.Leicester dug deep to withstand a Saracens fightback and register their first victory at StoneX Stadium since 2018 with a 32-29 win that underlined their Gallagher Premiership title credentials.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Saracens looked set to be agonisingly beaten by a single point following a Lam-ball home team performance illuminated by a Fitz Harding hat-trick and a linebreak count of 16-5 in favour of the hosts. However, McCall’s side demonstrated fantastic pluck...
Twenty-eight of the 36 players named by Steve Borthwick in the England squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series will start for their clubs in this weekend’s Gallagher Premiership.
The Bristol XV shows four changes to take on a second-place Saracens who arrive with seven alterations, including the absence of Ben Earl.
With England versus New Zealand on the November 2 horizon and Steve Borthwick poised to name his Test squad on Wednesday for the four-game Autum Nations Series, a number of leading candidates have been pencilled in for some timely club action.
Beaten last weekend away to champions Northampton, Quins have included full-back Leigh Halfpenny for Jarrod Evans, wing Caden Murley for Will Joseph and scrum-half Will Porter for the benched Danny Care in their backs.
Saracens have paid a disciplinary hearing price for last Saturday’s battling Heineken Champions Cup win in Lyon as the red-carded Alec Clarey and the cited Alex Lozowski have both been banned.
Tighthead Alec Clarey has inspiringly gone from piling on the pounds as a non-sports playing 14-year-old to living the dream with Saracens.