Leicester 26-14 Bristol: A try from Harry Ellis and a flurry of penalties puts Tigers 13-9 ahead in the second semi-final Geordan Murphy adds a second for Leicester but Sam Cox breaks the Tigers' defence after the interval to make it 20-14 Scrum-half Ellis is carried off with a nasty looking injury to his left knee but Bristol fail to reduce the deficit further More penalties from Andy Goode seal a 26-14 win for Tigers and set up a final against Gloucester Gloucester 50-9 Saracens: The hosts start strongly and are rewarded for their efforts with an early penalty try Scrum-half Peter Richards exploits space on the blind side to nip over the line and give Gloucester their second try Saracens are still within sight at half-time at 14-3 but Luke Narraway goes over after the break to keep Gloucester on top Penalties from Glen Jackson make it 21-9, but scores from Anthony Allen and Mark Foster take Gloucester out of reach Gloucester keep up the pressure and run in a total of seven tries, booking a final place with a thumping 50-9 win
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