Tim Visser's second-half try helped Harlequins to a third Premiership win in four games as they edged past a dogged Sale Sharks side 16-14 at the Twickenham Stoop in an enthralling Friday night encounter.
Elliot Daly's late try was not enough to hand Wasps their first Aviva Premiership Rugby opening-day victory since 2011 as Harlequins held on to kick off their season with a 26-21 win.
The 2015/16 Aviva Premiership season is almost upon us, following hot in the footsteps of one of the most compelling and entertaining seasons in the competition’s history.
The Premiership Singha sevens has been going on at venues all around England, we look at the results and the stand out performers that are heading to the grand finale at Twickenham.
The penultimate qualifying round of the Singha 7s sees the competition move north from Gloucester to Coventry, as the Ricoh Arena welcomes Harlequins, Northampton Saints, Saracens and hometown team Wasps.
Ugo Monye celebrated his Twickenham Stoop farewell with two tries but it was not enough to prevent Harlequins from slipping to a 27-26 defeat which guarantees Bath's presence in the Aviva Premiership play-offs.
Harlequins' director of rugby Conor O'Shea announced Joe Marler has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury but his World Cup aspirations are not in doubt.