ALEX BYWATER: Gatland and Wales failed to win an international in 2024, prompting the Welsh Rugby Union to undertake a detailed review into the performance of the men's national side.
ALEX BYWATER: Henry Arundell, 22, will reignite his England career from next season after signing with Gallagher Premiership leaders Bath in a deal that will see him leave French giants Racing 92.
ALEX BYWATER: The RFU chairman, Tom Ilube, has stepped down from his position at the top of the organisation in the wake of the bonus scandal that has hit English rugby's governing body.
CHRIS FOY: In the aftermath of a meeting at on Wednesday attended by the union's council members, it emerged that Ilube is ready to step down - having occupied the role since 2021.
ALEX BYWATER: Williams, 33, certainly has plenty to celebrate this festive period. On the field, he is back after injury and off it, he has recently become a father for the first time.
RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: Coaches in Wales have expressed concerns that amendments to Regulation 8 has opened the door to a talent drain through expensive English public schools.
The 28-year-old full-back was helped off during the first half of his club's epic Champions Cup victory over the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. He awaits advice on whether or not he will require surgery.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ALEX BYWATER: On the day we meet, the now 51-year-old former fly-half has just arrived from Paris via Eurostar following meetings with French rugby officials.
After helping three-time European champions Saracens to within touching distance of this season's knock-out stages, George believes a repeat of success four years ago is possible.
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: There are too many hollow fixtures and walkovers. What was once the showpiece of European club rugby is a desperate, unwieldy, near-invisible mess.
NIK SIMON: It is an 80-mile drive from his home in Somerset but Vickery's personal journey to the show stage has been less straightforward. Queen's Honours, delight, divorce, bankruptcy.
Last weekend, along with my Toulon team-mates, I spent 32 hours on flights just to get myself to South Africa for our first game of this season's Champions Cup.
CHRIS FOY IN PARIS: The 6ft 8in giant, who can operate at lock or blindside flanker, is making a name for himself so rapidly that he is regarded as the subject of a cross-Channel tussle for his services.
ALEX BYWATER: The 25-year-old has in the past attracted interest from French giants Racing 92. But he will now stay with Harlequins on a 'long-term' deal until at least 2028.
Retired US Army Special Operations Sergeant Major, John McPhee, also known as 'The Sheriff of Baghdad', recounted his time playing the sport while he lived in California.
NIK SIMON: Jones remains on the RFU's books as an expensive, protectionist measure, with a clause in his 12-month notice period that prevents him from joining a tier one Test rival.
Northumbria Police said the 43-year-old is believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland. Officers are searching for Voyce, who has not been seen since Saturday.
Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is feared dead after his car was swept away during Storm Darragh, Voyce played professional rugby for 13 years and had nine international appearances
Rejuvenated after claiming two wins on the Spring Tour of the UK, the Wallabies have set themselves highly ambitious goals involving the Bledisloe and World Cups
Ronan O'Gara has put England and Ireland on alert after he admitted he has ambitions to work at international level with one of both countries, or France, in the future.
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Following a wet, wild weekend, it is high time to consider aligning the hemispheres, for the greater good of the game. Doing so would create a more user-friendly playing.
EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Born in Wigan to Cameroonian parents, the towering 6ft 5in back-rower grew up in Marsh Green, statistically the town's most deprived area.
A muddy building site next to a retail park on a grey, wet Thursday is not the place you'd expect to find one of English rugby's most high-profile players. But Ellis Genge is no ordinary sportsman.
ALEX BYWATER AT THE REC: Ronan O'Gara apologised for any offence caused by his strong language after he was confronted by angry Bath fans at the end of this Champions Cup clash.