Phew.

Thanks for joining us this afternoon. What a brilliant start to the season.

Nailbiters everywhere you look, with all of the games having tight scorelines but it is the last-minute Saints win at Allianz Park that will grab the headlines.

Join us here again tomorrow when we will be bringing you all the action from the Ricoh Arena as Wasps and London Irish get their campaigns under way.

Chris Boyd, Northampton Director of Rugby: "I'm happy with the result and for large parts we were in control and dominated, but we left it late to secure the win.

"We had momentum but didn't utilise that. You have to defuse the Saracens aerial game but we lost control for periods of time.

On David Ribbans. "He was good for us last year, scored last week and backed it up with a very good performance. In my mind there's not much he cant do as a second row."

Saints fly-half James Grayson, speaking to BT Sport said: "We haven't won here for a while and it's nice after a long pre-season and with some of the boys at the World Cup, to sneak a win at the end.

"There was a bit of frustration early on but we knew if we stuck to our processes we would be alright.

"Our coach instills attacking rugby into us and we're happy to go out and play. We will make mistakes but we will score tries too.

"We are taking it step by step and are capable of beating the best, so hopefully we will be up there at the end of the season when it's knockout rugby."

Quins caused Chiefs all sorts of problems, but last season's runners-up have just about got off to a winning start.

It wasn't the sort of performance we've been used to seeing from Exeter in recent years, but they've held on.

Worcester make a winning start after a battling performance.

It's a thrilling win for the Cherry and Whites!

They've done it!

That penalty given away by Titi Lamositele in the closing stages has handed Saints a famous win at Allianz Park.

Saints secured the restart and as the clock ticks red, Grayson gleefully kicks into the stands and it's all over.

What a start for Saints! They've downed the reigning champions.

Amazing drama at the AJ Bell Stadium - with a kick to win it on 80 minutes, Robert du Preez hits the post! Gloucester hold on.

Grayson's got it!

Is that the winner?

Only three minutes left on the clock and we're watching scrums unfortunately.

Saints make a good break up field where Coles is tackled by Segun but it's recycled and there are Saracens hands on the ball on the floor and its a penalty!

Gabriel Ibitoye's second try of the afternoon has put Quins right back in this one.

There are around four minutes left.

Elsewhere, Duncan Weir's boot has put Warriors closer to an opening-weekend win.

A centrally-positioned penalty is missed by Billy Twelvetrees so Gloucester still lead by just two points, with just a few minutes remaining.

Big chance goes begging for Saracens to wrap it up.

Ben Earl with a big carry from the base of the scrum, finds Tompkins who passes to Segun who looks like he's in but he knocks-on as he tries to offload back infield.

Will Skelton then does likewise with the next Sarries attack and that's his last action of the game.

He's had another good game, despite that late error.

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Exeter give themselves some breathing space against Mike Brown's Quins as Joe Simmonds kicks well again.

We're in to the final 10 minutes.

A slight break in play for a bit of treatment gives the sides a chance to catch their breath.

They are recharging their batteries for a massive final ten minutes.

On a knife edge.

Sale are offside so Gloucester have another penalty... And Billy Twelvetrees duly kicks them in to the lead again.

Meanwhile, Exeter's Joe Simmonds extends their narrow lead over Quins to five points.

There are no more than two points in it at any of the four matches this afternoon... What a tense afternoon at the start of the season.

Silly, silly, silly from Alex Coles.

Chasing a Saracens up and under back, he changes path to block the onrushing Nick Isiekwe and its a penalty.

He really didn't need to do that as Furbank was in a position to take the catch safely.

Seconds later, there's ANOTHER Saracens penalty but this time Spencer hits the post!

One point in it with twelve to go.

The lead changes hands at the AJ Bell again as Robert du Pleez adds three points for the home side.