Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has named a 40-man Rugby Championship training squad set to assemble for a three-day camp in Pretoria starting on Sunday.
All Blacks wing Leicester Fainga'anuku will leave New Zealand after the Rugby World Cup after signing a deal with French club Toulon.
France head coach Fabien Galthie has confirmed he has spoken to Mohamed Haouas and informed him that he would not be selected in his World Cup squad.
Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones and his team leaders are doing everything they can to prepare their side for a "smash and grab" job at the Rugby World Cup in France.
Springbok star Lukhanyo Am has admitted he's yet to reach the same level of performance he did prior to the serious knee injury he sustained last year.
Renowned former Springbok prop Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira arrived in Paris this week to officially pass on the Webb Ellis Cup from world champions South Africa to Rugby World Cup hosts France.