There was a host of Australians in action across the weekend as the European competitions heat up before finals time.
It came with Japan's competitions taking a week off ahead of their finals, set to start this weekend.
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Rugby.com.au breaks down the best from the weekend in 'Aussies Abroad.'
Jordan Petaia has opened his account for Perpignan after a powerful performance off the bench.
The former Red had two line breaks and five tackle busts to go with the try as they went down 37-32 to Bordeaux.
Fellow Aussie Jake McIntyre had a try assist, while former Wallabies and Waratahs enforcer Lachie Swinton recorded 17 tackles on the opposite time.
Jack Maddocks continued his strong form for Pau, scoring and busting seven tackles in their 24-19 win over Clermont. It's Maddocks' third try in four games, while Irae Simone and Rob Simmons came off the bench for Clermont.
Tom Banks' unbeaten run with Montpellier continues, crossing in a 36-33 win over Castres. Banks has won nine for the French powerhouse, with Jordan Uelese also starting at hooker.
In other games, Taniela Tupou came off the bench for Racing 92 in a 43-28 win over Toulon, while Tolu Latu started for La Rochelle in a 38-10 win over Toulouse.
Len Ikitau added to his try-scoring account for Exeter as they went down to Harlequins.
Ikitau scored and had two line breaks in a powerful performance for the centre. He came off with the Chiefs up 24-19, but watched them fall away, 41-24.
Flanker Josh Kemeny got in on the fun for Northampton in a thumping victory over Bristol.
The former Rebel scored in the 37th minute as the Saints produced a remarkable 94-33 win over the Bears.
James O'Connor got the start for Leicester, although he limped off after 12 minutes in their 47-33 victory over Sale.
It was a tough weekend for a lot of the Aussies as the regular season came to an end.
Angus Bell's Ulster went down 26-22 to Sam Talakai's Glasgow, ending their finals hopes. Coming into the last round in eighth, they missed out on the finals after Munster's win over the Lions.
Bell's final game for Ulster will come in Saturday's Challenge Cup Final against Montpellier, before returning home to Australia.
Former Waratahs teammates Archer Holtz and Max Douglas both started for Scarlets in their 35-all draw with Dragons, with Ospreys playmaker Jack Walsh involved in a 68-14 loss to Leinster.
