The steady stream of All Blacks heading for the exit door is not dissipating.
New Zealand backline star Ben Smith is the latest to be linked to a departure from his home country.
He will join Pau after next year’s World Cup, the club’s president told French broadcaster RMC Sport on Tuesday.
Smith lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in 2015 and the 32-year-old has featured on 76 occasions for his country, scoring 33 tries since making his international debut in 2009.