Cruden to earn big
Aaron Cruden will become the third highest paid rugby player in the world after putting pen to paper on a two-year contract with Montpellier.
Cruden off to France
Montpellier president Mohed Altrad has confirmed All Blacks flyhalf Aaron Cruden will join the club on a two-year contract next season.
Lyon lose influential Fourie
Lyon forward Deon Fourie will be sidelined for at least six weeks after sustaining a knee ligament injury.
Carter & Co to face anti-doping panel
Racing 92 trio Dan Carter, Joe Rokocoko and Juan Imhoff have been asked to appear before the French Anti-Doping Agency for the use of corticosteroids.
Clermont crush Toulon
Three South Africans tasted defeat on Sunday as Toulon suffered a 30-6 loss to Clermont at the Stade Marcel-Michelin.
Charl McLeod scores under posts
The former Sharks scrumhalf scored Grenoble's third try in their French Top 14 match against Brive.
Steyn excels for Montpellier
Frans Steyn contributed 13 points with the boot as Jake White's Montpellier beat Bordeaux-Bègles in the French Top 14 on Friday night.
Hendricks’ Toulon move falls through
Former Springbok wing Cornal Hendricks has left French club Toulon without getting onto the field.
Star Wars music distracts Halfpenny
Toulon fullback Leigh Halfpenny was furious when music played just as he was about to kick a conversion, which went wide.
Goosen faces legal action
Racing 92 will “initiate several legal proceedings aimed at enforcing its rights and redressing the harm done to the club” by Johan Goosen.
