Aviva Premiership

England star Anthony Watson was sent off as Bath were outclassed by Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens at the Recreation Ground.

England wing Chris Ashton will make his comeback after a 10-week ban when Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens tackle Bath at the Recreation Ground on Friday.

Sale Sharks have announced the signing of United States international fly-half AJ MacGinty.

Josh Charnley will switch codes at the end of the season when he leaves rugby league side Wigan Warriors to join Premiership rugby union club Sale Sharks.

With the upcoming increase to the Aviva Premiership salary cap, it’s certainly been an exciting year for fans, who have been treated to some stellar signings ahead of the 2016/17 season.

Owen Farrell is relishing a final two-month push to Saracens' season and their bid for a prized title double that no English club has achieved since 2004.

Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond paid tribute to Danny Cipriani after his match-winning try in the 27-20 Aviva Premiership win over Leicester.

Northampton got themselves back in contention for the play-offs with a 29-23 win over Harlequins at Franklin's Gardens.

Wasps secured a 34-20 bonus-point win over Newcastle at Kingston Park to keep their Aviva Premiership title hopes alive.

Danny Cipriani scored a match-winning try against Leicester as Sale maintained their 11 month unbeaten home record in the Aviva Premiership in a game that was suspended during the second half due to thunder and lightning.

Bath's England heroes returned to lift the spirits but it was the overlooked Semesa Rokoduguni's two second-half tries that earned the visitors a rare derby victory over Gloucester in front of a full house at Kingsholm.

A 12-6 victory over London Irish on Saturday, giving Worcester four successive Premiership victories for the first time in club history, has all but ensured the Warriors' top-flight survival.

England heroes Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell made try-scoring returns to domestic action as Saracens emphatically reclaimed top spot in the Aviva Premiership against former leaders Exeter.

Newcastle have secured the services of Fiji international Vereniki Goneva for next season.

Leicester fly-half Freddie Burns inspired Tigers to a workmanlike 21-13 win over high-flying Saracens to keep their top-four play-off ambitions alive.

Exeter scored 17 unanswered second-half points as they rallied against Northampton to win a fierce contest 20-12 at Sandy Park and go top of the Aviva Premiership table.

London Irish kept their hopes of remaining in the Aviva Premiership alive with a 23-18 win over Gloucester, bringing them to within five points of 11th-placed Newcastle Falcons.

Jimmy Gopperth stepped up Wasps' charge for the Aviva Premiership play-offs as he scored 17 points in a five-try 39-12 victory over Sale Sharks.

Andy Goode has announced he will retire for a second time when his short-term contract at Newcastle expires next week.

Owen Williams will make his first start after a broken jaw and Leicester Tigers will say their public goodbyes to late winger Seru Rabeni in Sunday's Welford Road clash with Saracens.