The Dragons have parted ways with head coach Bernard Jackman, who was appointed to the role at the Pro14 club in June 2017.
Ireland have secured the services of fly-half Johnny Sexton until at least 2021 after he signed a new contract on Tuesday.
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England lock Marto Itoje will be fit in time for the Six Nations, despite his recent knee injury, according to Saracens boss Mark McCall.
There were wins for Ulster and Edinburgh over the Scarlets and Newcastle Falcons in the European Champions Cup on Friday.
There were wins for Pau and Grenoble over Worcester Warriors and Agen respectively in the European Challenge Cup.
Saracens will be without Maro Itoje for "a number of weeks" after the lock picked up a knee problem on England duty.
RFU interim chief executive Nigel Melville does not believe scrapping relegation from the Premiership in the near future is a viable option.
The Crusaders' assistant coach Brad Mooar will take over from Wayne Pivac in the top job at the Scarlets from 2019-20.
Montpellier's late rally did not deny Top 14 leaders Clermont Auvergne a 28-23 victory, while Guilhem Guirado scored a try in Toulon's win.
Alex Allan's dismissal did not prove costly as Glasgow Warriors beat the Scarlets, while Leinster scored 59 in a victory over the Dragons.
Defending champions Saracens have won each of their opening nine Premiership fixtures as they stayed perfect by beating Wasps 29-6.
Harlequins won an entertaining encounter with Exeter Chiefs to hand them their first defeat of the Premiership season.
Three tries in eight minutes from Keith Earls helped Munster to an easy win over Edinburgh, while Ospreys nilled Zebre.
Andy Farrell will replace Joe Schmidt as Ireland head coach after the Rugby World Cup and Brian O'Driscoll has backed the call.
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