People are confident of a British and Irish Lions victory when they face Australia in a three-Test series in 2025 after Andy Farrell became head coach.
Bundee Aki feels that being around the right people has been central to the form that earned him Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland’s Player of the Year.
Ex-All Blacks and Crusaders captain Kieran Read is set to return to action, albeit in a different sport, when he plays in the T20 Black Clash in New Zealand.