Spurned by Scotland he may be, but Finn Russell again proved his worth to his French paymasters by kicking Racing 92 past Brive in the Top 14 on Saturday.
The 30-year-old was omitted last week from the squad named by Gregor Townsend, a former Scotland No 10, for all of their upcoming internationals against Australia on Saturday, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina.
Townsend went on to insist that the "door is not closed on any player", Russell merely saying his omission was a "good thing".
And the Scottish playmaker again produced the goods, converting tries by half-back partner Nolann Le Garrec, Maxime Baudonne, Max Spring and Antoine Gibert and also booting five penalties for a personal haul of 23 points in the 43-38 victory.
The result saw struggling Brive grab a bonus point, but fall to bottom place in the table after Perpignan pulled off a 28-21 victory over Lyon.
Castres eeked out a 26-22 home win over Clermont, while Pau inflicted a 38-21 defeat on La Rochelle.
Montpellier registered a welcome 23-19 victory over Stade Francais after four straight losses.
League leaders Toulouse play Bayonne later Saturday, while Bordeaux-Begles take on Toulon in Sunday's game.