Crusaders player ratings: Super Rugby returned to New Zealand this evening when the reigning champions, the Crusaders took on their South Island neighbor’s the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Connacht prop Paddy McAllister has jumped to the defence of his captain - Paul Boyle - who has been criticised online following his side's defeat to the Bristol Bears at the weekend.
Tadhg Beirne will play his first match in 9 months when Munster take on a much-changed Connacht XV in the Guinness PRO14 on Sunday.
RugbyPass looks at the weight and height of loosehead props across the Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 to see how the leagues’ No1s and No17s compare.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Guinness PRO14 match between Leinster and Connacht at the RDS.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Guinness PRO14 match between Ulster and Connacht at Kingspan Stadium.
RugbyPass rounds up all of the 2019/20 Gallagher Premiership player ins and outs where 10 of the teams will be chasing down Saracens and Exeter Chiefs at the top of the table.
Adding a sevens player to a roster is one way to increase the potential potency of a team and Connacht hope they have done that with their signing of Australian John Porch
There wil be a distinct Kiwi presence on the team sheet as the Barbarians squad to face England at Twickenham at the end of the month was revealed.
Joe Tomane scored a first-half hat-trick as Montpellier thrashed Bayonne 61-22, while Toulouse were beaten 10-8 by Racing 92 in the Top 14.