article_snippet.sent: The trend looks set to continue after the World Cup, with All Black trio Dan Carter, Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith among those already signed up by Top 14 clubs.
article_snippet.sent: Clermont, who face Saracens in Saint Etienne on Saturday, have an impressive raft of imports including Jonathan Davies, Zac Guildford and Napolioni Nalaga.
article_snippet.sent: New Zealand's Dan Carter has already signed with Racing Metro for after the World Cup .
article_snippet.sent: Among those expats is full-back Nick Abendanon, who shone in the quarter-final victory over Northampton.
article_snippet.sent: ’s World Cup - calling for the RFU to activate the ‘exceptional circumstance’ clause geared towards overseas players.
article_snippet.sent: It’s better to have guys coming in during the autumn than guys coming in now for the August matches: hurry, hurry, get to know one another, get some chemistry.