As the regular season drew to a close, there were only two battles left to compete for in the Aviva Premiership as the race for Champions Cup rugby and the fight for third between Newcastle and Wasps went to the wire.
Luke Cowan-Dickie could make his international breakthrough against South Africa following Dylan Hartley's season ending concussion issues and TRU contributor Ali Stokes looks at why this could be a chance to shine for the Exeter Chiefs man.
Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond believes flanker Jono Ross has all the credentials to be picked for England's upcoming tour of South Africa that begins in June.
George Ford contributed with 20 points as Leicester Tigers qualified for the European Champions Cup with a 13-35 win over Sale Sharks in the final round of the Aviva Premiership at AJ Bell Stadium.
Saracens ran a nine-try riot as they warmed up for the play-offs with a 60-12 win over Gloucester Rugby in their Aviva Premiership encounter at Allianz Park on Saturday.
Wasps came up with a six-try performance as they sealed the third spot with a 22-39 win over Newcastle Falcons in the final round of the Aviva Premiership at Kingston Park on Saturday.
Exeter Chiefs ran six tries as they signed off from the league stage with a convincing 17-41 bonus point win over Harlequins in their Aviva Premiership clash at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
Matt Banahan signed off his career with Bath with a hat-trick as he helped his team claim a place in the European Champions Cup following a 63-19 win over London Irish in the final round of the Aviva Premiership at Recreation Ground on Saturday.
London Irish have confirmed centre Fergus Mulchrone in the line-up for the final round of Aviva Premiership clash against Bath Rugby at Recreation Ground on Saturday.
London Irish club stated that they will only become better after they were confirmed with the relegation from the top tier in the ongoing season of the Aviva Premiership.
Vereniki Goneva scored a double as Newcastle Falcons edged out Leicester Tigers at Welford Road to strengthen their chances of a play-off spot in the ongoing season of Aviva Premiership.