Bayonne crushed Clermont with a dominant 20-3 win in Friday's French Top 14 playoff to set up a semifinal showdown with reigning champions Toulouse.

Bayonne crush Clermont to set up Toulouse showdown in Top 14 semis

England No 8 Henry Pollock said Tommy Freeman was "class" after the in-form winger scored three times as Northampton Saints hammered Clermont 46-24 on Friday to reach the Champions Cup quarterfinals.

'Class' Freeman eases Northampton past Clermont and into Champions Cup quarters

He is the most hyped rugby player in the world currently and he’s 28 so he’s also not exactly a new kid on the block. And yet the questions around Antoine Dupont persist - is he over-hyped, does he justify the billing some give him as the finest to have played the sport?

CHAMPIONS CUP PREVIEW: Durban is a frontier for Dupont to cross

La Rochelle host Clermont in the French Top 14 on Saturday with an Australian feel to both clubs' hefty second rows.

Ex-Wallaby Simmons relishing Top 14 reunion with 'unique' compatriot Skelton

French side Bordeaux-Begles made it two straight wins in the Champions Cup with a 40-19 victory over Irish province Ulster on Saturday to top the powerful Pool 1, with Leicester climbing to second by thrashing the Sharks 56-17

Vintage Bordeaux strike late to beat Ulster in Champions Cup

The first round of the Investec Champions Cup provided a sobering reality check for the South African teams as they head into their third season in the prestigious European competition.

CHAMPIONS CUP REVIEW: A reality check for SA teams

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell witnessed his son, ex-England captain Owen Farell, score five points to help Racing 92 beat Clermont 33-20 in the French Top 14 on Saturday.

Farrell watches Farrell as Racing begin post-Kolisi era with Clermont win

There are sub-plots and mini battles within the battle galore as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship heads into the penultimate round of the regular season but it is arguably the games in Johannesburg and Dublin that will determine who finishes in pole position.

WEEKEND REVIEW: Joburg and Dublin could decide top spot

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