Top 14 drill down: Grand Slammers back with a bang, Rog's rebound, brave Biarritz, Toulouse's awesome bench

Into the home straight in the French Top 14 and it's derby weekend next week, adding a little extra spice to proceedings before the two-week European break

SMASH: Lyon centre Pierre-Louis Barassi is tackled by Toulouse fly-half Zack Holmes (R) and centre Santiago Chocobares (L) at the Ernest-Wallon stadium in Toulouse

France’s senior men’s Grand Slam counterparts made immediate impacts on their return to club action, as the long Top 14 season entered its final straight.

Here are the results from the weekend’s matches, as Biarritz gave Montpellier a scare, and Perpignan showed they aren’t yet ready to go quietly into the relegation night.