ARRIVAL: Wasps have signed South African tighthead prop Pieter Scholtz, paving the way for Kieran Brookes’ rumoured switch to Toulon to be rubber-stamped. FULL STORY
DONE: Newcastle Falcons and Scotland flanker John Hardie is to retire at the end of the season. FULL STORY
SIGNED: It has been confirmed that Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi will complete the move from the Stormers to the Sharks later this year. FULL STORY
HINT: England prop Joe Marler has mischievously hinted that he fancies a switch at some stage to Major League Rugby in America, the tournament where his old Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw now plays for San Diego Legion. FULL STORY
RETURN: Sale Sharks have agreed a deal that will see Wasps prop Simon McIntyre, 30, return to the club he left a decade ago. FULL STORY