In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.
Veteran Agustin Creevy has had his wish granted regarding a Test level recall as new Argentina coach Michael Cheika. The 37-year-old last represented his country at the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Argentina defeated Italy 37-16 in Treviso, snapping a seven-match losing record and subjecting the Azzurri to yet another Test defeat.
One miserable test rugby losing streak will come to an end when Italy and Argentina face off in Treviso this weekend.
RugbyPass has sifted through the size of every starting lock in all the fixtures from the first week of January, calculated the averages and spotting the various trends.
