Harlequins staged a remarkable comeback, scoring 34 unanswered points to defeat Exeter after trailing by 17 points. The win boosts Harlequins' European rugby hopes, while Exeter missed an opportunity to solidify their playoff position.
Leicester 41-17 NorthamptonFreddie Steward caps six-try victory for hostsYou can play all the fancy rugby you want, you can be recent champions leading the table with only a few matches to play, but certain elemental truths still apply. One of them is that if you find yourself overpowered up front away from home in a sold-out East Midlands derby, you will be blown away.Northampton could have secured a place in the playoffs here if they had won with a bonus point, but they did not even come close. Amid a ferocious atmosphere, records tumbled as Leicester claimed the bonus-point win to move within one point of Bath, who play Exeter on Sunday, and five shy of Saints. Continue reading...
Emilio Gay's third century of the season guided Durham against Middlesex at Lord's, while David Bedingham also scored a hundred. Northamptonshire secured their first win of the summer as Ben Sanderson took a career-best 7-31 against Worcestershire. At the Oval, 19-year-old Adam Thomas scored a century on Championship debut alongside Dom Sibley's 187. Joe Root contributed 64 for Yorkshire against Somerset, while Stevie Eskinazi's century powered Nottinghamshire.
England's Red Roses secured their 36th consecutive win with an 11th straight victory over Wales in the Six Nations. Captain Meg Jones, born in Cardiff with Welsh fluency, scored twice at Ashton Gate while leading the team to the Triple Crown. Wales scored a record 24 points in the defeat, with England prevailing despite losing Sadia Kabeya to injury early on.
