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.
Stade Francais player ratings: Stade Français were outplayed and outclassed at Thomond Park, unable to match Munster’s intensity and cohesion.
Canada has named a 35-man training squad for an August camp ahead of their Pacific Nations Cup campaign for 2024.
With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.
Check out our take on the future stars of rugby as we look ahead to the new decade and the players that are ready to burst on to the scene.
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.
The World Rugby U20 Championship kicks off in Argentina next month and we have compiled a shortlist of some of the most exciting players to keep an eye on.
