A weekend of bombshells: England, Bulls embarrassed at home as Crusaders suffer shock defeat

Local rugby fans may have missed the URC, but there was no shortage of action in what turned out to be a crazy weekend of rugby.

South Africa's four frontline URC franchises weren't in action, but there was still the opening round of the Currie Cup, the Six Nations and a bit of Super Rugby Pacific to look forward to.

All three events conjured up some scintillating action and there were also some notable shock results.

On Saturday morning, arguably the biggest shock of the weekend came in Super Rugby Pacific where defending champions Crusaders suffered a last-gasp 25-24 defeat to Fijian Drua in Lautoka, Fiji.

The Fijian Drua only joined Super Rugby last year and finished second from bottom, winning only two of 14 games.

But they upset the apple cart in dramatic fashion when debutant replacement flyhalf Kemu Valetini slotted the winning penalty after the hooter.

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The winning moment ??#DRUvCRU #SuperRugbyPacific pic.twitter.com/HkqSi3EnjI

The Saturday SPECIAL ??A huge reaction from around the world after @Fijian_Drua's colossal victory!#SuperRugbyPacific pic.twitter.com/iAjWGdeiLn

The Six Nations also produced drama on Saturday night when France demolished England 53-10. The fact that France won was not the upset, but rather the manner in which they went about doing so.

The 43-point margin of defeat was England's heaviest home loss, topping the 36-point gap inflicted by South Africa in the Springboks' 42-6 success at Twickenham in 2008.

And this humiliating thrashing was also England's third-worst loss anywhere.

Only a 76-0 rout suffered by an under-strength team against Australia in Brisbane on the 1998 'Tour from Hell' and a 58-10 defeat by South Africa in Bloemfontein in 2007 surpassed this