The Springboks have become back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions, while the former winger is now thriving in his transition from retiring as a player to forging a new career in business and rugby punditry.
New-look Wales face Scotland in their Six Nations opener.
Star winger's exit to NFL and a bloated injury list means Wales need to manage expectations.
All Blacks forwards coach Jason Ryan was put on the spot in Paris on Tuesday when asked to describe SA Rugby director Rassie Erasmus in three words.
Gloucester wing has been in sparkling form during Wales’ quarter-final march.
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit believes he is definitely quicker than last season as he prepares to blast out of the starting blocks at his first Rugby World Cup.
Bundee Aki agreed to terms in November to be upgraded to a central contract while James Ryan followed suit on Wednesday of this week... now Stockdale has joined the IRFU's exclusive club.
For fans watching the RugbyX's inaugural tournament, it became quickly apparent that the tie-breaker used in the condensed format of the game was completely unfair to one team.
With so many warm-up matches played in the lead up to World Cups, World Cup debuts have tapered out in recent times. Look back through the years, however, and a number of test footballers have first been blooded on rugby's highest stage.
Look up the newly proposed World League in rugby on Twitter and the motherlode of comments will be severely critical.
