Quick ball off the top of a line-out gave them the chance to cut loose, and a neat inside pass from Larkham gave Gerrard the chance to scythe over by the posts, with Mortlock landing the easy conversion.

BBC: Australia 25-17 South Africa

The visitors were back level four minutes later, though, when a superb offload by Saints substitute Maurie Fa'asavalu gave loose forward Roby a clear run to the line.

BBC: Leeds 38-19 St Helens

American authorities appear to have raised their threat level as a wartime precaution, rather than in response to a specific threat, though the Federal Bureau of Investigation gave warning last week that a particularly dangerous al-Qaeda suspect is on the loose and may try to slip into the country.

ECONOMIST: Tense times at home

Quins, who gave a debut to centre Karl Pryce, their loan signing from Wigan, then went two scores in front when Australian loose forward Bailey made light of some soft defence to crash over for his first try for the club.

BBC: Leeds 26-36 Harlequins