It was the French who caught the eye in round one with six of their eight teams winning, including Stade Rochelais and Toulon away from home.
Schmidt's contract talks come amidst the release of an ambitious five-year strategy paper by RA that includes winning the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship every two years.
While the Loughborough Lightning wing left Paris with a silver medal in her luggage, Scurfield had to watch as her teammates almost went the distance from her hospital bed.
Rugby obsessive, Christian, family man - the in-depth tale of Smith's journey to glory with Glasgow.
If we look at this match and this lineup in its place within the larger plan and process leading to World Cup 2027, it’s an exciting step toward the next era of the Eagles.
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
It was music to New Zealand ears. They had won the final of the U19s tournament that was staged in Ireland in 2007, and it was only natural that they carried over that success into the following year at U20s level with a 38-3 win in the final in Wales in June 2008.
Green Bay Packers punter Daniel Whelan has shared some advice for Louis Rees-Zammit as the Welshman looks to make his NFL dream a reality.
Dan Fish has been one of the standout players for Cardiff in recent weeks but he now faces questions over an incident from last Saturday.
The adopted Irishman and Connacht midfielder was one of 55 Kiwis in action last weekend.