Tough day for Scotland
England and Wales are among the eight teams who will compete for the Glasgow Sevens Cup but hosts Scotland missed out.
England and Wales are among the eight teams who will compete for the Glasgow Sevens Cup but hosts Scotland missed out.
London Welsh brought the curtain down on their spell in the Aviva Premiership with a 33-22 win over Worcester.
Exeter fly-half Gareth Steenson kicked 25 points as he steered the Chiefs to a 40-39 victory over west country rivals Gloucester in their final game of the season in front of a full house at Sandy Park.
Christian Wade took his tally to 13 Aviva Premiership tries but could not prevent Wasps from going down 21-20 to Sale at the Salford City Stadium.
Saracens' hard-fought 23-14 victory over Bath at Allianz Park ensured they finished top of the Aviva Premiership at the end of the regular season.
Leicester stayed on course for a record ninth successive Aviva Premiership final after they booked a home play-off semi-final with a comfortable 32-20 victory over London Irish in their final game of the regular season.
Defending champions Harlequins turned on the style to secure third place in the Aviva Premiership table ahead of next weekend's play-off semi-finals with a 22-19 win over Northampton.
The Highlanders ended their eight-game losing run after holding on to beat the Sharks 25-22 at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.
Ulster 37 Cardiff Blues 13: Ulster earned a home semi-final against the Scarlets by seeing off Cardiff Blues at a wet Ravenhill to finish top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table.
Ulster, Ireland and Lions flanker Stephen Ferris has nailed his colours to the mast in declaring that his heart belongs to his native province.
Leinster rounded off the league phase of the RaboDirect Pro12 with a bonus point 37-19 win as the Ospreys relinquished their grip on the trophy.
Glasgow Warriors missed out on a home semi-final in the RaboDirect Pro12 but tries from DTH van der Merwe and British and Irish Lions call-up Sean Maitland did see the Scottish side advance to the play-offs on the back of a 20-3 victory over Connacht.
Ulster earned a home semi-final against the Scarlets by seeing off Cardiff Blues 37-13 at a wet Ravenhill to finish top of the RaboDirect Pro12 table.
Glasgow Warriors missed out on a home semi-final in the RaboDirect Pro12 but tries from DTH van der Merwe and British and Irish Lions call-up Sean Maitland did see the Scottish side advance to the play-offs on the back of a 20-3 victory over Connacht.
The British and Irish Lions have been warned that Australia will be looking to beat them on and off the field during this summer's tour Down Under by the man who coined the phrase "be bold, wear gold" during the 2001 tour.
Ulster earned a home semi-final against the Scarlets by seeing off Cardiff Blues 37-13 at a wet Ravenhill to finish top of the RaboDirect Pro12 table.
Munster overcame an eight-point half-time deficit to win 27-25 and ensure RaboDirect Pro12 minnows Zebre finished their campaign without a single victory.
Northampton lock Courtney Lawes is desperate to use England's summer tour of Argentina to win the trust of head coach Stuart Lancaster and break out of a frustrating vicious circle which has left his international career on hold.
'Stand up for the Ulstermen' is the familiar cry of rugby fans at Ravenhill.
Wales prop Adam Jones has seen more than enough of Australia to know they could wound the British and Irish Lions this summer.
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