Sale Sharks have revealed that injury will force Tom Curry to go under the knife… but only after he tours this summer with the British and Irish Lions.
Round 16 of the Premiership kicks off with a blockbuster fixture as two of the in-form teams, Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks, collide at Welford Road.
England stars Tom and Ben Curry have committed their long-term futures to Sale Sharks after signing new deals, however, the Salford-based club will be without Springbok Jean-Luc du Preez next season.
The race to finish in the Premiership play-off spots continues when fourth-place Sale Sharks take on fifth-place Saracens at Salford Community Stadium.
The Premiership is back in full swing this week as the league returns with one game on Friday, three over Saturday before Bristol v Leicester on Sunday.
Stuart Barnes has floated a radical Anglo-Welsh Premiership idea to revive the financial stricken regions in Wales that would involve demoting three current English top-flight teams to the Championship.
Following a 38-15 victory for Toulouse against Sale Sharks in their Champions Cup round of 16 clash, here's James While's five takeaways from the game.
Ahead of the Investec Champions Cup round of 16 action, we pick out five of the key talking points as sides jostle for a position in the quarter-finals.
