Summary

  • FT: Northampton 24-30 Leicester

  • Tigers extend lead over Saints to seven points

  • FT: Worcester 35-54 Wasps

  • Christian Wade scores six tries for Wasps

  • FT: Saracens 22-12 Harlequins

  • More than 80,000 fans watch leaders Sarries win at Wembley

  1. Kick-offpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Worcester 0-0 Wasps

    Referee JP Doyle gets us under way in our first match of the afternoon at Sixways...

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    #bbcrugby

  3. 250 up for Hodgsonpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Saracens vs Harlequins (15:15 BST)

    Saracens fly-half Charlie Hodgson makes his 250th Premiership appearance this afternoon - and what a place to reach the milestone.

    Over 82,000 fans are expected at Wembley Stadium as Sarries take on Harlequins.

    Former England international Hodgson is third on the all-time list for the most top-flight games.

    Charlie HodgsonImage source, BBC Sport

    Hodgson is the leading points-scorer in Premiership history and the 35-year-old needs 10 more to reach 3,000 points.

  4. Team newspublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Saracens vs Harlequins (15:15 BST)

    Premiership leaders Saracens make five changes from the side which beat Northampton in Europe last weekend for the London derby against Harlequins.

    England prop Mako Vunipola captains the side at Wembley as Jim Hamilton and Michael Rhodes return in the pack.

    Marcelo Bosch is named at centre while Neil de Kock and Charlie Hodgson form an experienced half-back pairing.

    SaracensImage source, BBC Sport

    Replacements: Saunders, Barrington, Lamositele, Smith, Vunisa, Wigglesworth, Farrell, Tompkins.

  5. Get involvedpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    #bbcrugby

    BBC Rugby Union TwitterImage source, BBC Sport

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  6. BBC coveragepublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Listen live

    As well as following this text commentary, you can also listen to live radio coverage from across BBC local radio of all three of this afternoon's games.

    To tune in just pop up to the 'Live Coverage' tab at the top of this page.

    • 15:00 BST Worcester v Wasps - BBC Hereford & Worcester and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
    • 15:15 BST Saracens v Harlequins - BBC Radio London and BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
    • 17:30 BST Northampton v Leicester - BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Radio Leicester
  7. As it standspublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Premiership table top sixImage source, BBC Sport

    Saracens have secured their place in next month's play-offs, but Exeter missed their chance to join them last night after defeat at Gloucester.

    Wasps can climb above the Chiefs later if they beat Worcester while there's just four points separating the East Midlands neighbours of Northampton and Leicester ahead of their clash at Franklin's Gardens.

  8. Wasps look to secure play-off berthpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Worcester vs Wasps (15:00 BST)

    Wasps' move to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in late 2014 has provided the Premiership with another local derby.

    Dai Young's side have won their last three encounters with the Warriors, but were run incredibly close at the Ricoh Arena when the two sides last met on 10 January.

    Dai YoungImage source, BBC Sport

    Since losing to Bath in mid-February, Worcester have won three successive home games and are looking to make it four in a row for the first time since December 2012.

    However, Wasps have lost just once in 12 matches since the end of January and know a bonus-point victory at Sixways would seal their play-off place.

  9. Team newspublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Worcester vs Wasps (15:00 BST)

    European Cup semi-finalists and play-off-chasing Wasps bring in full-back Rob Miller, lock Thomas Young, flanker Bradley Davies and Italy international tight-head Lorenzo Cittadini.

    Dai Young's side are forced into two late changes, with Jimmy Gopperth (back) and Jake Cooper-Woolley (calf) withdrawing.

    Ruaridh Jackson replaces Gopperth at 10 while Tom Bristow and Alex Lozowski are named among the replacements.

    England wing Christian Wade will make his 100th appearance for Wasps.

    WaspsImage source, BBC Sport

    Replacements: Johnson, McIntyre, Bristow, Rowlands, Jones, Simpson, Lozowski, Macken.

  10. Team newspublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Worcester vs Wasps (15:00 BST)

    Worcester Warriors make five changes for the West Midlands derby against Wasps at Sixways.

    Wing Tom Biggs, centre Ryan Mills, flanker Phil Dowson, prop Nick Schonert and hooker Jaba Bregvadze all start.

    Tevita Cavubati is named on the bench after returning from a ban.

    WorcesterImage source, BBC Sport

    Replacements: Annett, Leleimalefaga, Johnston, Cavubati, Betty, Baldwin, Lamb, Symons.

  11. Saturday's rundownpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    We have three mouth-watering derbies in store today;

    • Worcester v Wasps (15:00 BST)
    • Saracens v Harlequins at Wembley Stadium (15:15 BST)
    • Northampton v Leicester (17:30 BST)

    Stay tuned for team news and previews from our first two matches.

  12. Welcomepublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 16 April 2016

    Good afternoon and welcome along to our live text coverage of today's three Premiership games.

    If you're a rugby fan then this is your one-stop shop for all the action this afternoon.

    Here's what's coming up...

    WembleyImage source, Getty Images