Summary

  • More than 130,000 spectators attend two matches at Twickenham and Wembley

  • Exeter and Saracens secure play-off spots with wins

  • FT: Saracens 40-19 Harlequins at Wembley

  • FT: Exeter 38-34 Bristol

  • FT: Bath 27-21 Leicester at Twickenham

  1. Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 7-3 Harlequins

    Saracens are on the charge again.

    Runs everywhere around the fringes and they're deep inside the Harlequins 22 and gaining momentum.

    That is, until they get two metres away and somehow Quins get a turnover and hoof it clear.

  2. Postpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Exeter 31-34 Bristol

    With 10 minutes remaining at Sandy Park, Bristol's Gavin Henson lines up a penalty from 52 metres.

    He tees it up, stands, composes himself... and it falls shot!

    Still, bottom side Bristol still lead the high-flying hosts.

  3. try

    Try (Ashton, con Farrell)published at 16:52 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 7-3 Harlequins

    Chris AshtonImage source, Rex Features

    A set piece move from Saracens eventually finds Alex Goode out wide and the Saracens full-back puts in a grubber kick for Chris Ashton to chase.

    As the ball bounces up, Mike Brown is unable to gather it with Ashton right next to him and it bounces kindly for the Sarries wing to dot down.

    Owen Farrell, as you'd expect, slots his conversion.

  4. try

    Try (Ashton)published at 16:50 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 5-3 Harlequins

  5. Postpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-3 Harlequins

    Some bruising hits going in from both sides now at Wembley.

    This is proper physical stuff. Harlequins just trying to get out of their own territory at he moment with ball in hand.

  6. Penalty (Evans)published at 16:44 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-3 Harlequins

    On his 150th Premiership appearance, Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans knocks over his first attempt of the afternoon.

    England lock Maro Itoje was penalised at the line-out and the clean strike edges Quins ahead.

  7. try

    Try (Eadie, con Henson)published at 16:43 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Exeter 31-34 Bristol

    With 20 minutes left to play at Sandy Park, bottom side Bristol edge back into the lead.

    It has been a truly unbelievable afternoon.

    Mitch Eadie was the man to cross for Bristol and that ensures they collect a four-try bonus point at the very least.

  8. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-0 Harlequins

    Joe MarlerImage source, Rex Features

    Oh there is some real niggle out there.

    Don't forget, this is a London derby.

    A block off the balls sparks it off, with Joe Marler and Michael Rhodes slapping each other for a second.

  9. Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Exeter 31-27 Bristol

    Bristol's Gavin Henson lands his second penalty of the afternoon and with 21 minutes to play, this game is very much alive.

  10. Postpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-0 Harlequins

    Approaching the seventh minute of a stop start game with not much flowing rugby on show so far.

    Scrums, line-outs and kicks the order of the day.

  11. try

    Try (Waldrom, con Slade)published at 16:36 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Exeter 31-24 Bristol

    Thomas Waldrom edges Exeter back into the lead with his eighth Premiership try of the season.

    Bristol's maul defence simply could not stop that man! 

    Henry Slade adds the two after 53 minutes and Chiefs have looked on top for much of this second half.

  12. Postpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-0 Harlequins

    Jack CliffordImage source, Rex Features

    Harlequins flanker Jack Clifford leaves the field for a head injury assessment after coming off second best in a tackle with Brad Barritt.

    Dave Ward on for him and Harlequins secure their first line-out of the game.

  13. Robshaw for New Zealand?published at 16:35 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-0 Harlequins

    Sonja McLaughlan
    Rugby Union reporter on BBC Radio 5 live at Wembley

    "This is the perfect stage for the Harlequins flanker to remind Warren Gatland of his Lions credentials."

  14. Postpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-0 Harlequins

    An early tester for Saracens win Sean Maitland who is equal to a high bomb as he calls the mark. 

    There is still a fog of smoke around the pitch from the fireworks before the game.

  15. Kick-offpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens 0-0 Harlequins

    Saracens v HarlequinsImage source, Getty Images

    The English and European champions come out to a flurry of fireworks and flags at Wembley but after all the pre-match hype the game finally gets underway.

    Nick Evans gets us going in Quins' changed away strip. Saracens in black and red.

  16. Radio commentarypublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    As with all of the games this afternoon, you have live radio commentary using the tabs at the top of this page to go with the live text.

    You can choose to listen to the second-half at Sandy Park or all of the match at Wembley.

  17. Harlequins team newspublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens v Harlequins (14:30 BST)

    Harlequins make one change from the side which beat Newcastle in their last Premiership fixture.

    Dave Ward is dropped to the bench, with Jack Clifford starting at flanker.

    Harlequins teamImage source, .

    Replacements:  Gray, Lambert, Sinckler, Matthews, Ward, Mulchrone, Swiel, Alofa.  

  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    #bbcrugby

    Jonny Mango: Saracens to finish top, clearly the best team in the Northern Hemisphere. Gatland should pick Faletau, got pedigree and playing well.

  19. Saracens team newspublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Saracens v Harlequins (16:30 BST)

    Saracens make four changes to the side which beat Glasgow in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals.

    Ben Spencer is in at scrum-half, Duncan Taylor starts at centre, while Schalk Brits and Vincent Koch replace Jamie George and the injured Juan Figallo in the front row.

    Saracens teamImage source, .

    Replacements:  George, Lamositele, Du Plessis, Flanagan, Conlon, Wigglesworth, Lozowski, Tompkins.  

  20. try

    Try (Whitten, con Slade)published at 16:23 British Summer Time 8 April 2017

    Exeter 24-24 Bristol

    It took all of one minute for Exeter to go in for their third try of the day against Bristol.

    Ian Whitten busts through tackles and goes over. Incredible.

    Henry Slade converts and we are all even again at Sandy Park.