For fans new to the 15s game, here’s a brief rundown of some players to watch, upcoming matches, and where Maher might fit into the existing squad.
An Australian Under 18s girls' side is looking to defend its title at the Global Youth Sevens, which will be held in Auckland later this week.
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.
WXV 2 kicked off in spectacular fashion in South Africa last Friday. Against Scotland, a bone-rattling tackle from Libbie Janse van Rensburg has done the rightful rounds on social media, and we were treated to some stunning tries across the competition.
While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
Fiji will have to defeat New Zealand if they are to defend their Olympic gold medal after both teams qualified for the Tokyo Olympics sevens final on Wednesday.
The Ulster match-day squad has been named to take on Glasgow Warriors in Round 5 of the Guinness PRO14 at Kingspan Stadium on Monday, and it's full of international talent.
The teams are all in for this weekend's round two action in the Guinness PRO14 following a week in which Ireland, Wales and Italy named Six Nations squads.
Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has been good value in the lead-up to their first PRO14 semi-final appearance, a match they should win against Ulster.
Ahead of the weekend's restart derbies in the Guinness PRO14, we run through the new arrivals and the departures at each Irish province since lockdown.