Northampton Saints are keen to recruit former All Blacks Ben Franks and Jeremy Thrush, who have both played for incoming new Director of Rugby Chris Boyd at the Hurricanes. FULL STORY
Saints has also been linked with Fijian winger Patrick Osborne, who played Super Rugby for the Chiefs and Highlanders before joining Japanese side Kubota Spears.
Welsh international tight head prop Craig Mitchell has joined Yorkshire Carnegie for the remainder of the Greene King IPA Championship from Newport Gwent Dragons.