Leinster maintained their unbeaten league record with an 11th straight success in a hard-fought 22-19 win over Ospreys in Swansea.
.Ospreys moved off the bottom of the United Rugby Championship table with a hard-fought 22-13 victory over Edinburgh in Bridgend.
Warren Gatland has named former New Zealand Schools wing Blair Murray in his 35-man squad for the Autumn Nations Series.
Ospreys recovered from last week’s shock defeat to Dragons with an impressive 37-24 victory over Stormers in a titanic battle in Bridgend.
The Wales hooker has taken up his first head coach role with his home town club, Bridgend, and he likes to think he's learnt from the best
Friday’s shake up emerged with three weeks still to go before the Welsh regional side begins its new URC campaign with a September 21 trip to the Dragons.
The Welsh national team maybe going through a chastening period but there is a rich seam of talent coming through
Cardiff were in contention throughout but two tries from international prop Nicky Smith and others from Justin Tipuric and Luke Morgan proved just enough.
The Ospreys No 8 has been a model of consistency for his region but has yet to persuade Warren Gatland he deserves a call-up.