Newcastle Falcons dream of a home final in this season's Champions Cup but they must tackle Edinburgh, Montpellier and Toulon.
Geordan Murphy, Manu Tuilagi, the Top 14 and the Rugby Championship are among Stuart Barnes' talking points this week.
Rupert Cox picks out 14 things to look out for ahead of the new Top 14 season this Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
Holders Leinster have been drawn against Wasps, Toulouse and Bath in Pool One in next season's Champions Cup.
Leinster have signed Australia international Joe Tomane from Top 14 runners-up Montpellier.
The boot of Benjamin Urdapilleta made the difference as Castres beat Montpellier 29-13 to claim a surprise Top 14 title.
As the dust settles on Leinster's fourth European Cup success, we pick our best XV from another memorable tournament.
Remy Cabella scored twice as St Etienne extended their unbeaten run to nine games with a 3-0 win at Nantes.
Find out who makes it into our XV this week as Six Nations, Super Rugby, PRO14 and Top 14 standouts combine!
Paris Saint-Germain bounced back from their Champions League loss to Real Madrid by trouncing Ligue 1's bottom side Metz 5-0.
Paris St Germain recovered from going behind to an early goal as they beat Strasbourg 5-2 to restore their 12-point advantage at the top of Ligue 1.
Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 12 points following a 1-0 victory at struggling Toulouse.
Leinster completed a clean sweep of Pool 3 with a 23-14 triumph at Montpellier and guarantee top seeding for the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Find out who needs what as we head into possibly the tightest final pool stage round in the history of European competition.
Olly Woodburn scored two tries as Exeter kept their Champions Cup hopes alive with a 41-10 bonus-point win over Montpellier.
Where do things stand and who needs what ahead of the final two pool stage rounds of the Champions Cup?
As 2017 comes to a close, why not test your rugby union knowledge of all that has gone on over the last 12 months!
Five Bath players feature in our latest team of the week following their brilliant win at home to Toulon.