Wales and Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies has ended speculation about his playing future by agreeing a two-year contract with French club Clermont Auvergne.

Leinster’s Scotland forward Nathan Hines has signed for French side Clermont-Auvergne for next season.

LAURENT Labit sits comfortably into a seat outside an auditorium at France Televisions, minutes after the Paris launch of the Heineken Cup.

Sale can go all the way in this season’s Heineken Cup, according to the coach of group rivals Clermont-Auvergne.

STADE FRANCAIS coach Ewen McKenzie has hailed Juan Martin Hernandez as the “complete player” and believes the Argentina star will be integral in the club’s bid to win their first Heineken Cup.