Here are your rugby headlines for Sunday, May 28.
Francis linked with France switch
Wales World Cup star Tomas Francis is set for a shock switch to French second division rugby, according to reports in France.
Midi-Olympique say the Ospreys prop will be joining Provence Rugby, who have just finished eighth in the second tier of French rugby.
They report that "according to our information the Welsh international pillar signed up for Provence Rugby this week."
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If so, Francis will become the most recent leading star to leave the Welsh game amid the financial crisis facing the four regions here. He has also been heavily linked with a move into the English Premiership.
Francis will have a key role to play at the World Cup and with 71 caps to his name would be able to leave Welsh domestic rugby and still be eligible for the red jersey. He moved to the Ospreys two years ago after making his name as a prop powerhouse with Exeter Chiefs in England.
Provence Rugby are based just north of Marseille in the south of France.
A plethora of players are leaving Welsh rugby this season, Francis' Wales tight-head rival Dillon Lewis among them after he agreed to join Harlequins.
Wales back-rower Ross Moriarty and Will Rowlands will each be in France next season.
Ospreys and Wales centre Joe Hawkins is moving to Exeter, meaning he is out of the World Cup as he falls well below the 25-cap threshold set by the WRU for players outside of the four regions wanting to appear for their country.
A number of other leading stars also face uncertain futures as things stand. Josh Adams is another who has been heavily linked with a move to France.
Biggar tells England how to play
Wales star Dan Biggar has told England what they need to do with Owen Farrell for the World Cup.
The huge rugby rivals are on course for a World Cup quarter-final showdown this autumn, but it hasn't stopped potential Wales captain Biggar offering his insight into who England should pick.
Biggar wrote a column for MailOnline after Farrell steered Saracens to the English Premiership title with an outstanding display at No.10, outplaying his opposite number George Ford.
However, Biggar feels Steve Borthwick will pick a Ford-Farrell 10-12 axis for England, with the power of Manu Tuilagi outside them. He says that would be harsh on new fly-half wonder Marcus Smith, but believes it would be England's most effective midfield.
Biggar wrote: "Everyone will be crying out for Owen Farrell to play fly-half for England after that performance but I think a 10-12 combination with George Ford is the way they will go.
"Whenever you play 10, your performance generally depends how the rest of your team go. Saracens were by far the better team, with more possession, more phases and more fluidity in attack. Ford had a couple of nice touches but he was never able to put his shape on the game.
"Steve Borthwick will want his best players on the park and Ford and Farrell are two of the best in England. It’s a no brainer, while someone like Manu Tuilagi can bring a bit of brute force at 13.
"That’s tough on Marcus because it’s not been Harlequins’ year, but his time will come."
Alun Wyn's last hurrah
Wales legend Alun Wyn Jones steps out for the final time on the big stage today when he leads the Barbarians into action against a World XV at Twickenham.
The world's most capped rugby player will also feature for the Baa-Baas in Swansea, but in front of a huge Twickenham crowd Jones takes part in a star-studded clash for one last occasion.
Baa-Baas coach Eddie Jones named him captain shortly after Alun Wyn announced he is retiring from the international game, with 170 caps to his name, including 12 for the Lions.
The 37-year-old Ospreys lock captains a side that includes Australia stars Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi, as well as Jones' Wales colleague Gareth Anscombe.
World XV coach Steve Hansen has pressed ahead with the controversial selection of Israel Folau on the right wing.
Barbarians team: G Anscombe, A Radwan, S Tamanivalu, S Kerevi, T Li; Q Cooper, J Maunder; A Waller, N Dolly, E Pieretto, AW Jones (capt), S Lewies, A Wainwright, K Yamamoto, S Luatua.
World XV team: C Piutau; I Folau, S Radradra, N Laumape, Sbu Nkosi; Adam Hastings, Nick Phipps; W Jones, F Brown, O Kebble, A Ratuniyarawa, H Hockings, S Negri, M Lamaro (capt), V Mata.
Farrell: It's just the start
Owen Farrell insists there is plenty more to come from Saracens after guiding the club to Gallagher Premiership success with a 35-25 success over Sale.
Sarries' victory made amends for last season's last-gasp final defeat by Leicester to deliver their first silverware since being relegated for salary cap breaches in 2020.
England skipper Farrell dismissed the notion of redemption for that painful loss to the Tigers as he outlined his optimism for the future.
"At this moment in time, regardless of how today went, it still feels like there is a lot for this young team still to go," said Farrell.
"There is a feeling of wanting to get the best out of ourselves and that will carry on for a time."
O'Mahony joy as Munster crowned champions
Munster captain Peter O'Mahony talked up his team's "incredible resilience" after they won the United Rugby Championship title following a 19-14 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town.
It was Munster's first major trophy for 12 years and came after defeats in the 2015, 2017 and 2021 finals.
Flanker John Hodnett's try five minutes from time - converted from the touchline by fly-half Jack Crowley - denied the Stormers back-to-back URC crowns.
"We showed incredible resilience and skills to score a well-worked try with five minutes to go. It was a tough surface and tough conditions with a wet ball," said O'Mahony.
"We went behind but we stuck to our guns. We got back into it and the last five minutes were class."
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