With Montpellier now crowned Top 14 champions, attention turns to the players each side has brought in to better their chances of winning the trophy next season. Newcomers Bayonne have been the busiest in the transfer market, releasing players...
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.
Harlequins survived a late fightback from Top 14 opponents Castres to open their Heineken Champions Cup account with a hard-fought win.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Heineken Champions Cup match between Exeter Chiefs and La Rochelle at Sandy Park.
The Champions Cup final may be the main course for rugby fans this weekend, but French sides Clermont and La Rochelle will first be serving up a delectable entrée on Friday night at Newcastle.
The battle between top and bottom in the Top 14 table stayed true to form, Clermont running out comfortable winners on the road.
La Rochelle have put a massive score on Russian side Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk, coming away from Siberia with an attacking bonus point in their openign Challenge Cup match.
A sixth win in succession sees La Rochelle lead the Top 14, while Montpellier missed a chance to go third.