Summary

  • FT: Exeter Chiefs 42-12 Northampton Saints

  • Exeter reach fourth successive Premiership final

  • FT: Saracens 44-19 Gloucester

  • Nick Tompkins bags hat-trick of tries for Saracens

  • Premiership final at Twickenham on 1 June

  1. Team newspublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 25 May 2019

    Saracens v Gloucester (13:30 BST)

    Cipriani and HeinzImage source, Getty Images

    Both these sides took the opportunity to rest and to rotate their players last weekend with their play-off places already in the bag so it's pretty much a case of normal service resumed.

    Saracens' line-up features two enforced changes from the Champions Cup final win against Leinster. Props Richard Barrington and Vincent Koch were early replacements for Mako Vunipola (hamstring) and Titi Lamositele (ankle) that day and keep their places.

    Charlie Sharples is the only survivor from Gloucester's defeat by Sale last Saturday.

    The winger will bid to add to his 10 Premiership tries so far in this campaign. Willi Heinz returns as captain at scrum-half alongside Danny Cipriani at fly-half.

    Saracens: Goode; Williams, Lozowski, Barrett (capt), Maitland; Farrell, Spencer; Barrington, George, Koch, Skelton, Kruis, Itoje, Wray, B Vunipola.

    Replacements: Gray, Adams-Hale, Judge, Isiekwe, Rhodes, Wigglesworth, Tompkins, Strettle.

    Gloucester: Woodward; Sharples, Twelvetrees, Atkinson, Marshall; Cipriani, Heinz (capt); Hohneck, Marais, Balmain, Slater, Mostert, Ackermann, Kriel, Morgan.

    Replacements: Sherry, Rapava Ruskin, Dreyer, Savage, Ludlow, Polledri, Vellacott, Purdy.

  2. Podcast: Rugby Union Weekly previews the semi-finalspublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 25 May 2019

    Chris Jones, Ugo Monye and Danny Care discuss all the major talking points ahead of these two semi-finals as well as everything else in the rugby world this week.

    To read more about how Ugo and Danny see the Premiership final taking shape, read their analysis in our preview here.

  3. The fixturespublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 25 May 2019

    Just in case you need a reminder - here's what's on the way in today's two semi-finals...

    Allianz Park: Saracens v Gloucester (13:30 BST)

    Sandy Park: Exeter v Northampton (16:30 BST)

  4. It's semi-final timepublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 25 May 2019

    Premiership Rugby trophyImage source, Getty Images

    Exeter, Northampton, Saracens and Gloucester could all add their names to the Premiership winners roll of honour but, come this evening, just two of them will be on their way to Twickenham for the final next weekend.

    The place to find out just who they will be is right here. We've got both semi-finals covered for you with live radio, text and social media.

    Strap yourselves in!

  5. And then there were four...published at 13:00 British Summer Time 25 May 2019

    Twelve teams began.

    Premiership rugby season launchImage source, Getty Images

    Twenty-two rounds of hard-hitting Premiership action have since come and gone…

    Premiership last fourImage source, PA/Reuters/Getty Images

    And now we are down to the final four...