George Hendy's late try ensured a winning start for last season's beaten Investec Champions Cup finalists, Northampton Saints, as they saw off Pau 35-27.
Tommy Freeman ran in four tries as Northampton Saints fought back to defeat Saracens 43-31 in Gallagher Prem clash.
Gloucester slipped to a fourth successive Prem defeat of the season as west country rivals Bristol toppled them 49-34 at Kingsholm.
Former British and Irish Lions fly-half Ronan O'Gara has heaped praise on current Lion Fin Smith, saying: "It's actually scary how good he's going to be."
Tommy Freeman says Lions coach Andy Farrell has told the squad to "impress each other, not those on the outside" ahead of Friday's clash against Argentina, live on Sky.
Phil Dowson reflected on an incident he described as "out of order" after Henry Pollock appeared to be grabbed by the throat following Saints' Champions Cup final defeat.
Bordeaux-Begles displayed their superb combination of power and pace to secure their first Champions Cup title against a brave Northampton effort.
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Former Wales fly-half Dan Biggar has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season.
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.
Ollie Lawrence has apologised for his role in an incident that led to his England team-mate Alex Mitchell being sin-binned in Bath's defeat at Northampton.
Fin Smith knocked over a last-minute penalty as Northampton beat league leaders Bath 35-34 in a pulsating game of nine tries.
Bath inflicted a record Gallagher Premiership defeat on 14-man Saracens as they powered to a 68-10 victory at the Recreation Ground.
Saracens climbed up to third place after a comfortable victory over Northampton in the Gallagher Premiership.
Northampton overcame the loss of injured captain George Furbank to post a statement 30-21 Investec Champions Cup win against the Bulls in Pretoria.
A round-up of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup action, where Northampton and Saracens made winning starts but Exeter were beaten by Sharks in South Africa.
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