Leinster maintained their unbeaten league record with an 11th straight success in a hard-fought 22-19 win over Ospreys in Swansea.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Wales co-captain Dewi Lake is set to switch from his usual position of hooker to openside flanker for the first time since age-grade rugby to help his injury-hit Ospreys side.
Ospreys celebrated their first United Rugby Championship excursion to London with a 19-5 win over Sharks at the Stoop.
The Sharks and the Ospreys meet in a historic match at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday night, as it will be the first time a United Rugby Championship match has ever taken place in England.
Saracens have named an entirely changed starting XV for their Gallagher Premiership semi-final versus Northampton, restoring all their big names following last weekend’s second-string crash at Bath in the final outing of the regular season.
The Premiership season is drawing to a close which means numerous players are getting ready to join new clubs over the summer break. Plenty of transfers have already been confirmed across the league.
Saracens have made nine changes to their starting XV to host Cardiff in this Sunday's Challenge Cup round of 16 tie in London, Owen Farrell skippering a team that includes the recalled Maro Itoje, Max Malins and Sean Maitland.
The Champions Cup is in turmoil as organisers scramble to find a window in the already crowded schedule to stage the seven matches that have been postponed this weekend.
It’s been over a year since Exeter Chiefs and Saracens last faced off in the Gallagher Premiership, and one suspects that the Londoner's sojourn to the RFU Championship hasn't made the heart grow fonder on either side of the equation.
