All aboard for glory? Bath hope their trophy buses are finally on schedule Under Johann van Graan’s philosophy the West Country giants believe they are on the cusp of a return to the top
Rare English double in Europe would be a dream result for Premiership Northampton and Bath have a chance to restore English rugby to its pedestal, but French foes will have other ideas
Saints’ fightback defies Itoje and provides perfect Champions Cup final sendoff Comeback to see off Saracens highlights Northampton’s cutting edge – and how quickly a game can change
Tom Dunn shines on record-breaking appearance as Bath crush Leicester Bath ran out 43-15 winners over Leicester, and there was a try for Tom Dunn on his record 184th Premiership appearance for the club
In-form George Ford guides Sale to emphatic win over playoff rivals Bristol Sale Sharks scored five tries for a 41-27 victory to leapfrog Bristol into third and close on top-four Premiership finish
Rugby union’s bonus points barely change the Premiership table. Is it time for a change? Research shows they make a major difference to 2.28% of positions, while play-off semi-finals also look redundant
Skinner helps Exeter defeat second-string Saints but Baxter issues warning Exeter Chiefs defeated a youthful Northampton 42-14 as Harvey Skinner grabbed two tries, but Rob Baxter admitted the hosts had ‘a lot to work on’
Cadan Murley hat-trick lifts Harlequins and shatters Gloucester’s playoff dream Gloucester slipped out of the playoff places following a 38-19 defeat to a resurgent Harlequins at Twickenham
Bristol enjoy Cardiff takeover and boost playoff hopes with win over Bath Bristol beat Bath 36-14 in front of more than 50,000 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium to boost their playoff hopes
Inside the Exeter meltdown: Rowe’s revival plan not for the faint-hearted A 79-17 defeat for the 2020 champions set the alarm bells ringing and the ‘embarrassed’ chairman is pulling no punches
Saints’ Phil Dowson fears Premiership clubs ‘sleepwalking’ towards financial crisis The Northampton director of rugby, Phil Dowson, fears the sport is ‘sleepwalking’ towards another club going bust and endorsed plans for the Premiership to become a franchised league
Gloucester dismantle Exeter in record-breaking West Country derby victory Gloucester delivered a record-breaking thrashing of Exeter as they scored 13 tries in their 79-17 West Country derby triumph
Adam Radwan runs riot as Leicester leave Quins’ playoff hopes in tatters Adam Radwan’s treble of tries helped earn Leicester a convincing 40-7 win against fellow Premiership playoff hopefuls Harlequins
Steward steers Leicester to victory at Bristol to boost title push Leicester scored five tries to defeat Bristol 36-19 to leapfrog their opponents and climb up to second in the Premiership
Gloucester fans ruffle feathers in boisterous start for experiment The controversial Premiership trial of away supporter zones provoked a mixed reaction at Saracens