Japan’s Top League already has an abundance of foreign talent kicking around and the developing rugby nation will have a further influx of international players for the 2020 season. How would a XV of defectors fair?
SUPER RUGBY ROUND UP: In a season characterised by its unpredictability, no conference captures this better than in South Africa, where the leader and form team seem to change from week to week.
The Brumbies have put some life back into their Super Rugby season, defeating South African powerhouses the Lions 31-20 at Canberra Stadium.
The loss of almost 50 caps worth of Test experience may not sound that dramatic, but becomes more pronounced when you look at the Super Rugby experience that departed the Lions.
The Hurricanes enjoyed a 28-19 Super Rugby win against the Lions, with Ben Lam scoring a hat-trick of tries.
The Emirates Lions will welcome back stalwart, Springbok winger Ruan Combrinck, for their important Vodacom Super Rugby derby against the DHL Stormers on Saturday afternoon in Johannesburg.
The Lions will have a new-look forward pack when they face the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
The Blues and Jaguares get their first wins, Akira Ioane goes beastmode and two of Australia's best are struggling in this week's Winners and Losers.
Here are all of week three's lineups in one place.