THIS WEEK’S AWARDS...

Try of the week: Danny Cipriani is in the kind of form that makes it impossible for Eddie Jones to ignore him any longer, the pick of a stellar performance in the big win over Newcastle yesterday was his sumptuous pass to make a cracking try for Elliot Daly. Quotes of the week: “It’s been an honour and pleasure to be part off Quins, I’m very saddened the way the last few weeks have gone but I have given everything I could to Quins in the time I’ve been here.” – John Kingston signs off after 17 years and 597 games coaching at Quins. Champagne moment: Cipriani, mostly unfairly, gets plenty of stick for his tackling but his long chase back to nail Cobus Reinach last Sunday at the Ricoh was absolutely outstanding. On this day: May 6 1971 Just 58 hours after finishing the final leg of their journey from London, and with some players still suffering from an allnighter in Hong Kong en route, the ‘all conquering’ 1971 British Lions lost the first game of their historic tour, going down 15-11 to Queensland in Brisbane. Quiz question: Which player holds the record for most appearances in the European Challenge Cup? A: John Muldoon; B: Ludovic Mercier C: Michael Swift. Last week’s answer: A. Bryan Habana finished his career with 64 Test tries. Diary marker: Some have been kicking off at the selecton of Bilbao as the venue for the European finals but seriously what isn’t there to like about a long weekend in the Basque country and a Cardiff/Glos and Leinster/Racing double?