Pro 12

Leinster survived a determined Edinburgh's second-half reprisal attempt to secure a 20-33 bonus-point win at the Murrayfield Stadium during the Pro12 clash on Friday.

Cardiff Blues successfully managed to maintain their unbeaten streak in the ongoing Pro12 season with a thrilling 23-19 victory over Glasgow Warriors on Friday at at Cardiff Arms Park.

Rob Herring and his men completed an effortless 11-22 win over Benetton Treviso at Stadio Comunale di Monigo during the Pro12 clash on Saturday.

Tommy Seymour's second-half hat-trick blitz helped Glasgow to recover from seven-point first-half deficit to secure an impressive 33-25 win over Leinster at the Scotstoun Stadium during the Pro12 clash on Saturday.

The Ospreys ran four tries against Connacht at the Galway Sportsgrounds on Saturday to cruise along to a comfortable 11-32 win during the Pro12 clash.

The Blues edged past Munster by a single point to secure a 23-24 closely fought win at the Irish Independent Park during the Pro12 clash on Friday.

Edinburgh launched their 2016 Pro12 campaign at Murrayfield with a hard-fought 20-9 win against error prone Scarlets on Friday.

Newport Gwent Dragons held onto their nerves to register a slender 11-6 win against Zebre at the Rodney Parade in the Pro12 clash on Friday.

Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend believes the players will take time to adapt to the newly laid artificial pitch at Scotstoun.

Edinburgh number eight Nasi Manu will be missing the upcoming Pro12 clash against Scarlets on Friday due to a rib injury.

Munster have announced on Thursday that Ireland international Simon Zebo has been sidelined for five weeks due to a rib injury.

Scotland international Adam Ashe has been sidelined for the next four months after undergoing a hip surgery.

Gold medal winning Olympics champion Viliame Mata has penned a two-year deal with Pro12 club Edinburgh.

Former England chief Stuart Lancaster has signed a contract with Pro12 club Leinster for the rest of the season to be part of their coaching panel. Here is a timeline on what the 46-year-old was doing after his exit from England team following the 2015 World Cup.

Debutant fly-half Steve Shingler and ex-Ulster forward Nick Williams on his competitive debut for Cardiff put up impressive performance for the Wales side as they secured a 34-16 bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday.

Coach Gregor Townsend's men handed over massive humiliation to reigning Pro12 champions Connacht with a massive 5-41 victory at the Galway Sportsgrounds on Saturday.

A strong defensive performance by Munster marked the beginning of coach Rassie Erasmus; era with a gutsy 13-23 win over the Scarlets during the Pro12 clash at the Scarlets Park stadium on Saturday.

Sam Parry's momentous hat-trick at Swansea led Ospreys to a dominant 59-5 win against the Zebre during the Pro12 clash on Friday.

Robert Lyttle scored a double whereas Ruan Pienaar's try and a couple of conversions helped Ulster defeat the Dragons by 29 - 8 during the Pro12 encounter at Belfast on Friday.

Joey Carbery scored two tries in the first half as Leinster completed a convincing 20-8 victory over Treviso in the Pro12 encounter in Dublin.