Summary

  • FT: London Irish 39-29 Harlequins

  • Ojo, Bell, Treviranus and McKibbin score tries for Irish, Bell kicks 19 points

  • Marchant, Yarde, Care and Walker reply for Quins; Brown sin-binned late on

  • FT: Saracens 55-24 Northampton

  • Maitland (3), Barritt, Wigglesworth, Lozowski, Koch, Brits and Spencer with tries for Sarries

  • Wood scores twice in reply for Northampton

  • FT Wasps 50-35 Sale

  • Robson (4), Wade, Rowlands and Rieder with tries for Wasps

  • McGuigan, Ben Curry, Solomona, De Klerk and Strauss reply for Sale

Live Reporting

Owen Phillips

  1. Crowds gathering at HQ

    TwickenhamRex Features

    It's a beautiful day in south west London and there's a good crowd building up at Twickenham,

    Kick-off for Saracens v Northampton is now less than 20 minutes away so let's take a look at the team news.

  2. Falcons off to flying start

    Newcastle 35-8 Worcester

    Alex Tait celebratesRex Features

    Meanwhile, Newcastle opened their Premiership campaign in fine style, securing a convincing bonus-point home win over Worcester.

    Here's how they did it.

    Newcastle 35-8 Worcester

    Newcastle open their Premiership campaign with a convincing bonus-point win at home against Worcester.

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  3. Champions begin with a loss

    Gloucester 28-21 Exeter

    GloucesterGetty Images

    Before we get stuck into today's games, there's time to reflect on what happened on Friday night, when things didn't quite go according to plan for last season's Premiership champions Exeter.

    Jason Woodward scored a last-minute try to earn Gloucester a dramatic win from a thrilling game.

    Read how the game unfolded.

    Gloucester 28-21 Exeter

    Jason Woodward scores a last-minute try as Premiership champions Exeter are beaten at Gloucester in dramatic style.

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  4. For your delectation

    Saracens and Northampton Saints start off the Saturday proceedings at Twickenham from 14:00 BST.

    We then have last season's Premiership table-toppers Wasps hosting Sale Sharks at 15:00 BST.

    And completing the day's action with our second offering from Twickenham is London Irish against Harlequins. That gets going at 16:45 BST.

    So, two of last season's top three are in action, along with a top-flight newcomer. Enjoy.

  5. Tasty at Twickenham

    London Irish fansRex Features

    Good afternoon. It's the first weekend of Premiership rugby and after a couple of cracking games to kick us off on Friday night, there are three more games to whet the appetite today.

    And two of the three come to you from Twickenham. You can't get much better than a mouthwatering double-header from the home of English rugby.

    It's a veritable feast...