Australia might relax their preference for fielding Australian-based players to give themselves the best shot of beating the British and Irish Lions this summer.
Leicester's race to find a fly-half, Bristol's trek across the border and Paul Brown-Bampoe's stand-out form are all setting tongues wagging in the Premiership.
History was made for right and wrong reasons for Welsh regions while play-off hopes took a blow in the penultimate round of the United Rugby Championship.
BBC Sport NI takes a look back at what has been a testing campaign for Ulster who will miss out on the URC play-offs and a place in next season's Champions Cup.
Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee scores two tries on her Test debut as New Zealand open their Pacific Four Series campaign with a 38-12 win over Australia.