Head coach Gregor Townsend says he is delighted that Ruaridh McConnochie can fulfil an “ambition” of playing for Scotland after he switched international allegiance from England. McConnochie is the second player to make the switch to Scotland after representing another Test nation, following former Wallaby back-rower Jack Dempsey. Test allegiance switch In January last year, World Rugby’s eligibility ruling allowed made it possible for a player to represent a second Test nation provided they have ‘a close and credible link to that union via birth-right.’ Scotland took advantage of it last year with Dempsey converting from Australia to Scotland and have done so again after McConnochie completed the required three-year…

Stéphane M’Bia has today taken to Instagram to announce his imminent move to Toulouse. The 32-year-old is currently a free agent after a two-year spell playing in the Chinese Super League for Hebei China Fortune, where he made 41 appearances, scoring 10 goals in all competitions. The former Sevilla and Marseille man has signed a one-year contract for Alain Casanova’s side and had only recently been linked with a move to English Premier League side Burnley. M’Bia is a defensive midfielder by trade – who can also operate in defence- and will provide a physical presence and sense of tenaciousness to a Toulouse side who in May this year, required…

Speaking to RMC following PSG’s 3-2 loss at Anfield last night, midfielder Adrien Rabiot stayed positive. “We are obviously disappointed, but there are a lot of positives… Even though we lost, we played well, even in the middle with players who were not necessarily playing in their preferred positions. I think we should congratulate everyone. We came back to 2-2, we had a very good second half with great intensity, and then this goal at the end. But there are positives in all this, we respected our instructions and tried to put them in difficulty on counter attacks, unfortunately we conceded a goal at the end despite defending well up until…