Rugby Australia (RA) appointed Scott Johnson as director of rugby as coach Michael Cheika survived.
Back-to-back wins over Newcastle Falcons have Edinburgh closing in on a quarter-final place in the European Champions Cup.
La Rochelle's perfect record in the Challenge Cup was ended by Bristol, but Clermont Auvergne claimed a fourth win out of four.
Saracens battled past Cardiff Blues to stay top of Pool 3, while Toulouse came out on top in an entertaining clash with Wasps.
Ulster and Exeter Chiefs enhanced their chances of qualifying for quarter-finals of tEurope's premier club rugby competition on Friday.
Tributes were paid to teenager Nicolas Chauvin before and after Stade Francais got the better of the Ospreys in Paris.
Steve Hansen can understand why World Cup-winner Nehe Milner-Skudder has decided to ply his trade in France.
Eddie Jones has not been convinced by the in-form Danny Cipriani this season, but there are no hard feelings from the England fly-half.
After settling his future, Steve Hansen is keen to get back to focusing on winning a third consecutive Rugby World Cup with New Zealand.
The All Blacks will not rush into appointing a new head coach, taking the time granted to them by Steve Hansen ahead of the Rugby World...