Harlequins 47 Connacht 8

TABLE-TOPPERS Harlequins lived up to their favourites’ tag with an impressive victory over Connacht in last night’s Amlin Challenge Cup clash at the Twickenham Stoop.

IRELAND Under-20 coach Allen Clarke hopes his side can produce another never-say-die performance to put fancied England to the sword in tonight’s RBS Six Nations Championship clash at Dubarry Park, Athlone (6.15pm).

England 32 Scotland 5

Italians went to the polls for a second day of voting today in the southern region of Basilicata, where regional elections were delayed by two weeks because of a legal dispute over a party list.