Gone missing: Leone Nakarawa is facing disciplinary action at Racing

There was an eagerly awaited change in the look and the sound of the Top 14 this week, with clubs’ World Cup stars making their first outings, as the season ticked into its second third.
There were notable absentees. South Africa’s Handre Pollard is recovering from a broken cheekbone suffered in victory in the final in Japan, so has yet to join up with his new team mates at Montpellier. He is expected to report for duty some time next week.
France and Toulouse scrum-half Antoine Dupont is ...