Weekend Rugby Focus

Wasps v Benetton Treviso(Sunday, 3pm, Loftus Road).
Tel: 020 8743 0262 (club), 020 8740 2545 (tickets).
Tickets: Adult £8-15, junior/conc £4-7.
When you're in the mire (and Wasps are right up to their eyeballs in it), there are few sweeter sights than an Italian club coming to call. Losing this would be embarrassing and, for Nigel Melville, job-threatening.
VERDICT: WASPS WIN AT LAST

Valladolid RAC v London Irish (Sunday, 12.30pm (local time), Campo de "Pepe Rojo").
Tel: 0034 983 30 57 08 or 0034 983 25 17 59.
The Shield is helping to spread the rugby gospel across Europe, so it is to be hoped that the Irish entertain what crowd they get for this inevitable victory.
VERDICT: IRISH TOO STRONG

Bedford v London Welsh(Saturday, 3pm, Goldington Road, Bedford).
Tel: 01234 347980.
Tickets: Seats £10-15, standing £2-10.
The Welsh are nice and safe in mid-table and will be happy to have sorted out Bracknell. Bedford, away, are a slightly different matter.
VERDICT: WELSH FALL SHORT

Bracknell v Coventry(Saturday, 3pm, Lily Hill Park).
Tel: 01344 424013.
Tickets: from £8.
Life's getting a bit harder for Bracknell . . . those 25-minute bursts of good rugby aren't quite enough at the moment and lapses in concentration are costing points. This could be hard.
VERDICT: BRACKNELL DISAPPOINT

Exeter v Henley(Saturday, 3pm, The County Ground).
Tel: 01392 278759
Tickets: from £8
Henley are still down the wrong end of the table. Their hosts this week are 10 places above them and Exeter is a long way to go for a bad day at the office.
VERDICT: HENLEY FAIL AGAIN