So, our first Saturday of the new Premiership season finishes with Exeter showing that they mean business, in a big way!

Here's a reminder of the day's results and tomorrow our attentions turn to the reigning champions Saracens meeting Newcastle at Kingston Park.

• Exeter 40-6 Leicester
• Gloucester 27-16 Northampton
• Harlequins 51-23 Sale
• Worcester 20-21 Wasps

Join us tomorrow as we round off the weekend in style with live text and radio commentary.

For now, we'll leave you with a photo finish from Sandy Park.

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Rob Baxter's Exeter Chiefs started the new term by scoring six tries and reaching the 40-point marker.

The side have lost only once at Sandy Park in Premiership Rugby since October 2016 and, once again, look like a side to beat.

Earlier at the Twickenham Stoop Tom Curry left the field on a stretcher after an early collision.

The good news is that he's confirmed on social media that he's okay and Steve Diamond shared that the 20-year-old on the bus home with the rest of the side.

Exeter flanker Matt Kvesic told BT Sport:

"We've been focusing on ourselves all through pre-season. We've had a good few warm-up games and we looked pretty sharp in them.

"We were going into today confident, obviously Leicester are a very good side and a strong team but I think that we fronted up physically and controlled the game well. I think that we deserved the result in the end."

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The Chiefs found another level in that second 40 minutes and continue their impressive home form.

Rob Baxter's men have only once at Sandy Park in Premiership Rugby since October 2016 and, on the face of today's outing, it's going to take something very special to do is.

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It's a let off for Leicester as the Chiefs make a mess of their line-out.

Sam Harrison's clearance is almost a carbon copy of his previous one and we're back where we were!

Leicester are still struggling to find any form of fluency or field position.

Sam Harrison tries to find touch and exit their half but the assistant referee has called his box-kick onto the 22-metre line.

The Tigers give away a penalty for collapsing the maul and you expect that the home side will go to the corner.

A few more changes to tell you about on both sides.

Sean Lonsdale and Joe Simmonds arrive to take the places of Sam Simmonds and Olly Woodburn respectively.

Meanwhile for the Tigers, Kyle Eastmond and Sam Harrison replace Matt Toomua and Ben Youngs. Mike Williams is also on for Mike Fitzgerald.

Disjointed would also be the word to describe Leicester's work here at Sandy Park.

A knock-on brings about a Chiefs scrum but the visiting pack decide that they want to make and statement and they do so by earning a penalty from it.

'That's a big play,' says George Ford to his forwards after but the Tigers lose the line-out that they just worked so hard to earn.

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The Chiefs are continuing to have a crack and up the tempo in their backs but Gareth Steenson's floated pass to Olly Woodburn evades the winger's clutches.

These errors are uncharacteristic from the Chiefs but, of course, we have to remember that this is day one of a new season.

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Will Spencer departs and is replaced by Harry Wells in Leicester's second-row. Meanwhile, Harry Williams is on the park and Tomas Francis' day is done.

The first change of the day comes in the form of Luke Cowan-Dickie replacing club captain Jack Yeandle.

Cowan-Dickie made the Premiership dream team and he'll be eager to get the new season up and running.

It's a little bit untidy right now before Sam Simmonds shows his class with a clean break.

Simmonds' step around Dan Cole sparks a real surge of momentum and the home side hurtle towards the line.

With OIly Woodburn screaming for the ball on the opposite wing, the Tigers win a crucial penalty at the breakdown and have it advanced ten for a spot of chat.

Leicester have started with a little more promise and a George Ford dink forwards almost finds Jonny May but his fellow international can't control it.

Off the ensuing scrum the home side win a penalty and Gareth Steenson delivers a lengthy clearance.

Exeter and Leicester are back on the pitch at Sandy Park and it's the visitors with everything to do in the second 40 minutes.

Both sides are unchanged and the challenge for the Tigers will be stem the waves of Chiefs attacks.

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It's been a busy old Premiership day with Gloucester, Harlequins and Wasps all finishing their opening matches as victors.

Paul Gustard's Harlequins set their benchmark extremely high with a 51-23 result against Sale. New recruit, Ben Tapuai, scored a brace and wing Nathan Earle (pictured) also crossed on his home debut.

At Kingsholm, Danny Cipriani featured heavily in Gloucester's 27-16 victory over Northampton while Wasps snatched a late 21-20 win at Sixways.