Will Muir grabs hat-trick as Bath pour on style in demolition of sloppy Saracens Will Muir ran in three tries as Bath dismissed Saracens 68-10 to make a case for title success as Toby Knight was sent off for the visitors
Handré Pollard back at Twickenham and still enjoying pressure of big occasions Leicester fly-half returns to scene of South Africa’s autumn triumph, where his opposite number is also a familiar face
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Saracens serve Premiership notice with six-try victory against Northampton Fergus Burke led the way with two tries as Saracens dominated Northampton, last season’s Premiership champions, to win 39-24
Sale Sharks defy the deluge to extend Exeter’s winless Premiership run Sale Sharks navigated horrendous conditions to beat Exeter 28-10 move up into fourth place in the Premiership
Bristol raise the bar in Premiership with record victory at Leicester Bristol claimed a record 10th consecutive away win – and Leicester conceded the most points they ever have done in a Premiership home game – as the Bears won 54-24
Luke Cowan-Dickie helps Sale hand Leicester first Premiership away loss Sale Sharks beat Leicester 39-25 with Luke Cowan-Dickie’s lineout prowess proving decisive
Carreras runs the show as Gloucester end Northampton’s unbeaten home run Northampton lost 17-25 to Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens, with Santi Carreras confounding the Saints’ comeback hopes
Premiership returns amid fanfare but old problems lurk in background There are likely to be record ticket sales over Christmas but the financial and physical health of clubs and players respectively is still a concern
RFU accused of betraying game over Premiership promotion criteria The former England back Simon Halliday, who was chair of the Championship, told the RFU it had betrayed clubs below the Premiership
Five-try Harlequins spoil Henry Slade’s return as Exeter fail to halt losing run Will Evans scored two tries in a dominant 36-19 away victory for Harlequins against Exeter in the Premiership
High-stakes season switch goes from Premiership grit to Twickenham glitz International stage gears up to keep sport financially afloat but future plans will come at the cost of players and fans
Izaia Perese gets Leicester purring in statement triumph against Saracens Leicester held off a late fightback to beat Saracens 32-29 and climb to second place in the Premiership
Will Muir takes Bath back to the top of Premiership as Sale are blown away Bath scored six tries in their emphatic 40-13 victory against Sale to move top of the Premiership as both sides finished with 14 men
Handrè Pollard edges Leicester to comeback victory against Gloucester Handrè Pollard scored a try and guided Leicester to a 29-26 comeback victory against Gloucester despite a hat-trick from Max Llewellyn