With the 2024/25 Japan Rugby League One season kicking off this weekend for round one, there will be plenty of foreign players to watch out for.
Edinburgh ran in eight tries as they blew away Bayonne 52-12 to get off the mark in Pool 3 of the European Challenge Cup.
It was the French who caught the eye in round one with six of their eight teams winning, including Stade Rochelais and Toulon away from home.
Canadian captain Lucas Rumball has seen it all when it comes to rugby in his homeland. Cutting his teeth in the now-defunct Canadian Rugby Championship, the dynamic number eight rose through the ranks to become a key member of Canada's 2019 Rugby World Cup squad.
Lucas de la Rua was the starting Wales No7 on both occasions and his year in between these age-grade World Cup clashes featured a Cardiff first-team debut away to Toulouse last December in the Investec Champions Cup.
New Zealand's Canterbury province has always been known for its uncanny ability to produce first five-eighths of the highest order.
Ex-Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu is set to leave Stade Francais after a suspension for his latest red card reportedly prompted a stinging outburst from club owner Hans-Peter Wild.
Rugby Australia's hopes of participating in the Rugby Championship have been dealt a blow with six Argentine players testing positive to COVID-19 while in a training camp.
A mix of uncapped rookies and seasoned veterans have been called upon by Mario Ledesma as Argentina prepare for the Rugby Championship in three months' time.
At a time when rugby is struggling to control its identity and to determine its standing in the wide selection of sports Down Under, Rugby Australia (RA) may have dug themselves into a deeper hole with their most recent attempt at staying