Here are your rugby headlines from Wales and across the world on Saturday, June 20.<\/p>\n
Wales stars fall short in Premiership final<\/p>\n
Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins scored a try but received a crucial yellow card as Exeter fell short in their bid to be crowned English champions. Northampton Saints took the Gallagher Prem title, running out 26-17 winners at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.<\/p>\n
Jenkins scored a try to put Exeter ahead in the 52nd minute but the 23-year-old received a costly yellow card four minutes later for a high tackle on George Furbank as the Chiefs shipped 12 points in his absence. It proved to be the decisive period of the match.<\/p>\n
Tries from Tommy Freeman, Fin Smith and George Hendy (twice) along with six points from Smith’s boost got Northampton over the line.<\/p>\n
Exeter scored three tries of their own courtesy of Campbell Ridl, Josh Iosefa-Scott and Jenkins, while Harvey Skinner kicked two points.<\/p>\n
Saints drew first blood after a bad error from Imanuel Feyi-Waboso who ran directly into his teammate Olly Woodburn after a neat kick through from Smith to hand the try to Freeman on a plate.<\/p>\n
Exeter hit straight back as Ridl ran in unopposed from the halfway line before Smith hit back for Saints with a try from short-range.<\/p>\n
Iosefa-Scott powered over at the stroke of half-time meaning Saints led 14-10.<\/p>\n
Jenkins put Exeter ahead after the break before receiving a yellow card but Northampton took complete control from there on in with two terrific finishes from Henry out wide to seal the wing.<\/p>\n
World champions stuff Wales’ next opponents<\/p>\n
South Africa scored 12 tries as they thrashed the Barbarians 80-31 at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
The Barbarians will face Wales at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, next Saturday and had one Welshman in their starting XV in the shape of Dragons hooker Elliot Dee.<\/p>\n
A hat-trick of tries by Springboks wing Edwill van der Merwe, along with scores from Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jasper Wiese, Riley Norton, Cheslin Kolbe, JJ Kotze, Faf de Klerk, Jesse Kriel, Andre Esterhuizen and Zachary Porten blew the Barbarians away.<\/p>\n
But the visitors did score five tries of their own courtesy of Virimi Vakatawa, Franco Molina, Andrew Kellaway (twice) and TJ Perenara.<\/p>\n