Cardiff Blues may have endured an up and down season in the Guinness PRO12, but they won a crucial 56-8 decision over Treviso on the weekend to keep them in the hunt for a top six finish.
At the heart of their success were former Steelers and Hurricanes second five Rey Lee-Lo, who scored a try, and inside him Gareth Anscombe, 24, and now with six Wales caps to his name, who slotted five goals. How the other Blues, based in Auckland, could do with his direction and class right now. Jarrad Hoeta came off the bench for Cardiff, while Jayden Hayward, one of five Kiwis in the opposition, kicked a penalty goal for Treviso.
Scarlets are flying the Welsh flag in the PRO12, with Wayne Pivac's Scarlets overcoming Brendon Leonard's Ospreys 25-16. Michael Collins, Regan King and Hadleigh Parkes again featured in the Scarlets' backline.
Phil Burleigh's Edinburgh edged Boris Stankovich's Dragons 16-15, while Grayson Hart's Glasgow defeated Ulster 27-17, with Sean Reidy and Nick Williams appearing for the latter.
Pat Lam's Connacht remained top of the standings with four rounds to play in the regular season after a tight 7-6 win over Leinster. Tom McCartney, Nathan White and Bundee Aki, who has played every game in 2015-16, all started for Connacht, while Isa Nacewa (fullback) and Hayden Triggs (lock) turned out for Leinster.