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Up next for Connacht in the midst of a busy Christmas period is the arrival of French side Bordeaux-Begles to the Sportsground in the Champions Cup.
The 32-year-old is currently playing for Tokyo Verblitz in Japan but will return to New Zealand next year.
New Zealand Rugby says it won't be changing its selection criteria around overseas based players any time soon.
Player of the Year: The Springboks twice selected 14 forwards in the match day 23 and regularly opted for 13 forwards.
New Zealand Rugby should consider reviewing rules that prohibit the selection of nationals playing overseas, All Blacks captain Sam Cane said.