Americans make Azzurri sweat
Hooker Ornel Gega scored two tries as Italy beat the USA 24-20 in San Jose on Saturday.
Laidlaw boots Scotland past Japan
Captain Greig Laidlaw kicked 16 points as Scotland ground out a 26-13 victory over Japan in Toyota City on Saturday.
Georgia late show floors Tonga
David Kacharava scored a stoppage-time try to hand Georgia a dramatic 23-20 win over Tonga in Suva on Saturday.
Camp Nou becomes rugby stadium
Rugby posts go up at FC Barcelona's home ground ahead of the French Top 14 final.
Fiji retain Pacific Nations Cup
Fiji beat Samoa 26-16 in Suva on Saturday having trailed 16-10 at the break.
Racing snatch dramatic win
Dan Carter converted Juan Imhoff's try at the end of extra time to hand Racing a 34-33 Top 14 semi-final victory over Clermont in Rennes on Friday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Free State XV outlast Leopards
The Free State XV beat the Leopards 23-14 in Bloemfontein, while there were also Currie Cup Qualifier wins for the Blue Bulls and Boland.
Strauss: Boks aren’t after vengeance
Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss has conceded that he took last weekend’s shock loss to Ireland extremely personally. CRAIG LEWIS reports from Johannesburg.
Kok in Blitzboks squad, Horne out
Werner Kok has been included in coach Neil Powell's preliminary 19-man Olympic training squad.
Boks face test of mettle
Brains will be more important than brawn when the Springboks host Ireland in a potentially series-deciding clash at Ellis Park on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI.
