Perpignan manager Jacques Brunel is expected out of hospital tomorrow (Wednesday) after being admitted following a heart scare on Friday.

Brunel, who recently oversaw Perpignan’s first French title in 54 years, has been recovering in Toulouse following admission.

“The whole club is thinking of him and hopes he will return soon,” said a Perpignan spokesman. “We are reassured, but we had a great shock,” he added.

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Brunel was with relatives in Auch when he felt chest pains on Friday. He had been due to fly to New Zealand to visit the Canterbury Crusaders, at the behest of All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter.

Stade Toulousain have confirmed the arrival of Saracens prop Census Johnston – as expected - and also a contract extension for South African prop Daan Human.

Human, 33, joined Stade Toulousain from the Stormers in 2004/5 and has now agreed a new deal keeping him at the former French champions until 2011.

They have also allowed Brandon Hegarty to depart, with the 20-year-old joining his brother Shaun at ProD2’s RC Narbonne.

Guy Noves’ side, who suffered a hugely disappointing season by failing to make the final of the Top 14 play-offs or the semi-final Heineken Cup, have also announced that they will report back for pre-season on July 6.

Biarritz have confirmed two more friendlies. They will play host to ProD2’s Pau on July 31 (7pm kick-off) and then Stade Toulousain on August 7 (8.30pm kick-off).

Bourgoin have completed the signing of Bourg-en-Bresse’s prop Sylvain Charlet. The 23-year-old has signed a two-year contract with last season’s European Challenge Cup runners-up.

SU Agen, who lost in the ProD2 semi-finals, have announced that fly-half François Gelez will help coach the club’s Espoirs next season, in conjunction with Jean-Jacques Crenca, who has returned to the club. Gelez, 30, will still be able for selection if required, unlike scrum-half Mathieu Barrau who has confirmed his retirement. Barrau, 31, will also work with the Espoirs next season, as well Agen’s youth section.

Meanwhile, the French domestic season concluded on Sunday with Lannemezan beating Aix-en-Provence 9-6 (after extra-time) to be crowned federal 1 champions.

The Midi-Pyrenees minnows defied their status to win the Jean-Prat Trophy in Carcassonne, although both teams will now play in ProD2 next season.

Rugby sevens will push its case for Olympic inclusion in Lausanne this week as one of seven sports vying for the two slots up for grabs. Other sports competing with rugby include golf, karate, squash, baseball and softball, with IOC president Jacques Rogge saying he was “looking for an added value – wide appeal, especially for young people, universality, whether infrastructure is costly or not”.

Rugby’s case for inclusion has won global backing from throughout the sport and is being promoted by IRB president Bernard Lapasset. Its potential appeal was strengthened by the recent success of the Rugby Sevens World Cup which also, crucially, involved a women’s competition too.

The IOC’s 15-member board will subsequently meet in Berlin on August 13-14 to choose the sports – following their presentations in Switzerland this week - before submitting for formal ratification in front of the full membership in Copenhagen.