31.   The win also left Houston three games back of Phoenix for the last playoff spot in the West.

32.   The win leaves Marseille two points ahead of Bordeaux, which has a tricky match at improving Toulouse on Saturday.

33.   The win left the Rhine Fire as the only undefeated team in the six-club European circuit.

34.   For France, the win has left no challengers for second Test places.

35.   The win leaves Perpignan third in the group with four points from five matches.

36.   The win leaves the Swiss well on the way to the quarter-finals with nine points from four matches.

37.   Their win left Cincinnati, who are idle this week, as the only team in the NFL without a victory.

38.   The win left the unfancied Wednesday on top of the Premiership, two points clear of second-placed Chelsea.