Rugby Australia has welcomed the arrival of the Fédération Française de Rugby ahead of the three-Test series that kicks-off on July 7.

The All Blacks selectors have named the first squad for the 2021 Season and the Tests against Fiji and Tonga.

The Blues narrowly came out on top over the Highlanders as they edged a hugely physical battle 23-15 to clinch the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman crown in front of a crowd of 36 000 at Eden Park.

SANZAR has confirmed that the Super Rugby Trans Tasman Final will be played on Saturday 19 June at Eden Park in Auckland.

Sean Wainui scored a record five tries as the Chiefs signed off their Super Rugby Trans-Tasman campaign with a convincing 40-7 victory over the Waratahs at the Brookvale Oval in Sydney.