South Africa legend Jean de Villiers does not believe that Johan Goosen is the answer at fly-half as the Autumn Nations Series draws closer. Head coach Jacques Nienaber named a 26-man squad on Tuesday for a three-day training camp in Stellenbosch, which included just one designated fly-half in Goosen. The Boks are down to the…

Angers SCO forward Karl Toko Ekambi is expected in Spain today to complete a move to La Liga side Villarreal after a €20m including bonuses agreement was reached between all relevant parties yesterday, according to France Football. Results of a traditional medical visit pending, Toko-Ekambi will become Angers’ largest ever sale, with the player having rejected…

England’s Marcus Smith is excited at the prospect of playing alongside the “absolute beast” Manu Tuilagi during the upcoming Autumn Nations Series. The duo are set to start against Argentina and could pose huge issues for Michael Cheika’s side in what is set to be a brilliant Test at Twickenham. Smith is looking forward to…

RMC reported last night that PSG representatives have succeeded in convincing 17-year-old central defender Moussa Sissako to sign a professional contract with them, despite the youth prospects initial desire to leave. Sissako is understood to have had a long-standing agreement with Brighton, but he is now expected to imminently sign a contract with Les Parisiens…

Bruising runner Manu Tuilagi makes his return to the England line-up after being named at outside centre for the clash against Argentina on Sunday. Owen Farrell starts alongside Tuilagi in the midfield and will captain the side, while vice-captain Jack Nowell starts on the right wing with Joe Cokanasiga and Freddie Steward in the back…

Mainz defender Abdou Diallo is now quasi-certain to leave the Bundesliga side with which he has shared just a single season with this summer. After widely-reported meetings with Dortmund yesterday, the French youth international captain left BVB without making a deal. As L’Équipe report, the player is now due to visit Lyon’s facilities before making a…

England head coach Eddie Jones says “the most important thing” is Courtney Lawes’s health, as the skipper has been ruled out of the Autumn Nations Series with delayed concussion effects. The lengthy effects of concussion mean that Lawes has only featured once this season for Premiership side Northampton Saints. Given the spotlight on head injuries…

RMC report this evening that PSG left-back Yuri Berchiche has agreed personal terms with a pair of Spanish sides, Atletico Madrid & Athletic Bilbao, as he prepares to potentially depart the capital the summer. Les Parisiens need to raise a certain amount of money in transfer fees before the end of the month in order…

Wallabies openside flanker Fraser McReight is ready to take his chance when he makes his first appearance during the Autumn Nations Series in Saturday’s clash against Italy in Florence. The 23-year-old has endured a frustrating time of it in the international arena as he has been forced to play second fiddle to legendary Wallabies number…

Football legend Gianluigi Buffon has officially been confirmed as a Paris Saint-Germain player on a free transfer following his departure from Italian champions Juventus.  The 40-year-old ended his near 20-year stay at the Old Lady, where he racked up 656 times and won multiple trophies including nine Scudetti, and will now join the Ligue 1…