Northampton Saints reached a major final for the third season in a row after beating East Midlands rivals Leicester Tigers 45-31 in a thrilling Gallagher PREM play-off.
Leicester Tigers centre Will Wand has been named Gallagher Player of the Month for May after receiving 34.4% of the public vote, finishing ahead of teammate Ollie Chessum and two other PREM contenders.
Saracens returned to StoneX Stadium with a crucial 19-15 victory over Leicester Tigers, keeping their Gallagher PREM play-off hopes alive in front of a packed North London crowd.
Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling has apologised after a heated pre-match confrontation with TNT Sports presenter Craig Doyle ahead of Saturday’s PREM match against Gloucester at Villa Park.
Leicester Tigers claimed the Slater Cup with a 36-17 victory over Gloucester at Villa Park, spoiling the Cherry and Whites’ first home big game in front of a crowd of more than 24,000.
Saracens’ hopes of forcing their way into the Gallagher Prem play-off picture took a hit as Leicester Tigers ran out 36-28 winners at a bitterly cold Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen praised his side’s resilience after they recovered from a nine-point half-time deficit to defeat Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.