French publication Midi Olympique have included for the second week running the English trio of Mako Vuniopola, Kyle Sinckler and Jack Willis in their Top 14 team of the week.
Jordan Taufua has left Lyon after three-and-a-half years with the Top 14 club.
The 34-year-old ex-Ireland international decided not to continue playing in 2024/25, paving the way for the club to rubber-stamp the arrival of Abrahams, a player whose style of play has drawn comparisons with Cheslin Kolbe.
Uruguay captain Andres Vilaseca says that victory is essential against Namibia to confirm his team’s progress at the Rugby World Cup.
World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe has recovered from a broken thumb to take his place in the Toulon team for Friday’s European Challenge Cup final versus Lyon in Marseille.
Glasgow bowed out of the European Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage after they were beaten 35-27 by Lyon in France.
Mathieu Bastareaud played his first match in eight months last Friday but he now faces another injured spell on the Lyon sidelines.
New Newcastle signing Carl Fearns has guested on this week's The Rugby Pod, recalling his introduction at Lyon and his Gavin Henson bust-up.