While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
Head coach Ugo Mola has a return to European glory in his sights as he rebuilds Toulouse in his own image
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Guinness PRO14 match between the Cheetahs and Southern Kings at Toyota Stadium.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Guinness PRO14 match between Southern Kings and Cheetahs at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium.
The last few years have seen Bulls coaches come-and-go again - Nollis Marais (2016/17) and John Mitchell (2018). Pote Human, the third coach in the new era of coaching musical chairs will hopefully restore some stability.
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
Toulouse were tested by 14-man Lyon on Thursday as Wandile Mjekevu's two tries inspired a first win in their European Challenge Cup pool.
After their opening-weekend draw, Sale Sharks came out on the wrong side of another Challenge Cup thriller on Friday as Lyon prevailed.
The registered Champions Cup and Challenge Cup squads for the Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 sides have been released and excitement is building for the kick-off of the European competitions next week.
It was never going to take long into the season for perennial big spenders Toulon to be linked with a new batch of recruits.
