For former France fullback Scott Spedding, who was born in South Africa, the time has come to add the Springboks to the Six Nations and give an under-performing Italy the boot.
Aged just 33 and still playing at the highest level in the Top 14, Scott Spedding has decided to quit while he is ahead after rejecting offers to keep on playing.
Gloucester wing Matt Banahan proved just why he is one of rugby's toughest men to cover in his side's 24-22 Champions Cup loss to Castres on Saturday.
As the 20 clubs at European rugby's top table gear up for the opening round of this season's Champions Cup, RugbyPass checks out which players are likely to hit the ground running - and who'll be absent from French club ranks.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview
Saracens made a blistering start at Clermont, but the Top 14 champions fought back and snatched victory late on despite losing key men.
Duo will join Raphael Chaume and the retiring Aurelien Rougerie in leaving the club at the end of the season - amid fears Noa Nakaitaci is also heading for the exit
Clermont Auvergne suffered more European heartbreak as Saracens retained their title at Murrayfield.
Ireland collected back-to-back wins in the Six Nations with a 19-9 victory over France in Dublin, a triumph inspired by Jonathan Sexton.
