In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
London Irish's 130kg back row So'otala Fa'aso'o has likely claimed the tackle of the Gallagher Premiership season with a bone-crushing hit.
The internet is littered with lists of the heaviest rugby players playing the sport, even if frustratingly few are anything like accurate.
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
When it comes to forward packs, the Top14 increasingly don't do small.
Racing 92, Lyon and Castres got the play-off outcomes they were hoping for in Top 14, while Stade Francais stay up despite suffering defeat.
Struggling Stade Francais claimed the honours in the Paris derby, while Agen were beaten at Clermont.