PREM Rugby transfers: Bath line up Rhys Carre to replace Beno Obano, Ollie Sleightholme’s Northampton future in doubt, the truth about Bristol’s swoop for Beauden and Scott Barrett and Gloucester eye new deals for key trio, reveals NIK SIMON

The early timing of Beno Obano’s decision to leave Bath for France next summer has created a domino effect in the market for loosehead props.