Has an ageing squad been exposed by Les Bleus, or was Saturday's French thrashing merely a blip for the venerated green machine?
France's Joachim Trouabal enjoyed a successful stint on the SVNS Series but is now preparing for a shot at the NFL.
Friday’s Autumn Nations Series result in Dublin was ultimately as expected, an Ireland win by a close margin over an Argentina team very much improved under Felipe Contepomi.
Jackson Garden-Bachop turned 100 yesterday, the first Wellington player since Tana Umaga in 2007 to reach that milestone.
Bordeaux-Begles suffered a record 59 - 3 defeat at the hands of Toulouse in Marseille in what was a tough pill to swallow for a side that has been magnificent this season.
Mils Muliaina has tipped the Blues to beat Kiwi rivals the Highlanders this weekend but has highlighted the injury to Zarn Sullivan as a “huge” loss.
The Olympics is less than 100 days away and Brian O'Driscoll and Bryan Habana are already expecting the sevens to be seismic.
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.
Warren Gatland has made huge strides with his Welsh side but a semi-final berth was beyond them as Argentina emerged victorious