The ongoing exodus from Bourgoin has continued with confirmation that international fly-half Benjamin Boyet has signed to join Bayonne next season.

Boyet's departure for the Basque country had been long-expected, with the 30-year-old joining the likes of Toulon-bound duo Jean-Philippe Genevois and Karena Wihongi as the Bourgoin squad undergoes major renovation.

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The Isere club has been walking a financial tightrope all season and a squad-wide decision to take a 17% wage cut back in September has effectively triggered release clauses for the majority of players.

Fijian winger Albert Vulivuli, 24, could be the next to leave with Racing-Métro ready to swoop, while others expected to head for the exit include Sylvain Nicolas (Stade Toulousain), Arnaud Tchougong (Perpignan), Jean-Francois Coux (Montpellier) and David Janin (Montpellier).

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The latest big-name signing rumoured to be on his way is All Blacks scrum-half Piri Weepu, with the 26-year-old apparently mulling over the possibility of following Carl Hayman's lead and forsaking World Cup glory for oodles of euros. Hayman recently confirmed he would play for Toulon next season and Weepu - a Perpignan target earlier this season - is said to be thinking along the same lines after failing to nail down a starting slot with the All Blacks, with coach Graham Henry appearing to prefer Jimmy Cowan instead.

Indeed, 14 of his last 15 caps have come from the bench, and Weepu has admitted to frustration over his diminishing impact at international level. "I feel I'm at a pivotal moment of my sporting career," he told the New Zealand media, before suggesting he is now considering playing outside his country of birth.

The Hurricanes star - who already has 35 international caps - had been tracked by current Top 14 champions Perpignan, but their acquisition of SCA Albi's Kevin Boulogne - combined with an expected monthly salary of 35,000 euros - appears to have put them off, for now anyway.

But Weepu could also play at fly-half - a position that Perpignan do need to strengthen - so a move to the Catalans cannot be entirely ruled out.

Elsewhere in France there has been differing team news for those lining up crucial end-of-season play-offs and European knock out matches.

Clermont Auvergne are sweating on the fitness of France scrum-half Morgan Parra after the feisty No 9 picked up an injury against Castres at the weekend, while Stade Toulousain are likewise awaiting news on Maxime Medard's ongoing ankle injury. They did, however, receive a welcome boost with the return to training of captain Thierry Dusautoir after it had been feared the France skipped might be ruled out for a couple of weeks with a thigh strain.

Faltering Castres also have injury concerns with Romain Cabannes, Yann Audrin and Carl Hoeft all doubtful for their weekend clash with Stade Toulousain.

Racing-Métro are likely to rest prop Clement Baiocco for their final game - having confirmed their play-off place - while Biarritz are awaiting a scan on Imanol Harinordoquy's broken nose to see whether he will need surgery, and therefore be fit for their Heineken Cup semi-final against Munster. The Basques had better news with the return to training of English flanker Magnus Lund after several weeks away with a torn calf.

Troubled Montauban, meanwhile, have called off their threatened strike and will definitely play their make-or-break final-day match against Bayonne, although head coach Marc Raynaud could be banished to the stands after being reported to the LNR's disciplinary committee following last weekend's home defeat by Montpellier.

Montpellier have been boosted by the return of captain Fulgence Ouedraogo for their final league game - against Bourgoin - but relegated SCA Albi are likely to be without their skipper Vincent Clement for their final Top 14 match, away to Perpignan. The Catalans will definitely be without fly-half Gavin Hume, though, after he broke a metatarsal against Toulon that required surgery, and he is now doubtful for the Top 14 semi-finals.