Over the past decade, marquee signings from the Southern Hemisphere have been somewhat of a rarity in Welsh rugby but that wasn't always the case.
Up until the end of the Ospreys' so-called 'Galacticos' era, big-name overseas signings were a common occurrence with the likes of Jerry Collins, Marty Holah, Jonah Lomu, Percy Montgomery, Gary Teichmann and Justin Marshall, among others, having all spent a few seasons in the Welsh game.
At one time the serious players saw the Welsh club game, later on the regions, as a credible option when assessing where to take a sojourn overseas, after they'd have enough, or had been pushed out of the international game back home.
