For the second consecutive week, Thomas Waldrom and James Short produced outstanding performances as the Exeter Chiefs moved to just two points behind Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens with a 30-15 victory over Worcester Warriors.
A Maro Itoje inspired Saracens comeback ensured the reigning Aviva Premiership champions preserved their unbeaten record at Allianz Park this season with a 19-13 win over Bath.
Despite a second-half howler from England international Owen Farrell, Saracens maintained their 100 per cent record in this season's Champions Cup with a convincing 28-17 victory over Toulouse.
Saracens are considering lodging an appeal against the 10 week ban which has ruled Chris Ashton out of the 2016 Six Nations campaign, but former England World Cup winner Ben Kay has said the decision was ‘harsh’ on the winger.
Saracens are currently in the process of deciding whether to appeal the 10-week ban that has made Chris Ashton unavailable for the entirety of England's 2016 RBS 6 Nations campaign.
Saracens wing Chris Ashton's hopes of resuming his international career with England during this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship are in the balance following a citation for eye-gouging during his team's victory over Ulster at the weekend.
Owen Farrell provided a timely spark of creativity as Saracens stormed into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup with a 33-17 victory over Ulster that guarantees home advantage in the next round.
Saracens have confirmed that George Kruis suffered a concussion during their 29-23 Aviva Premiership defeat by Harlequins and will now have to follow the return to play protocols.
Harlequins inflicted the first defeat of the season for Saracens in a stormy showdown at Twickenham Stoop that also left the Aviva Premiership champions with concerns over lock George Kruis.