native country

The scrum-half is the only player in Japan's starting XV to play club rugby outside of his native country, as backup to France captain Antoine Dupont at Toulouse.

A 23-year-old right-hander with a triple-digit fastball and career 2.02 ERA in his native country’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, it’s uncertain if Sasaki will be posted for MLB clubs to sign this offseason.

Kerevi was part of an Australia side which failed to make it out of the pool stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup during Jones' second stint in charge of his native country.

The 39-year-old Portuguese has been coveted by a number of clubs during his short-managerial career in his native country, but Old Trafford could now be the destination for his new challenge.

Mitchell, who coached the All Blacks from 2001–2003, also comes up against his native country.