Northampton Saints have confirmed that England international Courtney Lawes has penned a new deal that will keep him with the Gallagher Premiership until 2021.
Bristol Rugby have confirmed that former Australia flanker George Smith has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the Gallagher Premiership club until the end of the season.
Gloucester Rugby flanker Lewis Ludlow will face a suspension of four weeks after he was cited following the recent Gallagher Premiership encounter against Wasps in Ricoh Arena last weekend.
Worcester prop Ryan Bower has been handed a two-week ban following his red-card incident in the recently concluded Gallagher Premiership clash against Bristol Bears at Sixways last weekend.
With the first section of Gallagher Premiership fixtures all done and dusted before European Rugby takes centre stage for the next couple of weeks, Joe Harvey highlights some of his standout performers from Round Six.
As the attention turns to European rugby this week, it's time to take a look back at the latest Gallagher Premiership action from Round Six with Joe Harvey.
Billy Vunipola scored the decisive try in the 69th minute while Owen Farrell contributed with 20 points as Saracens maintained their winning streak after beating Harlequins 20-25 in their Gallagher Premiership encounter at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
Gloucester climbed to the fourth position in the ongoing season of Gallagher Premiership following a 21-35 bonus point victory over Wasps at Ricoh Arena on Saturday.
Sale Sharks went on to claim their second win in the ongoing Gallagher Premiership season after they defeated Newcastle Falcons 20-7 at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.
Leicester Tigers survived an injury to Jonny May as they completed a 15-23 victory in the round six of the Gallagher Premiership against Northampton Saints at Twickenham Stadium.
Exeter Chiefs scored three tries in the final quarter as they went on to beat Bath Rugby 24-39 in their Gallagher Premiership encounter at the Recreation Ground on Friday.
In Simon Hammersley’s latest column for TRU, the Newcastle Falcon discusses their beginning to the campaign, his fellow Premiership full-backs, rotation in a squad and the special East Midlands derby this weekend.