It’s Round 5 of the two European club competitions this weekend – the Heineken Cup, and the 2^nd-tier Amlin Challenge Cup.

Several Americans were rested for these games.

Chris Wyles started at fullback and scored a crucial try as Saracens won 37-28 over Racing Metro in the Heineken Cup. Saracens is now 4-1 in Pool A and hasn’t clinched 1^st place yet, but is really close.

Biarritz won 32-6 over Zebre to move to 3-2 in Pool 3. The win was likely not enough to clinch a quarterfinal spot. Taku Ngwenya did not play.

Samua Manoa did play, starting at lock for Northampton as they beat Castres 18-12. The Saints are now 3-2 in Pool 4, which is not quite good enough to cinch up a QF spot, as Toulouse and Montpellier are in better position to claim the wild card bids.

In the Amlin Challenge Cup, Wasps moved to 4-1 with a 71-7 thrashing of Mogliano. Paul Emerick did not play.

Scott LaValla was also rested as Stade Francais took on Grenoble. Stade needed two bonus points to clinch 1^st in Pool 5. They got one in a 15-9 loss. They should clinch next week.