Premiership: Sale Sharks v Bath, Newcastle Falcons v London Irish

Summary

FT: Newcastle 13-6 London Irish
Exiles now seven points adrift at the bottom
FT: Sale 29-17 Bath
Sharks move about Harlequins into sixth
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Phil Shepka and Brendon Mitchell

That's a wrappublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
That just about concludes our coverage of this afternoon's Premiership rugby. Sale Sharks are back into the top six and London Irish are on the brink of relegation.
Click the links below to read more about both of those matches but, until next time, it's goodbye from us!
- Sale 29-17 Bath
- Newcastle 13-6 London Irish
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FT: Newcastle 13-6 London Irish
FT: Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
What does that result mean for the league table then? Well, in short, it doesn't look great for London Irish.
The Exiles, bottom of the table, are now seven points adrift of Newcastle Falcons with two rounds remaining.
London Irish face Harlequins and Wasps in their final two matches, while Newcastle take on Saracens and Sale.
FT: Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
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It's been a hard season for us, with a young group of guys. We've been giving it 100% every game and some games we come up short, but today we showed our determination as a team.
Nili Latu, Newcastle number eight on BT Sport
FT: Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Contrasting reactions at full-time...
Full-timepublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Newcastle 13-6 London Irish
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Newcastle Falcons have done it! Wayne Barnes blows the final whistle and, although London Irish aren't mathematically down just yet, they are surely all but after today.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
It doesn't look like it, as an Exiles knock-on leaves the ball in Newcastle hands once more. Sixty seconds remain.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
The visitors have the ball back now though, Sean Maitland making some ground down the right. They're into the Falcons half, is there a late twist in the tale?
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Three minutes left, Newcastle scrum after London Irish knocked on in the tackle. This game edging towards a conclusion.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
We're into the final five minutes and Newcastle are working through some phases of their own now, just inside the London Irish half. They may be just about there...
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
The ball goes forward four metres short of the line, the chance goes begging and, if you're an Exiles fan, I can only apologise for sounding like a broken record.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Here come London Irish once more, back into that 22 again. Newcastle's defence has been incredible, it must be said, but can they hold out for another eight minutes?...
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
But Asaeli Tikoirotuma is penalised for playing the ball on the floor and once again all of London Irish's fine attacking work is undone. The pattern of the match, the pattern of their season.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
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Am I overstating it to suggest London Irish have 12 minutes to save their Premiership status? I don't think so.
They're on the attack again, this time 22 metres from Newcastle's try line...
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Goodness me - so close! Shane Geraghty chips wide, Andrew Fenby races desperately after it... But the bounce of a rugby ball, nothing more than that, is against him and it bounces out of play. So unlucky.
You said it, London Irish media people.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Still London Irish come forward, into a 20th phase! They're five metres short of the line - can they spread it wide?...
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
One match down, one to go.
We're into the final 20 minutes at Kingston Park and London Irish are looking better and better here. They're back into Newcastle's 22, their handling sure, their breakdown support plentiful, their attacking quick and concise...
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
No! Don't drop it now, Blair Cowan!
More London Irish frustration. Scrum down, Falcons put in.
Full-timepublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
Sale 29-17 Bath
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Peter Stringer drags the ball out of play and Sale have the victory that takes them into the top six of the Premiership.
Newcastle 13-6 London Irishpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 17 April 2016
London Irish are streaming forward, their best passage of play in this match. This is your moment, Exiles, it has to be...