Rugby Union

Steven Kitshoff has played 12 games for Ulster, including last week’s defeat by his former club Stormers in Cape Town South Africa’s two-time World Cup winning prop Steven Kitshoff will leave Ulster at the end of the season. Kitshoff joined Ulster in October after helping South Africa win their second …

Jonny May’s try put Gloucester in front – a lead they did not relinquish Gloucester: (21) 30 Tries: Mercer, May, Llewellyn Pens: Carreras 3 Cons: Carreras 3 Castres: (10) 25 Tries: Dumora, Zarantonello, Raisuqe Pens: Popelin 2 Cons: Popelin 2 Gloucester held off a spirited Castres side to reach the …

Marcus Smith played at both fly-half and full-back for England during the Six Nations Harlequins: (21) 28 Tries: Esterhuizen, Smith, Murley, Riley Cons: Smith 4 Glasgow Warriors: (7) 24 Tries: Cummings, Matthews, Horne Pen: Horne Cons: Horne 3 Hooker Sam Riley scored a late try as Harlequins defeated Glasgow Warriors …

Hooper (right) played 125 times for Australia’s XVs Former Australia captain Michael Hooper said it was “pretty daunting” to make his international sevens debut in his country’s 12-0 win against Fiji. The 32-year-old came on as a substitute for Nathan Lawson with less than three of the 14 minutes left …

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was a threat throughout the game and picked up the player-of-the-match award Exeter Chiefs: (7) 21 Tries: Vintcent, Fisilau, Roots Cons: Slade 3 Bath: (12) 15 Tries: Du Toit, Hill Pen: Spencer Con: Spencer Exeter Chiefs fought back to beat Bath at Sandy Park and book a spot …

Mateo Garcia scored Bordeaux’s first two tries Bordeaux Begles (10) 45 Tries: Garcia 2, Depoortere 2, Bielle-Biarrey 2 Cons: Lucu 4, Garcia 2 Pen: Lucu Saracens (0) 12 Tries: Lewington, Willis Con: Goode Bordeaux-Begles thumped Saracens for the second time this year to reach the quarter-finals of the Investec Champions …

Two Ben Vellacott tries put Edinburgh in a strong position Edinburgh (5) 33 Tries: Watson, Currie, Vellacott 2, Van der Merwe Con: Healy 4 Bayonne (7) 15 Tries: Spring 2 Con: Spring Pen: Spring Edinburgh ran in five tries to see off Bayonne and reach the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals. …

Morgan Morris dives in for the first try for Ospreys Ospreys (8) 23 Tries: Morris, Giles, Morgan-Williams Con: O Williams Pens: O Williams 2 Sale Sharks (3) 15 Tries: Reed, Taylor Con: Du Preez Pen: Du Preez Ospreys defeated Sale in Bridgend to set up a European Challenge Cup quarter-final …

Jamison Gibson-Park scored against France in Ireland’s opening game of the Six Nations Leinster: (22) 36 Tries: Gibson-Park 3, Henshaw, Conan Pen: R Byrne Cons: R Byrne 3, H Byrne Leicester Tigers: (10) 22 Tries: Pollard, Cronin, Clare Pen: Pollard Cons: Pollard 2 Jamison Gibson-Park scored a first-half hat-trick as …

Northampton replacement George Hendy scored two excellent second-half tries against Munster Northampton Saints will host the Bulls in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals, which also feature a rematch of the past two finals. La Rochelle, who beat Leinster in those two finals, face the Irish side again after winning away …

Dave Heffernan scored the first of Connacht’s six tries Pau: (20) 30 Tries: Zeguer (2), Fisi’ihoi Pens: Simmonds (2) Cons: Simmonds (3) Drop-goal: Simmonds Connacht: (12) 40 Tries: Heffernan, Prendergast (2), Bolton, Blade, Aki Cons: Carty (2), Hanrahan (3) Connacht came back from a half-time deficit to beat Pau and …