Pro 12

Connacht moved to the top of the Guinness PRO12 table with an eventful 51-34 victory away to lowly Zebre.

Reigning Guinness PRO12 champions Glasgow Warriors got a much-needed 27-24 bonus point win in a mid-table battle with Munster.

Angus O'Brien struck the post with a last-ditch drop-goal attempt as Newport Gwent Dragons fell to a 19-17 Guinness PRO12 loss to Treviso on Friday night.

Sam Davies kicked 17 points as Ospreys came back from a poor first-half performance to seal a crucial Guinness Pro12 win over Edinburgh at the Liberty Stadium.

Ireland back Jared Payne has signed a new contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union that will keep him at Ulster until 2018.

Leinster and Ireland prop Cian Healy has signed a new three-year Irish Rugby Football Union contract, which will see him remain with the province until the end of the 2019 World Cup.

South Africa prop Werner Kruger has signed a three-year deal at the Scarlets.

Ospreys scrum-half Tom Habberfield has signed a new three-year contract at the Welsh region.

Robbie Henshaw has opted to leave Irish province Connacht for Pro 12 rivals Leinster this summer, on signing his first Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) national contract.

Newport Gwent Dragons have signed Cardiff Blues prop Sam Hobbs on a two-year deal.

Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Gethin Jenkins has extended his stay at the Cardiff Blues until 2017.

Glasgow scrum-half Ali Price has extended his contract by two years.

Wales prop Rhodri Jones will join the Ospreys at the end of the season.

Rhys Webb's hopes of a Wales recall against France have received a setback.

Glasgow props Alex Allan and Sila Puafisi have both signed new contracts.

Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb made a successful return from injury as the Ospreys won 21-17 to become the first team to beat Munster in Cork since January 2013.

Guinness PRO12 bottom side Benetton Treviso ended Cardiff's winning run with a 13-7 victory, their first of the season.

Scarlets were grateful to a late penalty from replacement fly-half Aled Thomas as they snatched a 22-21 victory in a gripping Guinness Pro12 tussle at Parc y Scarlets.

Leinster ran in eight tries to maintain their push for a PRO12 play-off place with a 52-0 victory over Zebre at the RDS.

Ulster notched up their third consecutive PRO12 win to keep them set for a top-four finish as they just about overcame Glasgow Warriors 13-10 at a damp Kingspan Stadium.