Saracens make just one change to their starting line-up for Wednesday's Guinness Premiership clash at Bristol..

New Zealand will be the top seeds at the opening event of the 2008-09 IRB Sevens Series..

England internationals Harry Ellis and Dan Hipkiss return from injury to start for Leicester Tigers in Wednesday's derby fixture against local rivals Northampton Saints..

Premiership pace-setters Sale Sharks include club captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe in their side to face London Irish following an injury layoff.

England fly-half Danny Cipriani will begin his comeback from injury tomorrow night - six weeks ahead of schedule..

The Sharks ended the month on top of the Currie Cup table, but the Durban-based side's star scrum-half Ruan Pienaar and Head Coach John Plumtree have also finished September with personal accolades."

Wasps boss Ian McGeechan has hailed Danny Cipriani's "fantastic recovery" from an horrific ankle injury..

Apo Satala, the Army number eight and former Leeds Carnegie back-rower, has signed a contract with Gloucester until the end of the season."

Six months after defending their IRB Sevens World Series crown, New Zealand have been named top seeds at the Dubai Sevens, the first event of the 2008/09 season to be played on November 28-29 this year."

Pivot Adrian Jarvis returns to basement side Bristol's line-up to face Saracens on Wednesday as Richard Hill shuffles his backline and makes two changes to the pack."