Rugby News

Munster beat Treviso 34-14 at Stadio Monigo to secure a home semi-final in the Guinness PRO12.

Harlequins are to monitor the fitness of Danny Care after the England scrum-half was replaced early in Friday’s 32-13 Aviva Premiership victory over Wasps.

Jonah Holmes scored a pair of tries to help Yorkshire Carnegie take control of their Greene King IPA Championship semi-final against Ealing Trailfinders after a 34-16 win.

Scintillating Castleford roared back to the top of the table in style with a 54-4 rout of Wigan, their biggest Super League win over the Warriors.

A controversially-disallowed try helped the Crusaders beat the Cheetahs 48-21 and extend their winning run to nine matches.

Leicester Tigers put themselves in pole position for the fourth Aviva Premiership play-off place with a 41-18 bonus-point victory at home to Sale.

Ospreys held off a second-half fightback from Ulster to win 24-10 and put themselves in a good position to reach the play-offs.

Saracens moved to within one win of guaranteeing a home Aviva Premiership semi-final but produced one of their worst performances of the season in dispatching relegated Bristol 27-9.

Courtney Lawes provided an injury scare for the British and Irish Lions as Aviva Premiership title contenders Exeter swept aside Northampton 36-12 at Sandy Park.

Fly-half Bernard Foley kicked seven goals from eight attempts for 19 points as the Waratahs rallied to beat the Reds 29-26 in a tense Australian derby in Super Rugby on Saturday.

The Chiefs made it eight wins from nine games, after fending off a brave second half fightback by the Sunwolves to secure a narrow 27-20 victory in Hamilton.

Full-back Ben Smith will miss the Highlanders' two-match trip to South Africa after suffering an ankle injury during their victory over the Stormers on Friday.