It was the French who caught the eye in round one with six of their eight teams winning, including Stade Rochelais and Toulon away from home.
The stage is set for both NPC semi-finals with Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Wellington and Waikato naming their teams.
Bristol made it back-to-back Gallagher Premiership wins after producing a gritty away display to beat winless Newcastle 21-13 at Kingston Park.
A total of ten current or former England players will be taking to the field as Leicester Tigers take on Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Cup this weekend at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
London Irish have confirmed that a dozen players will be departing the Gallagher Premiership club now that their 2022/23 season has drawn to a close.
Which team will finish as champions and which team will finish as wooden-spooners in the inaugural edition of Super Rugby Pacific?
The Champions Cup is in turmoil as organisers scramble to find a window in the already crowded schedule to stage the seven matches that have been postponed this weekend.
The England and Harlequins tighthead has often been described as a hothead, with Warren Gatland and Andy Goode among his queue of critics earlier this year.
Societe Generale Valley again showed why they are the five-time reigning grand champions in the Old Mutual International Men’s Premiership.
Hong Kong came agonisingly close to taking down Russia in their opening match of the Regal Hotels Cup of Nations at King’s Park on Friday night, ultimately falling 16-13 to a last-minute penalty.