Munster may be sitting pretty atop Pool 1, five points clear of Scarlets with four wins from four and knowing a bonus-point win today allied to a home defeat for the Welsh region against Northampton Saints will guarantee a quarter-final spot ahead of nex

All four teams went into the final day of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2011 with the potential to be crowned champions, but ultimately it was Japan who became the first non-Oceania winners of the competition after beating hosts Fiji 24-13 in the final mat

Castres had been one of the most physical sides the Saints had faced in 2010/11, and they lived up to their reputation with a game plan with little subtlety, teeing up their big runners to get them over the gain line. Chris Masoe and Rod

Northampton Saints travel to France to face Castres in a defining match of their season. Last season's finalists are in serious danger of being knocked out of the Heineken Cup following two defeats from their opening two fixtures in the competition. The