After releasing the first part of our worst signings in rugby history series, we opened the doors for readers' suggestions to go alongside those that didn’t make our initial list.
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.
France has been a nemesis for the All Blacks in the World Cup achieving famous victories in the 1999 semi-final and the 2007 quarter-final, while the two sides featured in two World Cup finals in 1987 and 2011.
Last Friday night’s All Blacks versus Springboks clash at Twickenham was one of the most atmospheric occasions at English rugby HQ in many a year.
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Putting his French contacts to good use, Lee Byrne dismisses claims of rancour in the French camp and warns that Wales must be switched to deliver a quarter-final win.
Warren Gatland's squad have impressed in Japan but Wales won't need to be reminded of the pain inflicted by the Pacific Island nations down the years.
Warren Gatland's squad have impressed in Japan but Wales won't need to be reminded of the pain inflicted by the Pacific Island nations down the years.