Leicester head coach Heyneke Meyer hailed the returning Lewis Moody but admitted his side made hard work of beating a second-string Sale side 30-20.

Cardiff Blues coach Dai Young acknowledged his side had been fortunate to see off Bath to reach the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals.

Cardiff Blues progressed to the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals with a 24-18 win over Bath at the Arms Park.

Leicester edged to a 30-20 victory over Sale, but their hopes of progressing in the Anglo-Welsh Cup ended in the process.

Cardiff Blues are the first side into the EDF Energy Cup semi-finals after a 24-18 win over Bath at the Arms Park on Friday."

Leicester Tigers' chances of progression into the EDF Energy Cup semi-finals were slim at best, and they would have been one try short even if results had gone their way, after beating Sale 30-20 at Welford road on Friday but only scoring three tries."

Centre Ryan Crotty was in the middle of a haircut when his phone rang on Friday morning from the number he had been praying for: that of Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder."

Not one week after stunning Clermont 30-25 in Clermont, Montauban are at it once again, this time running in six tries in a 42-20 destruction of beleaguered Toulon at Sapiac on Friday."

England manager Martin Johnson insists personal friendships will have no bearing on his squad selection.

Bledisloe Cup intensity is familiar to most players in Saturday's test, can they cope with Hong Kong's cloying humidity? .