Joe Schmidt, Les Kiss and the Wallabies have been dealt a hammer blow ahead of the international season but it opens up an opportunity to add to their depth.
It was a hot weekend for URC leaders Glasgow along with Bath, Sharks Bordeaux, Hurricanes, Leicester, Yokohama, Lions and Connacht and one to forget for Saracens, Munster, Toulon, Leinster, Bristol, Waratahs and Harlequins.
La Rochelle boss Ronan O'Gara has paid tribute to the "exceptional" Uini Atonio, who has sadly been hospitalised this week after suffering from a heart attack.
