The Cheetahs claimed their second Pro14 win of the season as Daniel Maartens crossed twice in the final 21 minutes against Benetton Treviso.
Leinster delivered a fantastic performance against the Ospreys, racking up 52 points as seven different players crossed for tries.
There were Premiership wins for Newcastle Falcons and Worcester Warriors on Friday, with the former moving off the foot of the table.
Bristol led Exeter by 14 points in the second half, but Rob Baxter's side snatched a dramatic victory in time added on.
France secured their first win since March, Teddy Thomas helping himself to a double with Gael Fickou impressing on his return.
For the first time in their history Ireland beat New Zealand on home soil, toppling the world champions with a fine performance in Dublin.
Handre Pollard scored 18 points as South Africa became only the second side in 12 matches to beat Scotland at Murrayfield.
Teenage lock Joel Kpoku came off the bench to give Saracens a seventh Premiership wins out of seven, which put them back at the...
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Italy were hard done by in Padova on Saturday when Tito Tebaldi's first-half try was ruled out, according to Conor O'Shea.
Japan led 15-10 at half-time, but England scored three tries after the interval to avoid a huge upset at Twickenham.
Tonga showed some fight but Wales ultimately stormed to a 74-24 victory at the Principality Stadium.
Australia warmed up for their trip to Twickenham with a 26-7 victory over Italy, with Marika Koroibete scoring twice for the Wallabies.
Gloucester had Danny Cipriani back from a ban and the fly-half was instrumental in their bonus-point 36-13 win over Leicester Tigers.
South Africa rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to secure a thrilling Test victory over France in Paris.
Kieran Marmion, Bundee Aki and Luke McGrath crossed to give Ireland a largely unconvincing win over Argentina.
For the first time since November 2008, Wales were able to celebrate victory over Australia after a tense affair in Cardiff.