Bayonne earned its greatest win margin of the season after topping Montauban 49-7 in Round 9.

Before we get into who sits where and who should be offended, let’s be clear about what this list actually is.

Racing 92 proved its prowess after defeating last week’s Top 14 chart-topper Pau in a 15-10 match at Stade Dominique Duvauchelle.

Toulouse crushed Toulon 59-24 in their rivalry matchup last weekend.

The EPCR Challenge Cup may be Europe’s second-tier club competition, but this season, it offers first-class drama.

There’s a new top dog in the Top 14, and it’s a bit of an unexpected name.

‘Be the hunter, not the hunted.’ - Munster head coach Clayton McMillan.

Week 8 of Top 14 rugby features one of the league’s most storied rivalries, as Stade Toulousain and RC Toulon face off in Toulouse, Occitanie.

Pau held its spot atop the French Top 14 rugby standings after Round 7 of play across France, and this time the leaders don't have to share it.

Pau just may be for real.

Sometimes, the Top 14 schedule shakes out in unexpected ways, and if you looked at the French rugby top flight’s fixture schedule before the season, you would’ve been unlikely to pinpoint Pau’s match with Toulouse as a jostle for the top spot in the league standings.

Every week across the rugby world, results pour in from the URC, Premiership and Top 14, but wins and losses alone rarely tell the full story.

Bayonne took the rugby world by storm by beating Toulouse 40-26 at home and Toulon 35-32 in back-to-back weeks. Bayonne even topped the FloRugby Club Rankings.

The latest round of French Top 14 play delivered a shake-up in the standings, with the battle for the top 6 intensifying as the league enters its midseason stretch.

Well, that was surprising.