The 34-year-old, who in 2019 became the first South African to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final, has been linked with a switch to the Top 14 next season, where La Rochelle had expressed an interest in signing him.
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.
The 31-year-old South African has been a key player in the evolution of La Rochelle with Ronan O’Gara at the helm and he was a left wing starter in their 2022 and 2003 Champions Cup final wins over Leinster.
A crowd of 33,210 turned up at the now-closed Newlands to see an age-grade South African side inspired by a then 18-year-old Handre Pollard end the four-year grip that the New Zealanders had on the title.
Raymond Rhule wishes rugby embraced its sparkling characters, rather than shunning them.
Ex-Springbok winger Raymond Rhule has sparked a wild length of the field try for La Rochelle in their Top 14 clash with Racing 92 as they shut out the Parisian club 19-0.
Stormers winger Raymond Rhule and Brumbies hooker Folau Fainga’a have both learned their fates after Super Rugby red cards at the weekend.
Stormers assistant coach Paul Feeney says wing Raymond Rhule has received some unfair criticism for his defensive play.