The Brittany club has swiftly embraced the ex-England prop in their debut Top 14 campaign.
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.
Siya Kolisi's highly anticipated debut for Racing 92 was the story of the night in Paris but a former All Black has been praised for shutting down French star Jonathan Danty.
Ex-England boss Stuart Lancaster has pulled off a coup, convincing rising star Henry Arundell to join him in his new project at Racing 92.
The rumoured move of Duhan van der Merwe from cash-strapped Worcester to Racing 92 has reportedly ended with the Parisians turning their attentions to bringing in Christian Wade, the ex-England international who guested for them at a recent sevens rugby event.
A Pro D2 French club has named the player that will replace Virimi Vakatawa at Racing after the shock Monday revelation that the France midfielder had retired from playing rugby with immediate effect at the age of 30.
Former All Blacks midfielder Francis Saili is facing having to play for Biarritz in this season's Pro D2 after rumoured Top 14 moves failed to lead to anything concrete.
Stade Francais have named their replacement for the Japanese-bound Ngani Laumape, confirming the signing of midfielder Jeremy Ward on a two-year deal from the URC Sharks.
The situation regarding Ngani Laumape at Stade Francais has been described as unresolved, the French club’s owner Hans-Peter Wild admitting that they had embraced the possibility of releasing the former All Blacks midfielder from a deal that doesn’t expire until June 2024.