Wales stars shine and England contenders impress before squad selection

Wales regions won four from four in the Heineken Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup. Players old and new staked a claim to new England boss Steve Borthwick. England and Wales will name their squads for the Championship next week.

Wales and England players impressed in Saturday's match. Justin Tipuric impressed for Ospreys against Montpellier. Alex Cuthbert scored two tries for the O Spreys. Adam Beard stood up well to the powerful Montpelier pack. Dragons, Scarlets and Cardiff also won in Challenge Cup.

Steve Borthwick will name his first England squad on Monday. Elliot Daly scored a hat-trick as Saracens beat Lyon 48-28. Dan Kelly could be called up to the squad. Marcus Smith impressed on his return to action for Harlequins.   He made a stunning break to set up Cadan Murley for one of their four tries.

Wales stars shine and England contenders impress before squad selection. Irish provinces came close to imitating their Welsh counterparts with four wins from four. Ulster was denied by a last-minute try away to champions La Rochelle. Munster, Leinster and Connacht were all victorious. Gavin Coombes grabbed two tries for Munsters against Northampton Saints. Caelan Doris and Josh van der Flier scored for Leins in their 49-14 win away at Gloucester.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors both won in France. Blair Kinghorn kicked 14 points for Edinburgh. Richie Gray scored a try for Glasgow. Matt Scott scored twice for Leicester. Finn Russell played well for Racing in their narrow win over Quins.

Wales stars shine and England contenders impress before squad selection. Niccolò Cannone scored two tries as Benetton beat Bayonne 26-7. Marco Riccioni scored a try for Saracens against Lyon and Danilo Fischetti for London Irish against the Stormers.

Willemse scores twice in the first half as Montpellier beat Wales. Dumortier scored twice as he looks to earn his first cap. Damian Penaud and Gabin Villière are injured.