The Sharks hooker waited almost 1,000 days for his second cap, but can now stake a claim to a Scottish starting jersey.
When the All Blacks Sevens needed a hero, Kitiona Vai stepped up and answered that call not once but twice.
The honour of blowing the first whistle in the men’s 2024 Rugby Europe Championship falls to Hollie Davidson, who hopes that the Netherlands’ game against Spain in Amsterdam this Saturday will be the first of many big-match appointments this year.
Fresh from the Jono Lance transfer debacle, Edinburgh have bolstered their squad by signing two ex-Scotland age-grade locks, including Andrew Davidson.
It was May 2 when Brive announced that 10 players would leave… the Top 14 club have now recruited 5 replacements, including Fijian Setariki Tuicuvu.
Richard Kahui's decorated career includes trophies for the All Blacks, Chiefs and Waikato. Despite winning a World Cup with New Zealand, however, it's one of the less lustrous championships that he remembers most fondly.
After four years Deon Davids has stepped away from the chaos that exists at PRO14's Southern Kings, but his attempt to secure another job in South Africa is proving challenging.