Overview
- Mid-August reports say Sale Sharks have reignited interest in re-signing Embrose Papier and previously offered a transfer fee to the Bulls for the 29-year-old.
- Papier rejoined the Springbok squad this year and earned a Test cap on 11 July in which he scored, a return that has raised his market profile.
- Sale has already recruited Xavier Roe after losing Raffi Quirke, but South African sources cited by Fissler Confidential say director of rugby Alex Sanderson remains keen to add depth at scrum-half.
- Bayonne’s director of rugby Laurent Travers has said the club may allow Herschel Jantjies to leave after the summer and reports name the Stormers as a possible destination because of injuries to their No.9s.
- All moves are described as developing and unconfirmed by clubs or players, and any transfer would hinge on contract timing as both players enter or are near the final year of their deals.