

Cardiff remain unable to leave South Africa as planned on Sunday after they returned positive COVID-19 cases, although the majority of the Munster squad have been cleared to return to home.
Police in Gwent, Wales, have said they are investigating after a racist social media post was aimed at Dragons winger Ashton Hewitt.
Saracens fullback Liam Williams will return to Wales and rejoin his former side Scarlets at the end of the season.
Ospreys chairman Mike James has resigned amid reports that the club are set to merge with fellow Welsh rugby side Scarlets.
Scarlets overcame a brave first half performance from the Southern Kings to thump them 54-14 in their PRO14 clash on Saturday.
Scarlets' Wayne Pivac will succeed Warren Gatland as Wales coach following the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the Welsh Rugby Union announced today.
Leinster and Saracens fans were smiling this weekend as domestic honours were secured, while Castres set up a mouthwatering Top 14 final in Paris next weekend.
Leinster completed an historic Guinness PRO14 and Champions Cup double with a free-flowing 40-32 final victory over Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium.
James Harrington runs the rule over the Aviva Premiership and PRO14 finals, plus the Top 14 semifinals, to predict which player will shine brightest, who will have an afternoon to forget and a whole lot more.
Plenty was sorted out over an enthralling few days but who shone, who had a weekend to forget and what will fans be talking about ahead of a busy period of domestic action?
Scarlets stormed into the Guinness PRO14 final after dismantling Glasgow 28-13 at Scotstoun.
Following eight months of intense competition four teams are left battling for silverware in the Aviva Premiership and PRO14, while Castres, Lyon, Toulon and Toulouse target a place in the Top 14 semifinals.
Scarlets will be without Leigh Halfpenny when they take on Glasgow Warriors in Friday night's PRO14 semifinal.
Ellis Jenkins and Cory Hill will co-captain an experimental Wales squad on their summer tour of the United States and Argentina.
Following a sun-drenched Saturday of action we now know the make-up of the playoff picture in France and the PRO14 and Aviva Premiership semifinal lineups.
Scarlets cruised into the last four of the Guinness PRO14 after securing a 43-8 victory over error-strewn Cheetahs in the quarterfinal at a sun-soaked Parc y Scarlets.
The PRO14 playoffs are now confirmed and with the Aviva Premiership and French Top 14 facing a dramatic finish next weekend, there is still much to play for with playoff places up for grabs and team eager to book a place in next season's Champions Cup.
The Scarlets secured a home quarter-final in the PRO14 playoffs after a 33-8 win against the Dragons at Principality Stadium.
Then there were four. Following a thrilling weekend of rugby, we now know who will contest the Champions and Challenge Cup finals.
Leinster fly-half Johnny Sexton was able to look forward to a special occasion in Bilbao next month after helping the Irish province to a comfortable win over Scarlets in the Champions Cup semifinal in Dublin.
Leinster cantered into the Champions Cup final with a comprehensive 38-16 defeat of the Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium.
Following six months of intense continental competition the protagonists have been whittled down to just four teams in both the Champions and Challenge Cups.
Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac says the choice of venue for Saturday's European Champions Cup semifinal against Leinster was "never going to bother us".
It is all about the playoffs as the Aviva Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 edged even closer to the finish flag. The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup may take centre stage this week but there is still plenty at stake after the latest round of games.
Edinburgh bounced back to form in emphatic fashion by running in eight tries in a 52-14 thrashing of Scarlets in a Guinness PRO14 clash at BT Murrayfield.
United Rugby Championship | ||||
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R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | Leinster | 15 | +220 | 67 |
2 | Glasgow Warriors | 15 | +182 | 58 |
3 | Bulls | 15 | +110 | 54 |
4 | Sharks | 15 | +3 | 49 |
5 | Benetton Treviso | 15 | -51 | 41 |
6 | Cardiff Blues | 15 | -39 | 41 |
7 | Munster | 15 | -7 | 40 |
8 | Stormers | 15 | -8 | 40 |
9 | Scarlets | 15 | +28 | 38 |
10 | Ulster | 15 | -41 | 37 |
11 | Edinburgh | 15 | +24 | 37 |
12 | Connacht | 15 | -33 | 35 |
13 | Ospreys | 15 | -30 | 33 |
14 | Lions | 15 | -45 | 31 |
15 | Zebre | 15 | -120 | 27 |
16 | Dragons | 15 | -193 | 9 |