Ryan Palmer charged into a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mike Tindall will captain the Barbarians against England at Twickenham on Sunday.
Auckland City clinched their third successive Oceania Champions League title against 10-man Waitakere United.
Tom Youngs and brother Ben are determined to end an already extraordinary 2012/3 campaign with more glory at their club Leicester and the Lions.
Japan coach Eddie Jones has named a 35-man squad for their IRB Pacific Nations Cup campaign and two-Tests against Wales.
New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on the opening day of the London Sevens at Twickenham.
England head coach Ben Ryan has named an unchanged squad for this weekend's Marriott London Sevens at Twickenham.
England and Wales are among the eight teams who will compete for the Glasgow Sevens Cup but hosts Scotland missed out.
Man City fan Will Greenwood believes the Etihad Stadium's selection as a host venue for the 2015 World Cup will be a major boost to rugby in the North West.
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