The Latest Breaking News from Toulouse

As the Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco squads are put through their paces in the heat of Doha for the final of the Trophée des Champions, some 6,000km away in the comparative chill of the French Riviera, Nice and Rennes kicked off the second half of the Ligue 1 season on…

Andy Farrell has tricky decisions ahead but expect plenty of Ireland forwards and Scotland backs when the series begins

A captivating year of rugby saw plenty of storylines across the sport, including the thrilling sevens tournaments at the Paris Olympics

Exeter were thrashed 64-21 by Champions Cup holders Toulouse, who ran in 10 tries at Sandy Park

Leicester won for the first time in their Champions Cup campaign but their 56-17 victory over a depleted Sharks side was an unsatisfying mismatch

Decision reportedly taken just before 4-0 win over Everton

Competition is in mid-life funk due to declining TV deals, rising costs and tweaked formats ahead of 30th edition

The final international action before the squad is named is over - who will Andy Farrell be picking to head Down Under?

Scotland finished their autumn fixtures with a 27-13 win over Australia this weekend.

Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain entertain mid-table Toulouse at the Parc des Princes on Friday night less than a day after the club unveiled a €300 million state-of-the-art training centre just outside Paris and top boss Nasser al-Khelaifi admitted the hunt was underway for a new home ground.

Antoine Dupont's resurgent France host a vastly-improving Argentina on Friday in their final game of the November internationals with Les Bleus head coach Fabien Galthie already thinking of next year's Six Nations.