Wales Women managed to edge out their Scotland counterpart while Ireland and England registered comfortable wins over France and Italy respectively in the opening round of the Women's Six Nations tournament.
?World Cup winning England Women's captain Katy Daley-Mclean is hoping to inspire more female players to take up the game through the recruitment drive which is already in its third year.
Will Muir ran in two of four Northumbria tries as the BUCS Super Rugby league leaders edged Durham to extend their advantage at the top of the division.
Three first-half tries from Tom Ffitch, Tom Bitrim and Alex Glashan proved vital as Loughborough beat Durham to secure their third victory of the BUCS Super Rugby campaign.
Exeter had to come from behind against reigning BUCS Super Rugby champions Hartpury College before claiming their fourth consecutive victory of the season.
The Rugby Football Union has handed a two-week ban to Firwood Waterloo Ladies back row Danielle Wiseman following an incident in the recently concluded Tyrrells Premier 15s League encounter against Loughborough Lightning last weekend.
As the round four of the Tyrrells Premier 15s League came to a conclusion last weekend, Harlequins climbed to the top of the table and are closely followed by Saracens as both the teams maintained their winning streak in the tournament.
As the third round of Tyrrells Premier 15s came to a conclusion last weekend, Gloucester, Harlequins and Saracens maintained their winning streak as they strengthened their hold in the top three.