Summary

  • FT: Exeter 33-17 Sale

  • Exeter go top of Premiership

  • FT: London Irish 25-23 Northampton

  • Exiles pick up first win of 2015-16 season

  • FT: Leicester 22-10 Newcastle

Live Reporting

Adam Williams and Nabil Hassan

  1. No try

    Leicester 10-10 Newcastle

    Great hands from Leicester and in particular Peter Betham and Matthew Tait goes over in the corner. However, the TMO rules he did not ground the ball correctly and it's not given.

  2. Penalty (Noakes)

    London Irish 18-13 Northampton

    Left-foot effort from distance by Chris Noakes is right through the middle of the posts.

    Lead back to five points for The Exiles.

  3. London Irish 15-13 Northampton

    Northampton penalised at the scrum for bringing it to ground on halfway.

    Penalty chance to kick at the posts for Chris Noakes.

  4. Sin-bin (Wilson)

    Leicester 10-10 Newcastle

    Newcastle are currently down to 13 men with Mark Wilson off the pitch.

    It's been a feisty opening 40 minutes at Welford Road.

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  5. London Irish 15-13 Northampton

    Big test now for the still winless London Irish.

    Can the returning Dylan Hartley lead his side to a comeback here?

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  6. try

    Try (Veainu, Burns con)

    Leicester 10-10 Newcastle

    Moments after having a try disallowed, Telusa Veainudoes go over in the corner and after Freddie Burns' conversion the scores are level at Welford Road.

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  7. try

    Try (North, Myler missed con)

    London Irish 15-13 Northampton

    Northampton well and truly back in it now.

    Great vision by Kahn Fotuali'i with a kick over the top.George Northmakes the chase and the ball bounces favourably up for him to touch down unopposed.

    Irish maintain the lead though as Stephen Myler misses the conversion once more.

  8. No try

    Leicester 3-10 Newcastle

    Leicester think they have a try but replays show Telusa Veainu was not in control of the ball and it's chalked off. 

  9. Sin-bin (Agulla)

    Leicester 3-10 Newcastle

    Newcastle have a man sent to the bin, this time it's Belisario Agulla who will spend 10 minutes off the pitch. 

  10. London Irish 15-8 Northampton

    Back on the pitch, Northampton on the look-out for a way to level it up but George Pisi throws a loose pass out of touch and beyond George North and Ben Foden.

  11. try

    Try (Addison, Cipriani con)

    Exeter 10-10 Sale

    Will Addisongets Sale back in the game with Danny Cipriani kicking the extras and we're all square at Sandy Park.

    No separating those two sides as they approach half-time.

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  12. London Irish 15-8 Northampton

    And here is the confirmation of that all important half-time question.....

  13. Penalty (Burns)

    Leicester 3-10 Newcastle

    Leicester finally get on the scoreboard and having kicked two penalties to the corner they opt to go for the posts with Freddie Burns with the successful kick. 

  14. Kick-off

    London Irish 15-8 Northampton

    Back under way in our 14:30 GMT kick-off at the Madejski Stadium.

    A memorable half-time for one lucky spectator. Her partner got down on one knee on the hallowed turf to pop the question.

    I'm judging by her reaction that she said yes....

  15. try

    Try (Chudley, Steenson missed con)

    Exeter 10-3 Sale

    Two tries in quick succession for Exeter, who could go top of the Premiership today.Will Chudleydarts through a gap in the Sale backline to score. Gareth Steenson fails with the conversion but Exeter have a seven-point lead.

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  16. Leicester 0-10 Newcastle

    Newcastle are penalised for not rolling away and Freddie Burns opts to kick to the corner for a 5m line-out. The Falcons defence is solid, before they penalise again. Again Burns kicks to the corner, the driving maul is successful this time but Leicester are held up and Newcastle survive, for now!

  17. try

    Try (Waldrom, Steenson missed con)

    Exeter 5-3 Sale

    After consultation with the TMO, Chiefs are awarded a try with Thomas Waldromthe man on the scoresheet. Gareth Steenson misses the conversion.

  18. try

    Try (Latu, Willis con)

    Leicester 0-10 Newcastle

    Nili Latubundles over for Newcastle following a 5m line out, with Craig Willis kicking the extras.

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  19. Half-time

    London Irish 15-8 Northampton

    Plenty to talk about in this first half and Irish run down the clock from their own line-out before finding touch.

    They have the lead by seven points at the break.

  20. Penalty

    Exeter 0-3 Sale

    Danny Cipriani lands a penalty for Sale, following scrum infringement, who are in front at Exeter.