England fly-half George Ford does not require surgery on his torn thigh muscle and could be fit for autumn internationals.
Leigh Halfpenny celebrated a first Gallagher Premiership try as Harlequins picked up a 28-14 bonus-point victory over Newcastle at Twickenham Stoop.
George Ford will miss England's Summer Series matches against Japan and New Zealand as he continues his recovery from a pre-existing Achilles injury.
A fan has claimed he was grabbed around the throat and left with a cut above his eye after an incident involving Sale Sharks forward Jonny Hill.
Championship clubs have welcomed the approval of promotion to the Gallagher Premiership as a "new era" for the professional game in England.
Bath reached their first Premiership final for nine years after beating Sale 31-23 at the Recreation Ground.
All of the action from the final day of the Gallagher Premiership regular season, which saw the Play-Offs decided.
Sale boosted their chances of a Premiership play-off place with a bonus-point 31-22 win against Leicester.
Exeter and Sale kept alive their Gallagher Premiership play-off hopes with victories over Gloucester and Newcastle Falcons on Sunday.
A round-up of Sunday's Gallagher Premiership action as Bristol Bears claimed a club-record victory and Sale Sharks won a 10-try thriller.
Tom Roebuck scored a hat-trick of tries as Sale kept their Premiership play-off hopes alive by blowing away Exeter 41-5.
Gloucester broke their miserable run of nine consecutive Gallagher Premiership defeats with a morale-boosting 32-20 win over Sale at Kingsholm.
Sale dropped into the Challenge Cup after being brushed aside by La Rochelle as the French giants kept alive their bid for a hat-trick of Champions Cup titles.
Harlequins moved to the top of the Premiership with a bonus-point win over Newcastle, while Bristol ended Sales' long winning home run.
Northampton mounted a stunning fightback to beat Sale 21-17 and moved to the top of the Gallagher Premiership table with a sixth successive victory.
Clinical Ulster secured a big victory against Racing 92 in the Champions Cup while Bath edged out Cardiff and holders La Rochelle lost again.
Sale produced a superb second-half show to open their Champions Cup campaign with a 28-5 victory over Stade Francais at AJ Bell Stadium.
Marcus Smith won the duel between England's fly-halves in waiting but it was the contribution of Harlequins' pack that underpinned a 36-3 win over Sale.
George Ford kicked a late penalty as Sale extended their lead at the top of the Gallagher Premiership to five points with a 11-9 win against Bath.
Tom Curry will miss the entire Six Nations and most likely the rest of the season after Sale revealed he must undergo surgery for a hip injury.
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