Today's rugby news as disgraced Israel Folau and two All Blacks superstars all switch to same country in game-changing move

Here's your round-up of all the latest rugby headlines for Friday, May 27.

Former Wallabies full-back Israel Folau has ended his international exile after being selected by Tonga following his sacking by Australia in 2018 owing to controversial and offensive social media posts.

Folau, 33, played 73 Tests for the Wallabies before Rugby Australia cut him after he published an Instagram post which said hell awaited "drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators", which prompted an almighty backlash.

Since his sacking by Australia, Folau has played both union and league, but this season the 33-year-old has played for Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu in Japan's Rugby League One, scoring 10 tries in 12 outings.

He is named in Tonga's 31-man squad to face Fiji, Samoa and Australia A in the Pacific Nations Cup. Folau is included alongside former All Blacks Charles Piutau and Malakai Fekitoa in a new-look squad for the Pacific Islanders.

The trio's inclusion marks the return to international rugby for all three players under World Rugby’s new eligibility laws introduced on January 1, allowing Test-capped players to represent a second country for whom they are qualified to play via birthright following a three-year gap.

Folau's last Wallabies appearance came against England in November 2018. Piutau and Fekitoa have both previously represented New Zealand.

Young Scarlets duo Eddie James and Sam O'Connor have both begun a three-month loan spell in New Zealand.

The move, which has been instigated by double World Cup winner Ben Franks, will see both players head out to Linwood RFC, who are based in Christchurch on the south island.

Wales under-20s centre James, 19, has impressed in the Indigo