Respective USA, Samoa and Scotland internationals Greg Peterson, Logovi’i Mulipola and Gary Graham have been included on the list of 15 players leaving Newcastle this summer, a group that also includes Carl Fearns and Sean Robinson.
England and Gloucester winger Jonny May is set to make his first appearance of the season for Gloucester tomorrow, two days after being named in Eddie Jones' 36-player squad for a three-day camp this weekend.
An All Blacks star headlined an array of international recruits who played in the second round of the Top League over the weekend.
All eight of the nations to make the knockout rounds of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will already be beginning to look at their transition plans for RWC 2023.
Australia and France have both dealt to their semi-final opposition in the U20 World Championship and will now duke it out in the final. Elsewhere, there were a number of upsets in the lower-ranked finals.
Australia will contest the World Rugby U20 Championship 2019 semi-finals for the first time in eight years after guaranteeing top spot in Pool B with a hard-fought 45-17 victory over Ireland on Saturday.
Defending champions France, past winners New Zealand and South Africa, Oceania champions Australia, Six Nations champions Ireland and Wales were victorious on day one of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina.
Newly promoted head coach Dan McKellar understands that Super Rugby has become all about relentless attack. In order to get back to competing for Super Rugby titles, the side needs to change.
Newly promoted head coach Dan McKellar understands that Super Rugby has become all about relentless attack. In order to get back to competing for Super Rugby titles, the side needs to change.
The Hurricanes continued their devastating start to the Super Rugby season against the Rebels, while the Crusaders and Sharks left it late.