Bath complete paperwork to ensure England centre Kyle Eastmond is available for Europe

He's had a difficult month after the disciplinary action that was taken against him following his walk-out at Sale, but Bath Rugby and England centre Kyle Eastmond is set to feature for his club during the forthcoming fortnight of European rugby.

Despite not having initially been registered by Bath for the pool stages of the Amlin Cup, Bath are now completing the necessary paperwork to ensure Eastmond is eligible for Saturday's match in Mogliano. Read my exclusive story here.

Italians are free-loading in European club rugby - and it's helping no-one

I hope I don't wake up with a horse's head next to me for saying this, but it's a joke that Italian rugby continues to receive guaranteed places at European club rugby's top table - almost as big a joke as Silvio Berlusconi  Just look at the results from this year's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. I go into chapter and verse on this here.