London Irish 30 Northampton 3

Saracens waltzed into the second round of the Challenge Cup with an impressive victory over French club Bayonne at Vicarage Road.

Scotland number eight Jon Petrie has been cleared of any serious neck injury after undergoing scans in a Sydney hospital.

Fullback Chris Paterson suffered a triple fracture of his right cheekbone during Scotland’s 38-3 Test victory over Samoa in Wellington.

Instead of preparing for Friday’s Test match against Samoa and a sixth Scotland cap, Tom Philip was today left to contemplate knee reconstruction surgery and nine months of intense rehabilitation after a seemingly innocuous accident on the beach left him with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

Full-back Robbie Kydd was today ruled out of Scotland’s Australasian tour with a fractured cheekbone suffered just 20 minutes into his debut against the Queensland Reds.

Queensland Reds 41 Scotland 5

London Irish 14 Saracens 20

TWO moments of Gallic brilliance from Thomas Castaignede and two tries from Sevens star Richard Haughton inspired Saracens to end their winter slump at Vicarage Road yesterday.

Saracens 27 Leeds 3