Freddie Burns over a possible shock return to Welford Road, according to the Mail Online. The 30-year-old fly-half, who won five England caps between 2012 and 2014, reportedly has the option to stay in Asia for another year, but Steve Borthwick is understood to be keen to sign him for the 2021-22 season. We can definitely see this happening!

DID YOU KNOW? Burns made his England debut, replacing Owen Farrell during the 38-21 victory over New Zealand in 2012