Benji's back to tell us about his try-scoring exploits in Dubai, Johnnie's navigated travel chaos to make it home for Christmas and we look back on a weekend where politics played its part and Castres were the only French side in action in the Champions Cup. We assess whether the whole of Round 2 should have been postponed as the Top 14 sides wanted, whether there's going to be an asterisk by the name of the winner once more and what's next for European rugby this season. Plus, there's some hot coaching gossip and we pick our MEATER Moment of the Week...Use the code FRENCHPOD10 at checkout for 10% off any full price item at Meater.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.