Summary

  • Leicester, Sale and Bristol all win to seal place in semi-finals with table-toppers Bath

  • Gloucester and Saracens win but finish the day two points outside the top four spots

  • Bath v Bristol, Friday, 6 June (19:45 BST)

  • Leicester v Sale, Saturday, 7 June (15:30 BST)

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  1. try

    Try: Gloucester 17-14 Northamptonpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 31 May

    Christian Wade (30 mins), con miss Santiago Carreras

    Former England flyer Christian Wade puts Gloucester back in front!

    The prolific winger comes up with a intercept and races in from the halfway line. Oh how he will be missed in rugby union when he leaves for rugby league side Wigan Warriors in a few weeks.

    Santiago Carreras again fails to land his conversion, but the Cherry and Whites are on the up and will be happy with that.

  2. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 31 May

    Exeter 5-13 Sale

    Brent Pilnick
    BBC Sport at Sandy Park

    The Sharks have stepped it up a gear in the last five or 10 minutes and the scorebard shows that.

    Rekeiti Maasi-White capped off an incredible flowing move to get their first try under the posts.

    Sale's offloading has been exceptional and Exeter's defence are struggling to match up.

  3. converted try

    Converted try: Saracens 19-7 Bathpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 31 May

    Elliot Daly (31 mins), con Fergus Burke

    Elliot Daly scores a try for SaracensImage source, PA Media

    Elliot Daly scores Saracens third try as they make Bath pay for that yellow card.

    Just one more needed for the bonus point and Saracens are doing all they can at StoneX Stadium.

  4. Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 31 May

    Bristol 26-7 Harlequins

    The Bears are making easy work of this one and are cruising to a place in the Premiership semi-finals.

    They have already secured that all-important five points as we reach the half-hour mark.

    As it stands, they're level on points with third place Sale, only behind on their inferior number of wins.

  5. try

    Try: Gloucester 12-14 Northamptonpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 31 May

    Jack Cotgreave (25 mins), con miss Santiago Carreras

    Jack Cotgreave has his second try of the day for Gloucester, and how they needed it in the context of what's up for grabs.

    He meets a looping pass from Seb Atkinson to finish.

    Santiago Carreras fails with his conversion, so Saints still hold a slender lead.

  6. Sin-bin: Newcastlepublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 31 May

    Louis Brown (21 mins)

    Newcastle are down on the scoreboard and now down a man for 10 minutes with Louis Brown sent to the sin-bin.

    Freddie Steward had been looking to set Ollie Hassell-Collins on his way, but Brown slapped at the ball to prevent the pass.

    The footage is reviewed, and with the help of the television match official the yellow card is eventually flashed by referee Adam Leal.

  7. 'Bristol unstoppable'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 31 May

    Bristol 26-7 Harlequins

    Gareth Chilcott
    Ex-England and Bath prop on BBC Radio Bristol

    When Bristol are at their best they are unstoppable, and we all know how great an attacking side they are.

    They are dealing with the blitzing attack of Harlequins really well.

  8. converted try

    Converted try: Exeter 5-13 Salepublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 31 May

    Rekeiti Ma'asi-White (25 mins), con George Ford

    Rekeiti Ma'asi-White runs with the ballImage source, Getty Images

    Fabulous from the visitors!

    Rekeiti Ma'asi-White sells two Chiefs with a terrific dummy before diving under the posts unopposed.

    George Ford adds the easy extras.

  9. Sin-bin: Bathpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 31 May

    Archie Griffin (26 mins)

    League leaders Bath are going to have to make do with 14 for 10 minutes as Archie Griffin is sent to the sin-bin.

    Big chance for Saracens to get themselves some daylight in this game.

  10. 'Perfect response'published at 15:34 British Summer Time 31 May

    Leicester 7-3 Newcastle

    Tom Varndell
    Former England and Leicester wing on BBC Radio Leicester

    That is one of the best strike plays I've seen Tigers do this season.

    The patient build up, handling, and how they held their lines is the perfect response to the Newcastle penalty. It was the wake up call they needed.

  11. converted try

    Converted try: Bristol 26-7 Harlequinspublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 31 May

    Viliame Mata (24 minutes), AJ MacGinty

    What a try!

    A stunning run from Viliame Mata secures the bonus point for Bristol.

  12. Penalty: Exeter 5-6 Salepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 31 May

    George Ford (22 mins)

    The Chiefs' lead did not last long.

    Sale go back in front through a second George Ford penalty after Ethan Roots is pulled up for offside.

  13. converted try

    Converted try: Gloucester 7-14 Northamptonpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 31 May

    Tom Litchfield (16 mins), con Rory Hutchinson

    Northampton lead for the first time today!

    Tom Litchfield crashes over for the beaten European Champions Cup finalists. It's a big blow to Gloucester's hopes to gate-crashing the top four.

    Rory Hutchinson is on the money with the extras.

  14. try

    Try: Bristol 19-7 Harlequinspublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 31 May

    Kalaveti Ravouvou (20 mins)

    Bristol get the ball and attack with blistering pace, working the ball out to wing Kalaveti Ravouvou on the right who sprints into the corner to open up the lead again for Bristol.

    An action-packed first 22 minutes at Ashton Gate. Bristol just need one more try for a bonus point.

  15. converted try

    Converted try: Leicester 7-3 Newcastlepublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 31 May

    Hanro Liebenberg (18 mins), con Handre Pollard

    Leicester respond in an instant to snatch the lead.

    Two-time World Cup winning South African fly-half Handre Pollard plays a pivotal role, with his quick hands lands the ball with Hanro Liebenberg to finish.

    Pollard then steps up and sinks the conversion.

  16. converted try

    Converted try: Saracens 12-7 Bathpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 31 May

    Jamie George (19 mins)

    Saracens take a quick lineout and the maul power over the line with Jamie George getting the ball down to give his side the lead for the first time today.

  17. try

    Try: Exeter 5-3 Salepublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 31 May

    Paul Brown-Bampoe (19 mins)

    Well, that wasn't in the script.

    Huge gaps on the Sale left hand side sees Paul Brown-Bampoe gallop clear and he evades a diving attempt from Joe Carpenter before dotting down in the corner - the hosts deserve their lead.

    An ugly conversion attempt from Henry Slade misses the posts by a long, long way.

  18. Penalty: Leicester 0-3 Newcastlepublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 31 May

    Brett Connon (16 mins)

    Well, this isn't going to script.

    Bottom side Newcastle lead Leicester Tigers thanks to Brett Connon's penalty.

    There is a long, long way to go in this game but as it stands in the live table Tigers are fourth.

    Victory for Leicester will have them finish second.

  19. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 31 May

    Exeter 0-3 Sale

    First bit of possession for the visitors in the Chiefs half ends in a knock on and scrum to Exeter.

    Since the early George Ford penalty, the hosts have responded really well.

  20. converted try

    Converted try: Bristol 14-7 Harlequinspublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 31 May

    Cadan Murley (17 mins), con Benson

    No doubt about this one!

    Jamie Benson chips a beautiful pass through for Cadan Murley to chase, with the winger catching the high bounce and dotting over the line, with Benson kicking the extra two to halve the gap.