Jonah Lomu brought the advent of the behemoth on the wing but a new raft of jet-heeled, smaller wings has taken hold
Henry Arundell may be off limits to England in Paris but examples abound of young players boosting their careers by moving abroad.
Wales international Josh Adams won’t be joining Lyon next season, according to the latest media reports from France.
Toulon's Matthieu Bastareaud will captain a French Barbarians side that is filled with snubbed former France players and a number of interesting uncapped athletes.
Tom O'Flaherty has been pulling up trees down in Devon and the wing is thriving in esteemed company
Defending champions Exeter are back on Heineken Champions Cup duty this Saturday and they have shaken up their XV after last weekend.
Gloucester conceded the most points in their Heineken Champions Cup history as they started the new campaign with a 55-10 hammering at the hands of Lyon.
Variation shines when comparing early January wingers across the Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14, Montpellier fielding players with a 56kg weight difference.
Duo will join Raphael Chaume and the retiring Aurelien Rougerie in leaving the club at the end of the season - amid fears Noa Nakaitaci is also heading for the exit
France international Noa Nakaitaci is facing a lengthy lay-off after rupturing the ACL in his right knee when playing for Clermont Auvergne.