Bayonne will begin their difficult second season back in the Top 14 with lofty ambitions but could find their dreams quickly turn bad.
Stuart Olding has well and truly won over the Brive fans, if their end of season awards are anything to go by.
Brive looked all set on Sunday to win the Pro D2 title and put a smile on Stuart Olding's face... but they were denied in a dramatic finale by Bayonne.
After thumping Bayonne on Saturday, Top 14 champions Racing 92 are just a point behind sixth-placed Toulouse.