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Bayonne offered a deal for All black people back rower and Bosses skipper Luke Jacobson to move to Top 14 when his contract expires at the end of next year after the World Cup in Australia.
Jacobson, 29, who won his 30th cap for the All Blacks Nations Championship to conquer Ireland will miss the second stage of the competition this summer with an elbow injury, has made over 100 appearances for the Chiefs and is now weighing up his options.
He watched Bayonne’s recent loss Lyon and it is also known that it is on the shopping list of Top 14 rivals Clermont Auvergne and Race 92 after his information crossed the desks of their recruiting teams.
Sale Sharks are set to shift their focus to signing an England-qualified scrum-half after failing to lure Springbok international Embrose Papier back to the North West after he opted to extend his contract with United Rugby Championship franchise.
The Sharks were looking to bring in another fly-half despite signing Xavier Roe from the Chiefs after losing Raffi Quirke to Gallagher PREM rivals Newcastle Red Bulls when his contract expired at the end of last season.
Papier, 29, who has eight Springbok caps, is currently sidelined with an ankle injury and has signed a 12-month contract extension until June 2028, leaving the Sharks to see who is ready for a move next summer.
Gloucester are likely to extend Arthur Clarke’s contract to keep him away from the clutches of clubs who admire u France who watched him after his impressive performance against Bordeaux in the Champions Cup.
An Oxford-born, award-winning marriage England cap against USA The Eagles scored a try in July 2025’s 36-36 draw with the back-to-back European champions last month and extended his contract seven months earlier, just days after receiving his first international call-up from Steve Borthwick.
Clark’s father, Barry, represented the Cherry and Whites during the 1980s and his performance against Les Girondins made several clubs across the Channel sit up and take notice.
Toulouse, chasing a seventh Top 14 crown in nine years, are on the trail Bristol Bear star Kalaveti Ravouvou, who has not yet played a game for the Gallagher PREM club this season due to injury.
The Fijian suffered a ligament injury while playing for Fiji against Canada on Pacific Nations Cup in Japan in September i Toulouse have been following him closely for the past few years, but could now step up their interest, according to Midi Olympique.
Ravouvou (28), who can play on both wings and in any center position, started his career with Namosi Rugby and then Fijian Drua before moving to the West Country three years ago.
Former Springbok whore Joseph Dweba looks set to leave Exeter Chiefs when his contract expires at the end of the season and his name is being floated by South African United Rugby Championship clubs.
Dweba, 31, has not featured for the Chiefs this season after becoming Rob Baxter’s fifth-choice pick behind Jack Yeandle, Max Norey, Julian Heaven and Louie Gulley, and last featured in last season’s PREM final defeat against Northampton Saints at Twickenham.
A six-game Springbok, who played for Cheetahs and the Stormers, could decide to try his luck again in France, where he has been staying at Bordeaux, in the hope of attracting interest Pro D2 club.
Wales back-rower Taine Basham is attracting interest from across the Severn Bridge after catching the eye of Gallagher PREM clubs, with his Cardiff contract set to expire at the end of the season.
The Western Mail reported that Basham, who has been recalled to Steve Tandy’s squad, is a target for Saracens and Bristol Bears, while the Dragons are also interested in bringing him back to Rodney Parade.
Meanwhile, Saracens are understood to be closing in on a new deal for inside center Olly Hartley, who scored four tries in 18 appearances for the club last season but has been sidelined with a hand injury sustained in Leicester Tigers in the opening game of the PREM season.
Bristol Bears winger Josh Caulfield, who has been battling a long-term knee injury sustained while playing for Ealing Trailfinders, has told Fissler Confidential that he would like to finish his career at the club he supported as a boy.
Caulfield, 29, who also plays in the back row, has made four appearances for the Bears this season and has played for Exeter Chiefs, Cornish Pirates, Wasps and London Irish. He wants to stay with the Bears as long as they want him.
“The vision is that I want to stay here and probably finish my career here, but obviously you never know what happens, but I would like to stay here until the end,” he said.
