Experienced tighthead has “never retired from Test rugby” but says his current focus is on his family and contract in France.
The 2024/2025 season of the French Pro D2 is about to start, and the number of international players keeps growing with the likes of Courtney Lawes, George North, Chris Farrell, and Curwin Bosch having joined it.
Evergreen fly-half Jimmy Gopperth is still going strong as he approaches his 41st birthday, having clocked up his 500th professional game last weekend.
Australian and New South Wales Waratahs forward Ned Hanigan has signed for ambitious Pro D2 outfit Provence ahead of next season, as reported by RugbyPass in Fissler Confidential.
The former Ospreys and Dragons pivot is leaving the uncertainty of Wales for the foothills of the French Alps with Grenoble
Bernard Jackman gave listeners of Le French Rugby Podcast food for thought when recounting the dessert drama which took place during his tenure in Grenoble.
Toulouse's lead in the Top 14 table is down to a solitary point after Clermont Auvergne thrashed Grenoble. Lyon, meanwhile, lost at home.
A total of 83 Kiwis took part in the weekend's northern hemisphere action, with a strong Northampton side falling to bottom-dwelling Newcastle despite a big Kiwi influence.