Summary

  • FT: Sale 26-24 Newcastle

  • FT: Bath 32-30 Northampton

  • FT: Bristol 8-42 Harlequins

  • Varndell becomes Premiership's leading all-time try-scorer

  • 91 tries for Bristol wing overtaking Mark Cueto

  • Varndell injures himself scoring

  1. Premiership fixturespublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    (All times GMT)

    Friday:

    Bath v Northampton - 19:45

    Bristol v Harlequins - 19:45

    Sale v Newcastle - 20:15

    Saturday:

    Leicester v Gloucester - 15:00

    Worcester v Saracens - 15:00

    Sunday:

    Exeter v Wasps - 13:00

  2. Postpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    George Ford playing for EnglandImage source, Rex Features

    It's always a funny time of year - the big names disappear on Six Nations duty, just as the Premiership really starts to hot up.

    With just nine matches to go it's still tight at the top and bottom. 

    Every team down to Newcastle in ninth is still in with a shout of making the top four, while it appears Sale, Worcester and Bristol will battle it out to avoid relegation.

    Here's what's coming up this weekend...

  3. The Premiership returnspublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2017

    So, what have you been up to for the past 33 days? Yep, it really is that long since we had any Premiership rugby.

    Leaders Wasps signed off with a narrow win against Leicester on 8 January, and it's been a feast of European and Anglo-Welsh hustle and bustle since then.

    Ross Batty of BathImage source, Rex Features

    Oh, and a slight sprinkling of Six Nations too.

    But tonight, the Premiership returns with three cracking games and we've got every kick covered...