With seven rounds remaining in the Shute Shield regular season, rep players from Super Rugby and competitions around the world have been steadily popping up on team sheets each week.

Here are 12 new or returning players that could have a big impact on the competition in the months ahead.

Max Burey - Norths

On the back of his first full season of Super Rugby, Norths utility back Max Burey has been called in to the Aussie 7s extended squad for a training camp up in Darwin this week. Maurice Longbottom has been under an injury cloud and from all reports, Burey is next in line for a spot in the Olympic squad if Longbottom can’t prove his fitness.

If he isn’t in Paris, Burey will add plenty to a Norths side that aren’t quite clicking at the moment.

Alex McHenry - Easts

Easts lost Waratahs’ centres Harry Wilson and Mosese Tuipulotu earlier than expected when the pair both signed deals in the UK. But Ben Batger has found cover, signing 26-year old Irish centre Alex McHenry.