Greg Fisilau inspired a resurgent Exeter to a 24-10 Gallagher Premiership win over Leicester Tigers, moving them within a point of league leaders Northampton Saints.
Northampton stunned the Prem Rugby champions Bath with a devastating display of running rugby featuring a hat-trick of tries by freewheeling England back Tommy Freeman.
Sale emphatically ended a run of four straight Prem Rugby defeats by thumping fellow strugglers Harlequins 43-17 in a bonus-point win at the CorpAcq Stadium in Salford.
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is determined to keep hold of the country's best players after deals for forwards Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake to join English Prem side Gloucester from Ospreys at the end of the season were confirmed.
England flanker Tom Curry will not face disciplinary action following his alleged tunnel bust-up with Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi.
Bath snatched a 36-29 victory over Saracens that propelled them two points clear at top of the Gallagher Prem.
Gloucester beat Harlequins 26-15 at Kingsholm to record their first Prem win of the season at the sixth attempt.
Exeter came from 26-6 down to secure a dramatic 27-26 win and inflict a rare home defeat on Sale as the Gallagher PREM resumed.
Rugby's proposed rebel circuit R360 have announced they are delaying the launch of the tournament by two years to 2028.
Former England centre Manu Tuilagi has left the door open in terms of potentially switching his international allegiance to Samoa for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
In England's three Six Nations campaigns under Steve Borthwick, they have failed to lift the trophy nor even claimed a Triple Crown owing to defeats to Ireland (twice) and Scotland (twice). Yet, there is a palpable feeling things are turning for his side.
Marcus Smith has been brought in to start at full-back as one of seven changes for England in their Autumn Nations Series clash vs Fiji on Saturday.
Steve Borthwick's England begin their 2025 autumn campaign on Saturday at home to Australia, with needle between the two sides building as the hosts responded to the Wallabies' 'whinging' jibes.
England have been plotting the downfall of Australia following a brainstorming session with the architects of 'Bazball'.
Leicester Tigers eked out a 36-35 win against Sale Sharks as Bath, Harlequins and Exeter all won by big scorelines in Saturday's Gallagher Prem action.
Tommy Freeman ran in four tries as Northampton Saints fought back to defeat Saracens 43-31 in Gallagher Prem clash.
On Saturday, a 19-year-old by the name of Noah Caluori stunned the rugby world by remarkably scoring five tries for Saracens vs Sale Sharks on his first Prem start.
Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it in the NFL.
England's Steve Borthwick says Owen Farrell is concentrating on playing for Saracens in the Prem for now, but adds he is watching all eligible English players.
Exeter centre Henry Slade provided a timely reminder of his England credentials with a virtuoso performance in a thumping 38-0 win over Harlequins.