Summary

  • Tom Heathcote's drop-goal gives Worcester win over Northampton

  • Harlequins hold on to beat Wasps

  • Billy Twelvetrees kicks 29 points as Gloucester beat Newcastle

Live Reporting

Nathan Middleton and Tom Garry

  1. try

    Try (Harris)

    Newcastle Falcons 20-33 Gloucester

    ...but Newcastle seem determined to show we have spoken too soon. Almost straight from the re-start, Mike Delany makes a break and Chris Harris crosses for another Falcons try.

  2. Penalty (Twelvetrees)

    Newcastle Falcons 13-33 Gloucester

    Billy Twelvetrees reacts during the matchGetty Images

    If the hosts had any faint hopes of a comeback, those hopes have vanished now, surely.

    Billy Twelvetrees kicks his seventh successful penalty of the night for Gloucester.

  3. Missed penalty (Heathcote)

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    One of Worcester's problems during their relegation season when they were last in the Premiership was their goal kicking and Tom Heathcote misses his third attempt from five.

  4. Penalty (Evans)

    Harlequins 23-14 Wasps

    Is that the game for Harlequins?

    Nick Evans kicks well again and now the lead is nine points, which could be crucial. Wasps must score at least twice.

  5. Penalty (Delany)

    Newcastle Falcons 13-30 Gloucester

    Mike Delany during the matchGetty Images

    The hosts are not giving this one up just yet. Mike Delany kicks and the lead, which is still pretty sizeable, is now down to 17 points.

  6. Missed penalty (Heathcote)

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    Tom Heathcote resumes kicking duties with a penalty shot closer to the sticks.

    But he seems to snap at the strike and the ball is never in danger of dissecting the posts.

  7. Harlequins 20-14 Wasps

    Mat Luamanu of Harlequins goes on the attackGetty Images

    It is a scrappy period of play at the moment, with lots of replacements and breaks in play. Amazingly, Wasps are still in the game.

    Richard Moon, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

  8. Missed penalty (Mills)

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    So close. 

    Ryan Mills had the distance, but not the accuracy. It strikes the post and falls out to Northampton who clear.

  9. Penalty

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    Northampton's Dylan Hartley, the man who missed England's World Cup for a disciplinary breach, is penalised for a high tackle.

    Worcester go towards the posts, with Ryan Mills taking this long kick...

  10. Replacement

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    Northampton captain Lee Dickson is taken off and Kahn Fotuali'i replaces him.

    The Samoan scrum-half is rapid around the fringes, can he get his team going?

  11. try

    Try (Hammersley)

    Newcastle Falcons 10-30 Gloucester

    After another successful penalty kick from Billy Twelvetrees, Newcastle Falcons finally bring an end to Gloucester's run of scoring 24 points without reply, as Simon Hammersley goes over.

    He squeezes he way through, directly under the posts, and Mike Delany could hardly miss that conversion, so the hosts are now 20 points behind.

  12. Harlequins 20-14 Wasps

    James Gaskell of Wasps is tackledRex Features

    Wasps miss a huge opportunity to score a try, after a big spell of pressure. They just can't get over the line, after spending several minutes just a few minutes out. Eventually, they lose possession, and Harlequins celebrate that almost like a score for themselves.

  13. Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    A bizarre moment for Worcester scrum-half Jonny Arr who accidentally dropped the ball on top of the scrum before putting it in. 

    When he regathered it, his pack were unable to deal with the Northampton power and conceded a penalty.

  14. Penalty (Gopperth)

    Harlequins 20-14 Wasps

    Wasps are certainly not out of this yet. Jimmy Gopperth kicks the penalty and a converted try would now give Wasps the lead.

  15. Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    A big change for me is Christian Day going off as that limits the height at the line-out. You can visibly see this Worcester side growing at the moment.

    Former Northampton full-back Ian Hunter, BBC Radio Northampton

  16. Replacement

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    Another change for Northampton. Christian Day is replaced by Teimana Harrison.

    Worcester also bring on fresh legs with Matt Cox on for Marco Mama.

  17. Kick-off

    Newcastle Falcons 3-27 Gloucester

    The second half has just started, with Gloucester holding a big, big lead.

  18. Replacement

    Harlequins 20-1 Wasps

    Joe Marler of Harlequins gets ready to come onRex Features

    Harlequins introduce England's Mike Brown and Joe Marler to the game, along with Joe Gray and Kyle Sinckler, making four changes in all.

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  20. Missed penalty (Heathcote)

    Worcester 10-9 Northampton

    Worcester respond immediately to Northampton's penalty by working their way up field and earning a penalty from out wide.

    Tom Heathcote catches the ball cleanly but his kick drifts just left of the posts.