Rugby evening headlines as Dan Biggar outshines Wales rival and Halaholo vents frustration

Here are the latest rugby headlines on the evening of Saturday, April 2

Dan Biggar came out on top in the battle of the Wales fly-halves as he helped Northampton claim a 39-22 Premiership victory over Callum Sheedy’s Bristol.

There had been much debate over whether the Welsh skipper should have been carded for an upright hit on Fijian star centre Semi Radradra in the first-half, but referee Karl Dickson decided it was just a penalty offence. You can read more about that contentious incident here.

Able to stay on the field, Biggar proceeded to land six successful shots at goal - four conversions and a penalty.

Sheedy did have the consolation of scoring one of the day’s nine touchdowns, which helped Bristol claim a four-try bonus point, but it was the Saints who went marching in to keep alive their hopes of a play-off spot.

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Wales centre willis Halaholo has bemoaned his wretched luck after his season was ended by another injury.

Halaholo has been ruled out for 12 weeks with a hamstring problem, ending his season with Cardiff and potentially scuppering his chances of making Wales' summer tour to South Africa. A similar injury saw his Six Nations largely disrupted, while he has also missed matches through Covid this campaign. He had looked back to his best, picking up the man-of-the-match award in Cardiff's 32-28 win over Glasgow Warriors last weekend.

Halaholo vented his frustration on Twitter, saying: "Just can’t catch a break this season. One of the toughest parts about pro sport [especially] mentally. . .season pretty much over picking up an injury last week against Glasgow. . .back on the mend and support my