After captaining his country with distinction, Sam Warburton has been appointed as a technical advisor by the Welsh Rugby Union.
Jonathan Davies is expected to be out for at least six months due to a knee injury, meaning he will miss the 2020 Six Nations.
Makazole Mapimpi, Tendai Mtawarira, Lukhanyo Am and Herschel Jantjies are set to feature for the Barbarians at Twickenham.
The Rugby World Cup came to an end on Saturday and here we take a look back at the best Opta facts from the tournament in...
Pieter-Steph du Toit, Cheslin Kolbe and Tom Curry represent World Cup finalists South Africa and England in the Player of the Year list.
Kieran Read ended his All Blacks career on a high against Wales, with outgoing coach Steve Hansen paying tribute to New Zealand's captain.
Outgoing head coach Warren Gatland wants Wales to kick on under Wayne Pivac after his glorious 12-year tenure came to an end.
Head coach Steve Hansen expressed his pride in the way New Zealand responded to being dethroned by hammering Wales.
New Zealand put on a show in Steve Hansen's last game in charge, Ben Smith scoring two of their six tries in an emphatic win.
New Zealand have to "hit the reset button" in their Rugby World Cup bronze match, says outgoing head coach Steve Hansen.
All of the Rugby World Cup semi-finalists and Japan have been represented in World Rugby's nominations for the 2019 team and coach awards.
Kieran Read says New Zealand see their third-place play-off against Wales as a chance to "rectify a few things" at the end of an era.
Kieran Read's final New Zealand appearance will come in a Rugby World Cup bronze match, a setting Sean Fitzpatrick feels is not fitting.
Friday's bronze medal match against the All Blacks will see Warren Gatland depart after 12 years and the Wales boss has made changes.
After Warren Gatland questioned whether England would "turn up for a final", Eddie Jones hit back with a typically mischievous comment.
Steve Tew poured cold water on the prospect of Warren Gatland replacing Steve Hansen as New Zealand head coach.