SARACENS reached their first ever Heineken Cup quarter-final last night as they ended Glasgow’s remote chances.

Glasgow Warriors 17 Saracens 21

Saracens 45 Biarritz 16

Viadana 26 Saracens 34

Saracens 71 Viadana 7

Former Munster Coach Alan Gaffney returns to Musgrave Park as Saracens coach for a pre-season friendly on Friday (kick off 6.30pm)

FORMER New Zealand winger Stu Wilson has hailed the performances of the Australia backline ahead of the Bledisloe Cup triple header, claiming the Wallabies are favourites.

South Africa 26 France 36

South Africa coach Jake White has sprung a major surprise by including prop Lawrence Sephaka for Saturday’s second Test against France in Port Elizabeth.

England 39 Barbarians 52

Ireland’s Johnny O’Connor has been named in the Barbarians squad for this month’s two-match tour of Britain.

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SCHALK BURGER, the International Rugby Board’s Player of the Year, will line up for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

Schalk Burger, the International Rugby Board’s player of the year, will line up for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

Springbok coach Jake White has made three changes to his 22-man squad for Saturday’s clash with Ireland at Lansdowne Road.

SOUTH AFRICAN coach Jake White has targeted Ireland’s scrum as a possible weakness ahead of Saturday’s Lansdowne Road test.

Kiwis Reuben Thorne and Justin Marshall were among eight players included in the Barbarians squad to face New Zealand at Twickenham next month.

London Irish back Mike Catt and Sale Sharks forward Chris Jones have been added to the Barbarian squad which will take on New Zealand at Twickenham on December 4.

South Africa 53 Wales 18

South Africa 27 Wales 6

CLIVE WOODWARD last night threw down the gauntlet to Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, by declaring: “Australia won’t have a better chance of beating England for a long, long time.”

Gwent Dragons full-back Percy Montgomery is set to make his long-awaited international comeback following a two-year absence after being named in South Africa’s starting line-up for Saturday’s second Test against Ireland at Newlands.

Ireland will be out to record a new landmark in their rich rugby history on Saturday when they attempt to score their first ever Test win against the Springboks in South Africa.

World Cup-winning scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen is the biggest of the six names axed from the South Africa side to face Australia in Brisbane on Saturday.

South Africa 16 New Zealand 52

SOUTH AFRICA can prove their Tri-Nations triumph over Australia was no fluke by beating greatest rivals New Zealand at Loftus Stadium today.

Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli has made two changes to his starting XV for Saturday’s second Test against Scotland in Johannesburg.

Western Province scrumhalf Neil de Kock was the surprise inclusion in the Springbok side to play against New Zealand in the Vodacom Tri-Nations at Durban tomorrow.

Utility back Brent Russell and hooker Delaray du Preez have been called into the South African squad for the Tri Nations clash against Australia on Saturday.

TOM TIERNEY was unveiled yesterday by the Leicester Tigers as part of a £1m transfer coup aimed at strengthening their position at the pinnacle of European rugby.

South Africa 19 Wales 8

Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli has taken a huge gamble by including exciting young utility back Brent Russell at full-back for the weekend’s second Test against Wales in Cape Town.