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Some more big decisions are being made this weekend - who will be in contention for top six and who will be in danger of relegation.
France hooker William Servat will take over as Toulouse forwards coach next season to replace former clubmate Yannick Bru who is now with the France national team, according to club president Jean-Rene Bouscatel.
Crisis-hit Top 14 club Racing-Metro have further shuffled their backroom staff, bringing in Didier Retiere as forwards coach in place of Philippe Berbizier, brother of director of rugby Pierre.
There are three interesting results - the size of Clermont's win, Bayonne's win and Toulouse's proof of depth.
Welsh international wing Aled Brew will join Biarritz from Newport-Gwent Dragons on a two-year deal at the end of the current season, the French club announced on Saturday.
There are two big problems for the Top 14 this round. There is the weather and France are playing.
Midi Olympique reports on Thursday that the majority of players at Racing-Métro (37 out of 40 perhaps) asked for a meeting with the club's president Jacky Lorenzetti to ask for the removal of coach Pierre Berbizier. Lorenzetti did not accede to the players' request.
England lock Nick Kennedy will leave London Irish at the end of the season and move to French Top 14 outfit Toulon on a three year deal with the glamour club.
Matthieu Lazerges was sacked as coach of struggling Top 14 newboys Lyon on Tuesday and replaced by veteran flyhalf Xavier Sadourny, club president Yvan Patet announced.
Toulouse coach Guy Noves has called for the French Top 14 league to be cut by two teams to 12 in a bid to allow players to better adapt to professional rugby.
Gloucester have confirmed that Scotland flank Alasdair Strokosch will be leaving the club at the end of the current season to take up a contract with French Top 14 side Perpignan.
It's tough at the top and even tougher at the bottom. Lyon's win lifts them off the bottom where Bayonne find themselves. Montpellier's huge win lifts them into the play-off zone, the top six. For Racing it was a tough defeat at Stade de France.
Toulouse flyhalf Lionel Beauxis must wait to learn later on whether he suffered a broken nose during the 19-13 Top 14 win over Racing-Metro.
Outspoken Toulon owner and club president Mourad Boudjellal said on Saturday he would appeal the 130-day ban handed down to him after using lurid language to describe the level of refereeing in a recent Top 14 game.
In Friday's Top 14 match Montpellier beat Stade Français 38-6 at Stade Yves du Manoir in Montpellier. The victory with a try bonus point has sent Montpellier leaping up the ladder.
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