Montpellier bring in Benjamin Thiery, Mamuka Gorgadze, Sakiusa Matadigo to copper-fasten their sound start to the Challenge Cup at home to Connacht on Friday evening.

Biarritz 6 Cardiff Blues 10

New Zealand coach Graham Henry has made six changes to his starting line-up for the second Test against France in Wellington on Saturday.

IRELAND A coach Michael Bradley has warned England A they must be ruthless if they are to have any hope of toppling the New Zealand Maori in Saturday’s Churchill Cup final.