Pro 12

London Wasps have announced the signing of Italian tight head Lorenzo Cittadini, who will join ahead of next season.

Newport Gwent Dragons have announced three-year contract extensions for wing Tom Prydie and centre Ashley Smith.

Leinster's Gordon D'Arcy insists he'll pursue the Rabo Pro12 with the same hunger he would the Heineken Cup after their quarter-final, 29-14, loss to Toulon. After years of trophy-less seasons, D'Arcy is now focused on securing a second Pro12 title in consecutive seasons.

ardiff Blues kept alive their faint hopes of securing a place in next season's new-look European Cup with a thrilling 17-13 success over Scarlets in a game marred by two red cards.

The Scarlets recovered from a dreadful start to beat RaboDirect Pro12 bottom side Zebre by 27-20 at Parc y Scarlets.

Benetton Treviso beat Newport Gwent Dragons 45-27 to severely dent the latter's chances of qualifying for top-flight European competition next season.

Glasgow beat Munster 22-5 at Thomond Park to become the first Scottish side to taste victory at the ground for six years.

Cardiff Blues scored a 29-22 bonus point win over Edinburgh in the RaboDirect Pro12 at Meggetland as Cory Allen scored two tries.

Ulster thrashed Connacht 58-12 to claim a bonus point win that puts them right back in the hunt for a RaboDirect Pro12 play-off place.

Ospreys fly-half Dan Biggar kicked 20 points to set up his side's 25-19 RaboDirect Pro12 victory over Leinster at the Liberty Stadium.

Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths says the creation of the European Rugby Champions Cup is a 'win-win' situation for Northern Hemisphere rugby.

The two-year deadlock on the future of top-flight European rugby is over and Bill Beaumont has hailed Ian Ritchie as a vital peace broker between the parties involved.

Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomon has named an unchanged side to play Cardiff Blues in what he says in a 'must-win' RaboDirect Pro12 clash tomorrow (11th April).

Ulster full-back Jared Payne has been suspended for two weeks after a disciplinary panel upheld his red card against Saracens on Saturday.

Scotland internationals Tom Brown, Jack Cuthberth and Dougie Fife have signed two-year contract extensions with Edinburgh.

Glasgow Warriors turned in an impressive display to beat Benetton Treviso 29-10 and move into fourth place in the RaboDirect PRO12 standings on Friday night (4th April).

Full-back Jack Cuthbert kicked 13 points as Edinburgh secured a seventh RaboDirect PRO12 victory of the season with a 23-19 success at Newport Gwent Dragons.

Former Wales captain Matthew Rees admits he experienced "dark days" during his successful battle with testicular cancer.

Leinester scrum-half Eoin Reddan believes his side need to be at their very best "to even compete" against a Toulon side he sees as a tougher than that which lifted the 2013 Heineken Cup trophy. Toulon edged out Clermont Auvernge in Dublin last May, but have since added to their star-studded cast as they look to reclaim the final edition of the Heineken Cup.

Scotland trio David Denton, Matt Scott and Alasdair Dickinson have been brought back into the Edinburgh team for Saturday's RaboDirect Pro12 clash with Benetton Treviso in Italy.