Summary

  • FT: Leicester 19-11 Northampton

  • Both sides had a player sin-binned in the first half for separate incidents

  • Saints' North returns after head injury assessment

  • FT: Bath 14-11 Saracens

  • FT: Gloucester 26-18 Bristol

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Live Reporting

Matt Newsum

  1. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Just seen Northampton have made 88 tackles to 41 in reply.

    That tells you something about the relative work-rate of the two sides.

  2. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Plenty of pick and go tight to the ruck from Leicester. Who will have the vision to expand things? A metre away.

  3. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Metre out, Tigers pressing, driving. Jamie Gibson the wall for Saints.

  4. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    TIGERS DRIVE! Ball recycled...

  5. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Commentator's nightmare, as Api Ratuniyarawa comes on for Northampton.

    Hard enough to say, harder to type.

  6. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Another Leicester scrum promises much but again we are waiting for a reset.

    COME ON.

  7. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Sustained pressure on the Saints line here. Big power effort by Ellis Genge is thwarted.

    Leicester are clamped to Northampton here, hoping to prise that gap.

  8. Full-time

    Gloucester 26-18 Bristol

    Will Heinz of Gloucester Rugby (L) celebrates his try during the Aviva Premiership match between Gloucester Rugby and BristolGetty Images

    Gloucester's four-try salvo proved enough to seal them a bonus-point win in the Premiership this afternoon, but credit to Bristol - they didn't give up.

    What will frustrate their players, fans and coaches alike is that period of the game where they went missing, they began and ended well, get the middle right and fortunes may change.

    No win in 10 league games though as it stands.

    For Glos, bright displays by the evergreen James Hook and an involved display by Billy Twelvetrees will give them food for thought going forward.

  9. try

    Try (Arscott, con Woodward)

    Gloucester 26-18 Bristol

    Luke Arscott crashes in to give Bristol a little pride, and Jason Woodward's conversion is a frustrating one in the sense it leaves them one point short of a losing bonus.

  10. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Leicester scrum penalty for collapsing gives them another chance to crack the Saints line.

    Their backline is set deep. Do they have a try in them here?

  11. try

    Try (Wallace)

    Gloucester 26-11 Bristol

    Deserved outcome for Bristol, a mere consolation but a bit of a reward.

    From the scrum there was a chip kick to the corner which Jack Wallace tracked and touched down.

    No points in the table from it though.

  12. Gloucester 26-6 Bristol

    Best spell of rucking in the game from Bristol gets them into the Gloucester end zone, but Joe Latta's defence keeps them at bay.

    Scrum for Bristol now. Final minute.

  13. Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    Who wants this? Neither side is clinical enough to put the game beyond doubt.

    Tigers have that home advantage, and now have sent on Manu Tuilagi.

    There's always a huge reception for the popular wrecking-ball centre.

  14. Gloucester 26-6 Bristol

    Five to play. Gloucester really trying to shovel the ball around with abandon. Game won, you can afford to!

    Bristol need to find some energy in these second periods if they're to compete. They're staring at a 10-game losing run in the Premiership.

    Jordan Craine of Bristol Rugby(L) cuts a dejected figure during the Aviva Premiership match between GloucesterGetty Images

  15. Northampton 13-11 Northampton

    Really like to see Louis Picamoles play. Plays like a rugby league loose-forward - good hands, powerful running, spots a gap.

    However his efforts come to no avail. That is until a woeful line-out give Saints possession...

    Pah! Leicester have it back.

    Arm wrestle.

  16. try

    Try (Purdy)

    Gloucester 26-6 Bristol

    Sliding move to the right finished well by Henry Purdy and that is game over for the Cherry and Whites. Stepped back in to finish. Bonus point in the bag.

  17. Kick-off

    Leicester 13-11 Northampton

    We're back underway at Welford Road. Two points in it, a big east midlands derby. Forty minutes to play.

  18. Gloucester 21-6 Bristol

    Huge dummy from James Hook took him through but his kick is gobbled up by scrambling Bristol defenders.

    Gloucester playing with pomp.

    If only he'd had some support...

  19. No try

    Gloucester 21-6 Bristol

    Bristol thought they were in, Jon Fisher thought he'd raced through off Billy Searle's pass. No good. James Phillips pinged for obstruction.

  20. Gloucester 21-6 Bristol

    Line-out just shy of the 22 gets Bristol into a position from which to strike.

    Gloucester's line is honest so far... do they have the craft to bust it?