Brive pulled off the result of round six as they fought back from 27-12 down away to Stade Francais to snatch a 27-29 victory thanks to Ronnie Cooke's 78th-minute converted try.

The defeat was the Parisians' first at their new temporary home of Stade Charléty, while Brive have now beaten Toulon and Stade Francais on successive weekends after a tough opening to their 2010/11 campaign.

The Limousin club started brightly and were soon 0-6 up thanks to a pair of Mathieu Belie penalties, before Stade responded with two tries in eight minutes as they appeared to take control. First over was England sevens international Ollie Phillips - for his fourth try of the season - before club captain Sergio Parisse followed suit - also for his fourth of the season - in the 21st minute. Fly-half Lionel Beauxis converted both and added a subsequent penalty as well (before being yellow carded in the 34th minute), but Belie replied with two more of his own to keep Brive in touch 17-12 at the interval.

But when Stade full-back Gurruchaga Rodriguez then showcased his talents with a superb individual try, which he converted himself on 43 minutes, the hosts appeared set for a fourth successive home win as they eased 24-12 ahead. Another Beauxis penalty extended that lead further to 15 points with just 27 minutes remaining, but Brive refused to buckle and replied with a 61st-minute try from Antoine Claassen, which belie duly converted.

Juan Manuel Leguizamon and Fabrice Estebanez then both saw yellow for a spot of handbags before a 50m penalty from Julien Caminati brought the visitors within touching distance just five minutes from time. Cooke's try three minutes later then left the scores level, paving the way for Belie to kick the winning conversion and seal a famous win for Brive.

England cast off Jonny Wilkinson showcased his all-round talents as he ran in two tries and kicked four conversions and a penalty as beleaguered Toulon finally found some form to brush aside SU Agen 41-10.

The victory was Toulon's first at home in three attempts this season and also featured tries from lock Dewald Senekal, Argentine Juan Fernandez Lobbe and former All Blacks winger Rudi Wulf (his first for the club).

Toulon also claimed a late penalty try to complete the rout, with Agen's response coming via Florent Cazeaux's 47th-minute try and five points from the boot of Conrad Barnard.

High-flying Montpellier continued their excellent start to the new season with a 23-12 home win against Castres that featured tries from Mamuka Gorgodze and young centre Geoffroy Dumayrou. Argentine Martin Bustos Moyano chipped in with 10 points, while fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc also kicked a penalty for the hosts.

And all this after Castres full-back Romain Teulet had put the visitors 0-6 up after 11 minutes with two successful penalty kicks. 'Robocop' added another on 29 minutes, but subsequently went off injured after the break after taking a hit in the thigh.

Surprise leaders Bayonne underlined their new-found confidence with an 18-16 home win against French champions Clermont Auvergne on Friday night.

The Basques have now won five out of six games so far this season - including their last three in succession - and appear to have completely banished the nightmare of 2009/10, when they only escaped relegation to ProD2 due to Montauban's financial meltdown.

They didn't have it all their own way against Clermont, with the visitors opening up a 0-6 lead after 21 minutes thanks to two Gavin Williams penalties, but they gradually found their rhythm as the match progressed and were 9-6 ahead by the interval after fly-half Benjamin Boyet landed penalties in the 26th, 31st and 39th minutes.

The former Bourgoin player was at it again straight after the resumption, this time succeeding with a close-range drop-goal to further extend Bayonne's advantage.

Williams replied with his third success on 46 minutes and Clermont then moved into the lead when Fijian winger Napolioni Nalaga forced his way over from close range for the only try of the match - and his third of the season. Williams slotted the conversion to put Clermont 12-16 up, but Bayonne narrowed the gap just five minutes later when scrum-half Cédric Garcia landed a 30m drop-goal to move them within a single point.

The comeback was then completed when Garcia's 50m penalty bounced up and over the crossbar six minutes from time, much to the delight of the ecstatic home crowd.

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Racing-Métro 92 were also victorious as they overcame a spirited La Rochelle side 43-18 - a scoreline that was somewhat flattering to the hosts due to three late tries, including a brace from  replacement lock Francois Van der Merwe.

Up until then Racing had failed to pull clear, despite the visitors being seriously handicapped by a 33rd-minute red card for full-back Benjamin Dambielle. The 'Maritimers' No 15 had already kicked two penalties by then as the visitors battled for equity after Sireli Bobo's early try for the hosts.

Italian international Mirco Bergamasco added a second try for Racing shortly before the interval, with Jonathan Wisniewski - on for the injured Juan Martin Hernández - landing the conversion.

But La Rochelle got back into the game via Seru Rabeni's 49th-minute try, and when veteran winger Norman Ligairi also went over (in the 67th minute) a potential upset was on the cards. At 24-18 down the away side had every chance of at least claiming a defensive bonus before they eventually - and understandably - ran out of steam.

Alvaro Galindo's 70th-minute try opened the floodgates, with der Merwe's late double - his second after the final whistle) then sealing a previously unlikely attacking bonus for Pierre Berbizier's side.

Struggling Perpignan also took their time to pull clear of bottom club Bourgoin, eventually having to settle for a 27-20 home win that earned the visitors a valuable defensive point.

Three Jérôme Porical put the Catalans 9-3 ahead in the 38th minute, but the home crowd was stunned into silence when 21-year-old centre Alexander Dumoulin crossed for a try (converted by Alberto Di Bernardo) on the stroke of half time.

The score remained an unlikely 9-10 to Bourgoin until Farid Sid's 60th-minute try for Perpignan, and it appeared to be game up for the away team when Sid doubled up nine minutes from time to leave the former champions 24-13 ahead.

But Bourgoin showed admirably resilience with Bogdan Leonte touching down in the 77th minute, paving the way for Di Bernardo's conversion to seal the defensive bonus.