A late converted try from Kalaveti Ravouvou proved just enough for Bristol to maintain their winning run with a 19-17 victory as Sale lost on the road in the Gallagher Prem for a sixth consecutive game.
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.
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.
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.
Gloucester slipped to a fourth successive Prem defeat of the season as west country rivals Bristol toppled them 49-34 at Kingsholm.
Leicester staged an incredible fightback to beat Harlequins, whilst Exeter beat Newcastle, and Saracens took control of Bristol.
Newcastle Red Bulls have parted company with director of rugby Steve Diamond after just one match of the new Prem season.
Christian Wade has switched rugby codes again after leaving league's Wigan Warriors to join union outfit Newcastle Red Bulls from December.
Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Steve Diamond has been banned for six games due to "wholly unacceptable verbal abuse" of match officials.
London Irish administrator Lee Manning says it is only "a matter of time" until the next Premiership club goes bust and that "radical change" is needed.
Harlequins ended their three-game winless run in the Gallagher Premiership with a 38-14 victory over Newcastle at Kingston Park.
Bath inflicted a record Gallagher Premiership defeat on 14-man Saracens as they powered to a 68-10 victory at the Recreation Ground.
Bristol sent out a major title statement as Pat Lam's men set a new Premiership record in a thumping 54-24 win over Leicester at Welford Road.
A round-up of Sunday's Investec Champions Cup action, where both Ulster and Leicester Tigers suffered defeats to French opposition.
Six-try Bath powered their way to a bonus-point victory over Sale Sharks to round off the first block of Gallagher Premiership matches in style.
Northampton bounced back from their derby disappointment in style as they trounced Sale while Newcastle earned their first Premiership victory in over a year.
Tom Roebuck scored twice as Sale cruised to a thumping 43-10 bonus-point win to condemn Newcastle to a 25th successive Premiership defeat.
We look at how each of 2025's British and Irish Lions players involved in Saturday's Premiership and URC matches got on…
Bristol moved top of the Gallagher Premiership in bonus-point fashion as they defeated west country rivals Bath 36-26 at the Recreation Ground.
Leigh Halfpenny celebrated a first Gallagher Premiership try as Harlequins picked up a 28-14 bonus-point victory over Newcastle at Twickenham Stoop.
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