Chris Jones
BBC rugby union correspondent at Sandy Park

Emotions running high in the Exeter coaches’ box a metre to my left. The Chiefs have had a healthy lead throughout but just can’t put Sale away.

Plenty of replacements for Sale as we enter a quick break in play.

Ewan Ashman, Raffi Quirke, Valery Morozov and Jono Ross on for Curtis Langdon, Faf De Klerk, Ben Curry and Ross Harrison.

Well here's some more Sale points as Rob Du Preez kicks another successful penalty after Jonny Hill is too far over the ball.

You score, we score. What a game!

Every time Sale look like they've dragged themselves back in to this game, Exeter extend the gap.

They've always had an extra gear to go up to.

The contact was a simple shoulder-to-shoulder, no malice and the try stands. Simmonds adds the extras.

I thought we'd see two very tense, low-scoring semi-finals.

Instead we've already had 124 points. I expect there's more to come too.

Straight and true from Joe Simmonds. The lead stretches to 12.

Turnover followed by a late tackle from Manu Tuilagi will give Exeter a chance to have another shot at goal.

Not the start to this half Sale would have wanted.

So then, just nine points in it.

A turnaround is definitely doable, Sale already have the ball in Exeter territory.

We're back. A huge 40 minutes coming up.

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Harlequins attack coach Nick Evans told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"I'm kind of in a bit of shock. I'm elated, relieved, especially at half-time where we really could've gone into our shell.

"But we learnt a lot from the last game we played here and we really came out and went for it.

"I'm just so happy, not just for the playing group, but the whole club where everyone's worked really hard in the past year. To be where we are now is absolutely incredible.

"We're unconventional and unpredictable. That's part of our identity and we're comfortable with that. We do things a bit different and that's how we enjoy the game."

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Harlequins winger Louis Lynagh speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live:

"There's not many words to describe this moment. I'm 20 years old and living my dream.

"It's been quite emotional seeing all the fans and I know my dad (former Australia fly-half and captain Michael) is up there somewhere watching, so it's pretty cool.

"Hopefully next week in the final will be even better.

"It's a pretty special group of players. Us guys who've come through the academy, we all looked each other in the eyes when (former head of rugby) Paul Gustard left and said we had to step up at that point.

"It's just an incredible turnaround not just today, but this season."

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Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"We're obviously disappointed, but what a great game of rugby, a great advert for the Premiership and huge credit to Harlequins.

"We opened up a big lead and they came back at us like we knew they would.

"We were a bit sloppy before half-time and we gave them chances which they took and then we had enough chances in the last 10 minutes not to go to extra time and we didn't take them.

"I thought we might still have enough to nick it at the end but it wasn't to be.

"It's been a terrific effort all season, but we'll learn from this and use it going forward.

"That's sport, you get what you work for and sadly today, it just wasn't there."

Sara Orchard
BBC Sport rugby union commentator at Ashton Gate

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Departing Bristol players and their director of rugby Pat Lam thanked the fans moments after full-time despite that agonising defeat by Harlequins.

Not the final match in a Bears shirt Charles Piutau would've wanted.

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Harlequins general manager Billy Millard told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"It feels a little bit surreal, but it feels pretty amazing.

"At half-time, there was a bit of belief that if we could get some momentum, the pressure would turn, but you just couldn't predict how it would turn out.

"The first thing I'm going to do is watch the last two and a half minutes as I was in the changing room as I just couldn't watch.

"I've been involved in too many nervy finishes like that in the past and not ended up on the right end.

"I stood there with (former Harlequins player) Kyle Sinckler and we watched it in the changing room.

"He shook my hand at the end and congratulated us all and wished us well for next week."

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Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green speaking to BT Sport:

"We let ourselves down in the first half. In the second half, we came out with one of the best performances we had this season.

"We knew we had it in us, we put absolutely everything out there and we're just so unbelieveably pleased.

"We know what we're capable and what we want to achieve and this is just the next step. We go again next week for one more time this season."

If you missed our first semi-final earlier this afternoon, you missed an absolute thriller.

It had it all and then some....

But in the end, Harlequins beat Bristol in one that will live long in the memory.

Read all about it below.

Sale win possession back and Faf du Klerk blasts the ball straight out of play.

Another great half of rugby.

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