Saracens: Daly; Elliott, Lozowski, Tompkins, Segun; Burke, Van Zyl; Mawi, George, Riccioni, Itoje (capt), Tizard, McFarland, Gonzalez, Willis.

Replacements: Dan, Brantingham, Clarey, Isiekwe, Onyeama-Christie, Michelow, Simpson, Goode.

Harlequins: Halfpenny; Isgro, Beard, Waghorn, David; J Evans, Porter; Jones, Walker, Lamositele, Launchbury, Lewies, Kenningham, W Evans, Dombrandt (capt).

Replacements: Riley, Els, Hobson, Herbst, Hammond, Murray, Benson, Green.

Referee: Adam Leal

Scotland resumed as they had finished the half, Gallagher with the initial line break before the ball was trucked up through the forwards and eventually out to Thomson for the try.

But more drama ensured as Rachel McLachlan was shown to have obstructed the defence in the build-up much to the frustration of the 4,000 home crowd.

But Wales remained their own worst enemy, Kayleigh Powell, playing in a new position at centre, was caught in possession which allowed Thomson to hoof the ball downfield. Wales looked to have scrambled but spilled possession under the pressure of the chase which allowed Orr to pick up the ball and sprint clear to the line.

Wales then went on a rare attack with Chloe Rollie driven back over her own try line, but the tackle by Evans was high and she was shown a second yellow having only just returned to the field.

Galvanised by the dismissal, Wales kept plugging away and this time it was Scotland who were under the TMO microscope with Gallagher shown a card for a dangerous cleanout which would later be upgraded after a bunker review.

Wales attacked from the lineout and there was no stopping the maul with Fleming a deserved try-scorer having been at the heart of everything.

Bevan reduced the deficit to just three points with a successful conversion to send the travelling fans wild as the rain poured down.

But as conditions worsened, Scotland re-took control of the game and it was a brilliant passage of play which led to a try for replacement hooker Bartlett.

Orr put Wales on the backfoot with another superb line-break, showing no signs of rust after a long injury lay-off, while Thomson was hauled down by Joyce-Butchers, but Scotland showed good patience which allowed the replacement hooker to go over to give Scotland some breathing space once more.

But Wales were not done, Powell had been just a roll away from crossing for a try, but Wales came again off the lineout maul and it was the returning Pyrs who announced her arrival with a crucial try.

Scotland managed the game well in the final few minutes as Wales tried desperately to win back possession, but the the ball was sent high into the crowd to start the celebrations.

Wales do however start the Sean Lynn era with a deserved losing bonus-point.

Erling Haaland helped Norway make a positive start to its World Cup qualifying campaign by scoring in a 5-0 rout at Moldova on Saturday.

Norway's third and last World Cup appearance was back in 1998, two years before Haaland was born.

Now, Haaland leads a team featuring Arsenal midfielder Martin Ødegaard that bears high expectations of reaching the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Scandinavian side is favored to win Group I, which also includes Estonia and Israel.

Haaland scored Norway's second goal against the outmatched Moldova. That took his exceptional career haul to 39 goals in 40 appearances for his country since his 2019 debut.

Dortmund defender Julian Ryerson opened the scoring for Norway five minutes after kickoff in Chisinau. Haaland doubled the lead in the 23rd. Thelo Aasgaard, who assisted Ryerson for the opener, made it three before Ødegaard set up Alexander Sørloth before half-time. Substitute Aron Donnum got on the scoreboard in the second half.

Haaland already knows what it is to win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup with Manchester City, but he has yet to take his country to a major tournament.

Injury ruled Haaland out of several matches during Norway's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup. The talented Norway team likewise failed to qualify for the 2024 European Championship when it disappointed with a third-place group finish behind Spain and Scotland.

STORRS, Conn. -- Azzi Fudd had 21 of her 27 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn rolled to a 103-34 win over Arkansas State in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday.

Freshman Sarah Strong added 20 points and 12 rebounds, five assists and five blocks in her NCAA tournament debut. Most of those came in the first half when UConn jumped out to a 66-16 advantage at the half, playing nearly flawless basketball.

The Huskies had runs of 22-0, 12-0 and 13-0 in the first half as UConn won its 31st consecutive first-round game.

UConn (32-3) scored 34 points in the first quarter, making all 11 of its 2-point shots. Many of those were layups coming off the press.

Arkansas State (21-11), which likes to apply pressure itself, had no answer for the Huskies.

Crislyn Rose led the Red Wolves with seven points. The team shot 17% from the field (12-for-70), including going 7-for-40 from behind the arc.

The Golden State Warriors will sign forward Kevin Knox II to a deal for the remainder of the season, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

Knox, the No. 9 pick in 2018, appeared in seven games for the Warriors in February and March after signing a pair of 10-day contracts with the team.

The Warriors have to sign a player by Sunday to fill the minimum requirement of 14 standard contracts. The Warriors had only 13 players on guaranteed deals after trading away several rostered players over the course of the season.

Knox, 25, spent last season with the Detroit Pistons, averaging 7.2 points on 46.2% shooting in 31 games.

San Francisco Giants outfielder/designated hitter Jerar Encarnacion has a fractured left hand, the team announced Saturday.

Encarnacion suffered the injury during Friday's spring training game while trying to make a catch in the outfield. It was unclear Saturday how much time he will miss.

The 27-year-old was a candidate to be the team's full-time DH this season. He was having an excellent spring with two home runs and 14 RBIs -- second in the Cactus League -- to go with a .302 batting average.

The Miami Marlins signed him as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2022. He played in 23 games, posting three home runs, 14 RBIs, and two stolen bases with a .182/.210/.338 batting line.

As a free agent, he signed a minor league deal with the Giants in 2024. He appeared in 35 games for the Giants, recording five home runs, 19 RBIs, and one stolen base with .248/.277/.425 batting line.

Field Level Media contributed to this report.

Jodie Ounsley - Fury from Gladiators and former Exeter Chiefs winger - catches up with fellow "northern lass" Zoe Aldcroft to talk about the honour of captaining the Red Roses as the Women's Six Nations gets underway in the "biggest year of women's rugby".

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Ireland, who beat world champions New Zealand in Vancouver last year, were 14-0 down after 18 minutes before forcing their way back into the game and Bemand believes they could have secured victory with more "calmness of thought" in key areas.

"We've had some experience, like at the end of the New Zealand game in WXV1 when we were able to come back and win it, but coming out here against these tier-one-nations and World Cup contenders, we thought it would come down to those last 20 minutes.

"You're going to need to have that composure, not belief really, just calmness of thought that you can execute where you want to be on the pitch, how you get there, and then you take those opportunities."

Ireland will travel to Italy next weekend in round two of the Six Nations but could yet meet France again this year.

At the World Cup in England, the winner of Ireland's pool will play the runner-up of France's in the quarter-finals and vice versa.

"With a World Cup on the horizon, this very well could be a quarter-final," added Bemand.

"We said to the group, we want to get to that World Cup and know the next time we meet France, we can beat them.

"It's obviously not gone our way today but I think we think we can beat them the next time we meet them."