Salesi Rayasi scored a hat-trick as Bordeaux ran in nine tries and thumped Leicester 64-14 in the Investec Champions Cup at Stade Chaban Delmas.
Harlequins defied their abysmal domestic form to stun La Rochelle 27-17 at Stade Marcel Deflandre and secure home advantage in the Champions Cup round of 16.
Northampton Saints were brought back down to earth after they suffered a 50-28 loss away to Champions Cup holders Bordeaux in a repeat of last season's final.
Munster bounced back from a disappointing defeat to Bath last week to comprehensively beat Gloucester 31-3 in the Champions Cup at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.
An astonishing start which saw Bath 28-0 ahead inside 19 minutes proved crucial as the Prem side saw off Munster 40-14 in their Champions Cup opener.
Bordeaux-Begles displayed their superb combination of power and pace to secure their first Champions Cup title against a brave Northampton effort.
Phil Dowson reflected on an incident he described as "out of order" after Henry Pollock appeared to be grabbed by the throat following Saints' Champions Cup final defeat.
Recap live commentary from Saturday's Champions Cup final as Northampton Saints fell to defeat vs Bordeaux-Begles in Cardiff.
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