The door is open for Kalyn Ponga to make a high-profile switch to New Zealand rugby union, according to All Blacks coach Scott Robertson.
The blockbusting winger turned midfielder was a force to be reckoned with at ruck time, winning three turnovers against the Blues and disrupting any rhythm Vern Cotter's side had.
They will welcome a mountain of experience and class into their squad for 2025, with 94-Test All Black Ardie Savea joining his brother at the Auckland franchise.
Here we are, about to begin another season of Premiership Women’s Rugby. Last season saw Gloucester-Hartpury Women lift the trophy once again, winning a free-flowing finale against Bristol Bears Women.
Georgia have recorded an 18-all draw with Portugal which could put their World Cup in jeopardy. How did the Lelos players perform in Toulouse?
Rugby World Cup hosts France have recorded a comprehensive 96-0 win over Namibia in Marseille. How did Les Bleus rate in the win?
Newly appointed Crusaders boss Rob Penney can’t wait to pick up the thread back home in New Zealand. It was 2012 when he first packed his bags to embark on what became an 11-year adventure taking him to Ireland, Japan, Australia, and back to Japan again.
Ireland player ratings: After a crucial - maybe even tournament-deciding - win against France, a rapidly improving Italy at Stadio Olimpico might have seemed...
All Blacks great Steven Donald believes two bolters will be named in next year’s Rugby World Cup squad, including an in-form outside back who will be “too tough to ignore.”
When young Henry Arundell’s length-of-the-field try against Toulon went viral, something in the stratum of English rugby began to stir