London Irish 42-12 Gloucester: Exiles player-coach Mike Catt puts his in-form side through their paces before the top-of-the-table clash

It is expected to be a tight contest, but London Irish begin to run away with it as Peter Hewat pulls the strings at fly-half

And second-half scores from Sailosi Tagicakibau and Declan Danaher seal a deserved bonus-point for the Premiership leaders

Bath 24-20 Sale: Butch James has a mixed day with the boot, but his 14 points prove crucial to Bath's victory

Sebastien Chabal is always in the thick of the action, but the Frenchman loses his head in the first half and is sent to the sin-bin

Mark Cueto looks to be back to his best as he crosses for two tries as Sale push Bath all the way at The Rec

But with Bath trailing 20-19 in the dying seconds, giant winger Matt Banahan gets on the end of a chip to score the match-winning try

Wasps 33-24 Saracens: The visitors look to be on course for the win, but three late tries from Wasps - including this one from Paul Sackey - seal the win

Josh Lewsey may have stood down from the Test scene, but he shows his class with a fine third try for the home side

Northampton 23-13 Harlequins: Quins go ahead through Ugo Monye's try, but Saints centre Jon Clarke replies for his side

Veteran scrum-half Andy Gomarsall is one of two Quins players to be sent to the sin-bin as his side lose their way in the second half

And a try from James Downey (centre) puts Saints in control of the game, and they go on to seal a crucial win

Leicester 20-3 Newcastle: The Tigers make a slow start against a below-strength Falcons line-up, but their class eventually begins to tell

It's all hands to the decks for the Falcons defence as Leicester dominate possession against their outgunned opponents

Aaron Mauger's try makes the game safe for Leicester, but they may end up regretting their failure to secure a bonus point

Worcester 20-20 Bristol: The hosts battle their way back into the game after trailing 10-3 at half-time

Bristol regain the lead through Lee Robinson's try, but Worcester seem set to take the win after Chris Latham scores at the other end

But Bristol fly-half Ed Barnes keeps his nerve in the final minute to rescue a point for his side and keep them in touch at the bottom of the table