Ben Franks played 47 tests for the All Blacks, the last of which was the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. Based in England for the past three years, moving from London Irish to Northampton this season ...

Irish head of rugby operations Glenn Delaney, meanwhile, described Franks confirming his Exiles future as "a real statement of intent." Delaney added: " Ben is a world-class player, and his ...

Ben Franks (right) won the 2015 World Cup with ... Franks announced in February that he is to retire from professional rugby at the end of the 2019-20 season. The Northampton front-rower won ...

Ben Franks hopes his first return to Twickenham ... "The final itself was pretty unique as both sides came out and played running rugby, which made it very exciting." Now the focus for the older ...

The Highlanders are looking to knock a hole in the Crusaders front row stocks for next year's Super Rugby campaign ... are chasing All Black prop Ben Franks. The 28-year-old can play either ...

Ben Franks has criticised his Hurricanes teammates ... The Hurricanes are ninth on the Super Rugby ladder after their loss to the Stormers, and their season will surely slip into oblivion if ...

Hurricanes prop Ben Franks says professional rugby players need more protection from the risk of inadvertently taking a banned substance via supplements. The 28-year-old believes revelations about ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's intimidating physical approach has rugby's traditional powerhouses ... and the younger of the mighty Franks brothers was in no mood to dispel it when speaking ...

Former All Blacks prop Ben Franks is inspiring England rugby captain Dylan Hartley with his dedication and his lunchbox. The 34-year-old Franks shifted to Northampton from London Irish this season ...

London Irish have been dealt a huge injury blow with the news that prop Ben Franks will be out for three months. The 31-year-old All Blacks star - who won his second World Cup with New Zealand ...

alongside brother Owen Two-time World Cup winner Ben Franks is to retire from professional rugby at the end of the 2019-20 season. The Northampton front row, 35, won 47 caps for New Zealand ...