Argentina booked their place in the World Cup semi-finals for the first-ever time on Sunday, with a clinical 19-13 win over Scotland.
Scotland made it through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a nerve-racking 18-16 win over Italy in Saint Etienne on Saturday night.
New Zealand gave some shreds of hope to their fellow World Cup aspirants with a stuttering 40-0 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Scotland gained all five points on offer on Tuesday with a 42-0 win over Romania, but it was an error-ridden display by Frank Hadden's men.
Scotland managed to gain all five points from their first Pool C match against World Cup debutantes Portugal on Sunday, in a 56-10 win.
South Africa produced a 21-point, five-minute blitz to secure an easy 27-3 win over Scotland in their warm-up at Murrayfield.
We look back at an exciting weekend of action in the Guinness Premiership semi-finals and the penultimate week of Super 14.
Sky Sports' Phil Edwards hears of Steve Borthwick's disappointment at not being in the Lions squad, and speaks to Graham Rowntree on his plans for the tour scrum.
We look back at the weekend's Guinness Premiership action and find out which teams made it to the semi-finals.
We look back at the weekend's Super 14 matches as the battle for semi-final places hots up.
Harry Ellis, Andy Powell, Ronan O'Gara and many other players react to their inclusion in the 2009 British and Irish Lions squad
Sky Sports' Stuart Barnes and Ieuan Evans give their opinions on the Lions squad for the 2009 tour to South Africa.