Bismarck Du Plessis led a bullish Barbarians blitz with two first-half tries to subdue Fiji 43-19 at Twickenham.
The Fijians were forced to celebrate their centenary without a host of top players from French and British clubs, and the Barbarians racked up seven tries in a one-sided autumn international encounter. Fiji claimed a first-half score from the outside-centre Asaeli Tikoirotuma but could never match the invitational team’s power.
George Kruis crashed over to score the match-winning try for Saracens as the Aviva Premiership leaders left it late to beat Sale. Saracens had to battle for the 24-19 victory, lit up by a virtuoso performance from Danny Cipriani.
Northampton kept the pressure on Saracens at the top with victory at Worcester – still without a win in their nine league matches. The lock Samu Manoa, the wing Tom Collins and the back-row Tom Wood made Northampton’s 33-10 win look more comfortable than it was as fly-half Stephen Myler kicked four penalties and all three conversions.
London Irish could not mark Topsy Ojo’s 200th appearance for the club with victory as they fell to a 19-12 defeat to Wasps at the Madejski Stadium. Andy Goode finished the match with 14 points to end a three-match losing streak for Wasps and condemn the Exiles to their sixth straight loss.
Rugby union roundup: Barbarians blitz Fiji, Saracens stay top
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