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.
New Zealand coaches and players are in the thick of the action as the European season reaches silverware time. Campbell Burnes breaks down who played where over the weekend.
Nathan Hughes was a standout for Wasps as 90 New Zealanders partook in club competitions all across Europe over the weekend.
81 Kiwis took part in the weekend's northern hemisphere action, including former All Blacks loose forward Jerome Kaino who now plies his trade with Toulouse.
Simon Berghan and Edinburgh are sitting pretty at the top of Pool 5 in the European Champions Cup.
A total of 83 Kiwis took part in the weekend's northern hemisphere action, with a strong Northampton side falling to bottom-dwelling Newcastle despite a big Kiwi influence.
Lima Sopoaga is already proving his considerable worth for Wasps in the Gallagher Premiership.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview