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.
Sharks head coach John Plumtree has named seven World Cup-winning South Africa internationals in his starting XV to face ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Challenge Cup semi-final on Saturday at the Twickenham Stoop.
The Rugby World Cup-winning South Africa raised eyebrows on a number of occasions throughout 2023 by naming replacements that had a seven forwards/one back split.
Samoa brought their World Cup to an end with comfortably their best performance of the tournament, as they narrowly fell to England 18-17 in Lille.
Samoa have made nine changes to their team to play England this Saturday in Lille following last week’s Rugby World Cup pool loss to Japan.
In a scrappy affair in Saint Etienne, Samoa have fallen to a 19-10 loss to Argentina. How did the Manu Samoa players perform in defeat?
Samoa opened their account at the Rugby World Cup after storming to a 43-10 bonus-point victory against Chile at Stade de Bordeaux.
Manu Samoa will make their first appearance at the 2023 World Cup on Saturday when they take on Chile.