Exeter's hopes of reaching the Gallagher Premiership play-offs for a seventh-successive season were effectively ended by Bristol on Friday night.
Sale bowed out of the Heineken Champions Cup following a 41-22 quarter-final defeat to Racing 92 in Paris.
We round up all the action from Friday's two Premiership matches, which saw important wins for Northampton and Sale.
Bristol Bears secured a narrow Champions Cup Round of 16 first leg win at Sale Sharks, while La Rochelle won well at Bordeaux-Begles.
Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager will both leave Sale Sharks at the end of the current Gallagher Premiership season.
Ben Earl scored two tries as Saracens moved a step closer to Gallagher Premiership play-off qualification with victory over Sale.
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Recap Saturday's Premiership action as Saracens won again, Northampton and Wasps were also victorious, while Bath and Sale drew.
Leicester Tigers scored seven tries in their 47-28 win against London Irish to maintain their lead at the top of the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday.
Exeter moved back into the Gallagher Premiership play-off zone with a 19-12 victory over Sale Sharks at Sandy Park.
Manu Tuilagi and Luke Cowan-Dickie are missing from England's training squad for their three-day camp in Bristol this week.
Recap Friday's Gallagher Premiership action as Harlequins picked up victory at Worcester, while Sale and London Irish drew.
Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes have been retained in England's 25-man squad for the Six Nations clash versus Wales.
It was a dramatic afternoon in the Premiership as Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Sale Sharks all claimed narrow victories.
Wasps, Sale Sharks and Exeter Chiefs all recorded victories in the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday, with Jimmy Gopperth's move to Leicester confirmed.
Sale's Alex Sanderson was delighted the Sharks got the monkey off their back with a first away win in the Premiership since May after a 36-14 win at Harlequins.
Recap Sunday's Premiership action as Sale Sharks and Wasps picked up impressive wins over Leicester Tigers and Saracens respectively.
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