A late two-try salvo saw Connacht book their European Challenge Cup quarter-final place in France tonight with a 30-20 bonus point win over La Rochelle.

Tonight at Kingspan Stadium Ulster exited the European Rugby Champions Cup with ironically their strongest display of the campaign, as Darren Cave contributed three tries in a 26-7 bonus point victory over Leicester Tigers.

Leinster qualified for the European Champions Cup quarter-finals as Pool 2 winners, but they had to survive a nail-biting finish against Wasps at the Ricoh Arena.

Leinster 'A' romped into the semi-finals of the British & Irish Cup with a convincing seven-try 51-32 win over Rotherham Titans at Clifton Lane, keeping their hopes alive of retaining the title.