INTERNATIONALS
(Paris)
Australia 18 (Matthew Burke 6 pen) France 13 (Fabien Galthie try; Christophe Lamaison con, 2 pen). Halftime: 9-3.
(Edinburgh)
Scotland 53 (Gregor Townsend 2, John Leslie 2, Budge Pountney, Chris Paterson tries; Townsend 5 pen, 4 con) United States 6 (Grant Wells 2 pen). Halftime: 15-3.
NATIONAL SEVENS TOURNAMENT
(Palmerston North)
Men.-
Cup championship final: North
Harbour 52 (Craig Newby 3, Matua Parkinson 2, Eric Rush 2, Iliesa Tanivula tries; Joel Naesmith 6 con) Waikato 12 (Roger Randle, Todd Blythe tries; Glen Jackson con). Halftime 24-7.
Semifinals: North Harbour 17 Auckland 12, Waikato 19 Wellington 14.
Quarter-finals: Auckland 22 Northland 17, North Harbour 19 Otago 7, Waikato 19 Canterbury 17, Wellington bye.
Plate championship final: Wanganui 19 Taranaki 14.
Semifinals: Taranaki 22 Counties-Manukau 10, Wanganui 21 Bay of Plenty 10.
Quarter-finals: Taranaki 17 New Zealand Marist 12, Counties-Manukau 21 West Coast 17, Wanganui 19 Hawkes Bay 5. Bay of Plenty bye.
Bowl championship final: Nelson Bays 24 King Country 17.
Semifinals: King Country 14 Mid-Canterbury 5, Nelson Bays 31 Manawatu 19.
Quarter-finals: King Country 40 South Canterbury 14, Mid-Canterbury 21 Buller 17, Nelson Bays 29 Thames Valley 5. Manawatu bye.
Shield championship final: Southland 29 Poverty Bay 15.
Semifinals: Southland 24 North Otago 19, Poverty Bay 10 Wairarapa-Bush 5.
Quarter-finals: Poverty Bay 19 Horowhenua-Kapiti 19-17, Southland 36 Marlborough 10. Wairarapa-Bush bye, North Otago bye.
Women.-
Final: Bay of Plenty 33 (Tamakau Paul, Cecily Stainton, Annie Brown, Exia Shelford, Rachel Wikeepa tries; Kellie Kiwi 4 con) bt Otago 5 (Cathy Charles try). Halftime: 14-0.
Semifinals: Otago 17 Wellington 5, Bay of Plenty 24 Auckland 0.
Playoffs (2nd) semifinal: Waikato 19 North Harbour 12, Counties Manukau 17, Canterbury 10.
Final: Counties Manukau 22 Waikato 19.
Playoffs (3rd): Southland 26 Northland 7, Wanganui 19 Manawatu 12.
Final: Southland 22 Wanganui 19.
Playoffs (4th): Hawkes Bay 20 Taranaki 5, King Country 19 South Canterbury 17.
Final: King Country 28 Hawkes Bay 21.
ENGLISH CUP
Fourth rd: Bath 18 Gloucester 24, Bedford 24 Saracens 54, Birmingham/Solihull 16 Darlington MP 10, Bristol 22 Wasps 17, Esher 26 Waterloo 27, Exeter 12 London Irish 57, Leicester 83 Otley 11, Northampton 73 Leeds 35, Plymouth 8 Harlequins 36, Rosslyn Park 13 Newcastle 25, Rugby 26 Manchester 38, Tynedale 12 Worcester 76, Wakefield 31 Bracknell 23.
