Enzo Fernandez could leave Benfica for Chelsea before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Gareth Thomas, the former Wales rugby captain, has agreed a £75,000 settlement with an ex-partner who accused him of "deceptively" transmitting him with HIV.
The Exeter lock was not present at the training camp in Edinburgh last week because of what the SRU described as “an ongoing medical issue”.
England moved closer to a midfield pairing of Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell plans after Dan Kelly, a leading contender to start at inside centre against Scotland, was ruled out of their opening Six Nations game. Kelly, who won a sole cap against Canada in the summer of 2021, has suffered a thigh injury that requires further assessment. The 21-year-old has been replaced in the England squad by Guy Porter, his Leicester Tigers team-mate. Steve Borthwick’s midfield stocks had already been depleted