Former England stars are dotted around France, where contract renewals take place late in the season - meaning the likes of Mako Vunipola and Courtney Lawes are weighing up their options.
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Dave Rennie has been named the new coach of the All Blacks and charged with taking New Zealand to a fourth World Cup triumph in Australia next year ...
All Blacks coach: Charting the rise of Dave Rennie - from club rugby to head coach of the All Blacks
Rennie has coached grassroots club rugby, NPC, Super Rugby and now the All Blacks.
The 62-year-old becomes the first All Blacks head coach with Pasifika heritage.
Despite a much-improved performance in defeat to Scotland, they are widely being written off as cannon fodder ahead of their meeting with Andy Farrell's resurgent Ireland on Friday night.
George Bell and Samisoni Taukei'aho both scored as All Blacks hooker stakes rose.
Scotland will host France at Murrayfield on Saturday as they hope to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive ...
Peters wants six to eight weeks for tests annually.
Nine changes of personnel and three positional switches reflect that standards slipped against Scotland and Ireland ...
Borthwick has made nine changes in personnel and three positional switches for the Six Nations trip to Italy.