Bulls lock Reinhardt Ludwig is starting to attract serious interest Japan The Rugby League 1 outfit despite being tied to Loftus Versfeld until the summer of 2028.
Ludwig, 24, who also plays on the blind side, made his debut for the Bulls in the loss to Stormers in January 2021 and started the new season on fire, scoring two tries and grabbing 10 lines in the win at Zebra.
Japanese clubs are keeping a close eye on the former Baby Bok, a junior World Cup winner five years ago, who forced his way back into Johan Ackermann’s plans after seven months in the wilderness following the departure of Ruan Nortje.
Saracens you want to take an option on a contract about Wales loosehead Rhys Carre, who is approaching his 50th appearance for the club, to keep him in north London beyond the end of the season.
Carre, 28, returned for a second spell with Saracens two years ago after a stint at hometown club Cardiff and signed a new deal with the Men in Black in March, but talks are ongoing over a longer stay.
Last year he was linked with a move to Munster after it emerged he could be eligible to play for Ireland, but Steve Tandy has since picked him 11 times, ending talk of a potential switch of allegiance.
Ex Northampton Saints and England Star Lewis Ludlam, who was out of contract at the end of the season, has extended his stay at Toulon two more seasons, until the summer of 2029.
Ludlam, 30, is in the third year of his contract on the Cote d’Azur and has become a firm favorite with Toulon fans but has ended the hopes of Gallagher PREM clubs looking to lure him home.
He joined the former England and Lions stubborn Kyle Sinckler, who is also out of contract at the end of the season, pledging his future to Toulon until the end of the 2028-29 campaign.
Christ Tshiunza is set to play for Wales next season to force his way back into Steve Tandy’s 2027 World Cup plans in Australia, just months after joining Sale Sharks.
Move left Exeter Chiefs for the North West in the summer and is ten appearances shy of the 25-cap rule, with Welsh Rugby’s Professional Rugby Board voting against breaking the rules to make him eligible after rejecting Cardiff and the Ospreys.
The back-rower was again named on the bench as a replacement for the Sharks’ departure to Saracens and is up for sale for a move to Wales next season, with Cardiff, Ospreys, Dragons and Scarlets everyone has been alerted to its availability.
Sale Sharks center Alex Lozowski, who has played five times for England in a long career, admits his departure from Saracens in the summer was confusing and unusual.
Lozowski, 33, returns to north London for the first time since leaving the club, having struggled to get a game in the second half of last season after agreeing to move to the north west.
“I found it confusing and unusual. They have their decisions and their reasons, and while you can disagree with them all you want, it doesn’t mean much,” he said. Fissler Confidential this week.
Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam has revealed that his head of athletic performance, Kev Geary, is switching sports to work for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer in America.
Geary, who worked with Munster, Ireland, Ulster and England A, is leaving the Bears after eight years to move to the United States in November, the Bears boss has revealed.
“He’s done an incredible job here and we’re going to miss him, but that’s the whole thing here. We’re all going to leave at some stage, just take your ward or take your area and take it to another level, and he’s certainly done that,” Lam said.
Exeter Bosses Boss Rob Baxter has assured former Springbok whore Joseph Dweba he is still in his plans despite waiting to make his first appearance of the season after failing at Sandy Park.
Baxter has opted for unproven youngster Louie Gulley to back up Jack Yeandle, leaving Dweba and Julian Heaven to kick their heels in the side, and could drop further when Max Norey returns to action.
“Joseph is fine and in full training. He’s training well, but like everyone else, he just needs to keep his head down and train well. His opportunities will come soon. He’s not far off; he’s working hard and showing a good attitude in training,” Baxter said.
Back-to-back prostitute Bongi Mbonambi, a World Cup winner, is still being linked with a move away from the Sharks, despite extending his contract with the Durban franchise earlier this year.
Mbonambi, 35, is yet to play a game this season after suffering a knee and then lower back injury, picking up the latest in his 89th cap against Wales last November.
He has not played for the Sharks, who he joined from the Stormers six years ago, since winning the Champions Cup Clermont Auvergne at Kings Park in January.
