Sale Sharks fought back from being nine points down to defeat Northampton Saints 29-21 at Edgeley Park on Friday night in a game that was marred by three yellow cards.
Harlequins made it two wins out of two in the Aviva Premiership with an impressive 26-13 win over Northampton Saints at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday night.
Northampton Saints opened their Aviva Premiership account for the 2011/12 season with a gripping and hard-fought 26-24 over Gloucester Rugby at Franklins Gardens.
Leicester Tigers reached the Aviva Premiership final after coming through a bruising East Midlands derby against Northampton Saints, prevailing by eleven points to three
Northampton Saints confirmed their Aviva Premiership semi-final away at Leicester Tigers with a hard-fought 31-24 victory over bottom side Leeds Carnegie
A last-gasp try from Chris Ashton moved Northampton Saints up to 3rd place in the Aviva Premiership at the expense of Newcastle Falcons on Friday night