Rugby agents have opened doors and fuelled big moves for talented athletes from diverse and less heralded international backgrounds.
The Ospreys completed the double over west Wales rivals Scarlets as they won their first league game at Parc Y Scarlets since 2015 with a 25-11 triumph.
While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
The Scarlets skipper has been a shining light in a Cup run that leaves Dwayne Peel's men one game away from a final in Dublin
Jack Walsh held his nerve to convert a last-minute try from Rhys Davies and earn the Ospreys a 23-23 draw in a pulsating derby against the Scarlets in Llanelli.
The All Blacks have called on Blues winger Mark Telea to join the squad ahead of the first test against Ireland at Eden Park after Crusader Will Jordan tested positive for Covid-19.
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The teams are all in for this weekend's round two action in the Guinness PRO14 following a week in which Ireland, Wales and Italy named Six Nations squads.
Matches haven't been played in the Guinness PRO14 since March 1 but it roars back into action with six games this weekend... here are all the chosen XVs.
The Irish province's Conference B rivals paid the price for a 33rd-minute red card and a late Tevita Ratuva sin-binning.
