While the World Cup quarter-finals will take centre stage for many this weekend, the new Premiership Rugby season gets underway.
Some players have returned to their teams after their countries were knocked out in Japan but a number of stars are still away.
There were 78 players players from the Premiership to have been selected for 12 different nations at the start of the tournament and now 44 remain.
Gloucester have two players still away, but other sides have been affected more.
Saracens still have the biggest representation with 11 players still involved in the global showpiece and the absent players could make a big difference in the early weeks of the season.
Gloucester's opening day opponents Sale are without four players but Wasps, who they play the following week, only have one player still away, while they face Leicester, who are currently without six players, on the same day as the World Cup final.
Here is the list of the Premiership players still at the World Cup by club.
Bath Rugby (6)
Francois Louw (South Africa)
Sam Underhill (England)
Joe Cokanasiga (England)
Jonathan Joseph (England)
Ruaridh McConnochie (England)
Anthony Watson (England)
Bristol Bears (0)
All five players they had at the World Cup have returned - four from Samoa and one from Tonga.
Exeter Chiefs (5)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (England)
Jack Nowell (England)
Henry Slade (England)
Nic White (Australia)
Tomas Francis (Wales)
Returned: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
Gloucester Rugby (2)
Franco Mostert (South Africa)
Willi Heinz (England)
Returned: Chris Harris (Scotland), Jake Polledri (Italy), Callum Braley (Italy)
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Harlequins (2)
Joe Marler (England)
Kyle Sinckler (England)
Returned: Michele Campagnaro (Italy), Paul Lasike (USA), Tevita Cavubati (Fiji), Semi Kunatani (Fiji) , Vereniki Goneva (Fiji)
Leicester Tigers (6)
Dan Cole (England)
Ellis Genge (England)
George Ford (England)
Jonny May (England)
Manu Tuilagi (England)
Ben Youngs (England)
Returned: Tomas Lavanini (Argentina), Sione Kalamafoni (Tonga), Telusa Veainu (Tonga)
London Irish (2)
Adam Coleman (Australia)
Sekope Kepu (Australia)
Returned: Motu Matu’u (Samoa), TJ Ioane (Samoa), Allan Dell (Scotland), Steve Mafi (Tonga), Bryce Campbell (USA), Aliverti Veitokani (Fiji)
Northampton Saints (5)
Cobus Reinach (South Africa)
Courtney Lawes (England)
Lewis Ludlam (England)
Piers Francis (England)
Dan Biggar (Wales)
Returned: Ahsee Tuala (Samoa), Api Ratuniyarawa (Fiji)
Sale Sharks (4)
Faf de Klerk (South Africa)
Lood de Jager (South Africa)
Tom Curry (England)
Mark Wilson (England)
Returned: Valery Morozov (Russia), AJ MacGinty (USA)
Saracens (11)
Vincent Koch (South Africa)
Jamie George (England)
Maro Itoje (England)
George Kruis (England)
Jack Singleton (England)
Billy Vunipola (England)
Mako Vunipola (England)
Elliot Daly (England)
Owen Farrell (England)
Rhys Carre (Wales)
Liam Williams (Wales)
Returned: Sean Maitland (Scotland), Duncan Taylor (Scotland), Juan Figallo (Argentina), Titi Lamositele (USA)
Wasps (1)
Joe Launchbury (England)
Returned: Matteo Minozzi (Italy)
Worcester Warriors (0)
Returned: Ed Fidow (Samoa), Joe Taufete’e (USA)
