The former England, Australia and Japan head coach has been given a platform to air his views throughout the Championship.
La Rochelle have gone for an aggressive 7-1 split on the bench for their Champions Cup showdown with Leinster, though they will be without their towering Wallaby lock Will Skelton.
It was the French who caught the eye in round one with six of their eight teams winning, including Stade Rochelais and Toulon away from home.
The Top 14 has long been thought of as the land of giants in a rugby union context and here we test the theory with a look at the average physical make-up of a player in each squad.
A veritable galaxy of stars are flocking not just to the Top 14, but the second-tier ProD2.
The SRU have followed their Irish counterparts in retrospectively awarding caps to Scotland players who played in international matches that didn’t carry Test cap status.
The coaching role left vacant at Edinburgh by Mike Blair has been filled by ex-Sharks boss Sean Everitt, the South African who will work as their senior coach during the pre-season under lead rugby consultant Steve Diamond.
The Premiership season is drawing to a close which means numerous players are getting ready to join new clubs over the summer break. Plenty of transfers have already been confirmed across the league.
Here's how the Waratahs rated in their 20-16 Super Rugby Pacific defeat at the hands of the Reds in Sydney on Friday.
Springboks star Willie le Roux is primed to make his first League One appearance this season after being named to start for Toyota Verblitz this weekend.