No Top 14 rugby to write about for The Rugby Paper at the start of the first European fortnight of the season – but there was still plenty going on.
My bit on Heyneke Meyer’s long-expected departure from Stade Francais after one defeat too many.
A seventh defeat in nine Top 14 matches brought the difficult reign of Heyneke Meyer at Stade Francais to a sudden but not unexpected end…
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 