In addition to more familiar names like AJ MacGinty, Cam Dolan, and David Ainu'u, former Germany international Chris Hilsenbeck has been included in the USA's extended player squad for 2025 when 2027 World Cup qualification is on the line.
The NFL's International Player Pathway Program, introduced back in 2017, is an initiative aimed at broadening the league's global reach by identifying and developing international talents.
The tyro's electric Racing 92 debut only underlined his vast international potential.
The All Blacks Rugby World Cup campaign has been far from smooth sailing. A record defeat to France in the tournament opener represented a first pool play loss in 31 games.
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It was a back-and-forth battle early, the Chiefs struck first with some spectacular counter-attacking before the Hurricanes responded with some X-factor of their own.
New Hurricanes winger Sinkinson might lack the size of the late, great All Black, but he doesn't suffer from a lack of perseverance.
Counties Manukau will go into their third-round NPC clash with Waikato with some extra firepower in their forwards courtesy of the return of three seasoned internationals.
Recent Lions pick Duhan van der Merwe is among the stars coming to the 2021/22 Premiership where there is an extensive list of ins and outs.
Yet there is another Wayne Smith in rugby, arguably the doyen of Australian Rugby journalism for the past several decades, and he recently decided to put down the quill after a career that started in 1971 as a cadet for the Brisbane Telegraph and ended as the chief rugby scribe for