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2018–19 Premiership Rugby

2018–19 Premiership Rugby

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The 2018–19 Gallagher Premiership was the 32nd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Gallagher.[1] The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their fourth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2018 final. Bristol Bears had been promoted as champions from the 2017–18 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

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The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the sixth successive season and with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.

Summary

Saracens won their fifth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Newcastle Falcons were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the third time that Newcastle have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2011–12 Premiership Rugby season.

For the first time since 2004, there was no London Double Header at Twickenham due to redevelopment work causing the closure of the stadium.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Bristol Bears who were promoted from the 2017–18 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Irish who were relegated after one year in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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    Preseason

    The 2018 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series would be held on 27 and 28 July at Franklin's Gardens. All twelve Premiership teams would feature in one venue over two days. Teams would be split into four pools of three which played each other once in a round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup and Plate competitions on the second day.[3]

    Table

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    Source: Premiership Rugby
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
    (C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Bath will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 6 April 2019
    2. Sandy Park's capacity was 12,800 at the start of the season, expanding up to 12,921 from April 2019
    3. Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 29 December 2018
    4. Newcastle Falcons will also play a home game at St James' Park on 23 March 2019
    5. Northampton Saints will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 6 October 2018
    6. Saracens will also play a home game at London Stadium on 23 March 2019
    7. Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating
    8. Berth based on being losing semi-finalists of the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. This is due to the 2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup winners (Saracens), Challenge Cup winners (Clermont), Challenge Cup losing finalist (La Rochelle) and the other Challenge Cup losing semi-finalist (Harlequins) all qualifying for the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup through their domestic leagues positions.
    9. The champion of the Championship (London Irish) are eligible for promotion

    Fixtures

    Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 6 July 2018. Due to redevelopment work causing the closure of Twickenham Stadium, round 1 did not include the London Double Header.

    Despite a four-year deal being struck in 2016, no matches took place in the United States. It had previously been reported that Sale Sharks vs Harlequins in round 18 would take place at Toyota Park just outside Chicago, Illinois.[4] However, the round 6 match between Harlequins and Saracens was broadcast live in the US on a major network with NBC as opposed to NBCSN broadcasting for the first time.[5]

    All fixtures are subject to change.

    Highlights of the season include:

    • The Derby — Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers at Twickenham on 6 October
    • Big Game 11 — Harlequins will host Wasps in this season's edition of the Big Game at Twickenham on 29 December.
    • Derby Day Saracens vs Harlequins at London Stadium on 23 March.
    • The Big One Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks at St James' Park on 23 March
    • The Clash — Bath Rugby will return to Twickenham on 6 April. This year's opponent will be fellow West Country rivals Bristol Bears.

    Regular season

    Round 1

    31 August 2018
    19:45
    Bristol Bears17 – 10Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Leiua 71' m
    Pen: Madigan (4/4) 8', 28', 42', 67'    		ReportTry: Homer 51' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 53'
    Pen: Priestland (1/3) 62'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 26,079
    Referee: JP Doyle
    1 September 2018
    14:00
    Gloucester27 – 16Northampton Saints
    Try: Hanson 4' m
    Sharples 33' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 35'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (5/6) 1', 12', 24', 62', 76'    		ReportTry: Francis 14' m
    Lawes 65' m
    Pen: Biggar (2/2) 10', 21'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,781
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins51 – 23Sale Sharks
    Try: Tapaui (2) 21' c, 39' c
    Earle 34' c
    Marchant 55' c
    M. Smith 70' c
    Crumpton 78' c
    Con: M. Smith (6/6) 22', 36', 40', 56', 71', 79'
    Pen: M. Smith (3/4) 3', 42', 49'    		ReportTry: MacGinty 24' c
    Yarde 29' c
    Con: MacGinty (2/2) 26', 31'
    Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 16', 38', 51'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 11,463
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    1 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors20 – 21Wasps
    Try: Mills 15' c
    Lewis 52' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 17', 53'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 3', 9'    		ReportTry: Launchbury 49' c
    Taylor 56' m
    Con: Searle (1/2) 49'
    Pen: Searle (2/3) 27', 35', 68'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,796
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    1 September 2018
    16:30
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs40 – 6Leicester Tigers
    Try: Woodburn 27' c
    S. Simmonds 36' c
    Cowan-Dickie 60' c
    Slade 64' c
    Kvesic 75' m
    Whitten 78' c
    Con: Steenson (5/6) 28', 37', 61', 66', 79'    		ReportPen: G. Ford (2/3) 14', 25'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,452
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    2 September 2018
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons21 – 32Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: M. Wilson (2) 55' m, 70' c
    Con: Flood (1/2) 71'
    Pen: Flood (3/3) 3', 8', 33'    		ReportTry: George 14' c
    Lewington (2) 39' c, 60' m
    Tompkins 75' c
    Con: Farrell (3/4) 15', 40', 76'
    Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 80'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,015
    Referee: Ian Tempest

    Round 2

    7 September 2018
    19:45
    Northampton Saints25 – 18Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Hartley 55' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1) 56'
    Pen: Biggar (5/6) 18', 33', 40', 45', 62'
    Mallinder (1/1) 76'    		ReportTry: Care 51' c
    Lang 71' m
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 52'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 7', 64'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 11,865
    Referee: Tom Foley
    8 September 2018
    14:00
    (1 BP) Wasps31 – 42Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Daly 2' c
    Bassett 13' c
    Hughes 37' c
    Robson 68' c
    Con: Searle (3/3) 3', 14', 38'
    Sopoaga (1/1) 69'
    Pen: Searle (1/1) 33'    		ReportTry: Cordero 11' c
    S. Simmonds (2) 17' c, 44' c
    Slade (2) 24' c, 48' c
    Armand 79' c
    Con: Steenson (6/6) 12', 18', 25', 45', 49', 80'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 13,104
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    8 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers49 – 33Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
    Try: G. Ford 1' m
    May (2) 8' c, 40' m
    Thompstone 12' c
    Tuilagi 22' c
    Con: G. Ford (3/5) 9', 14', 23'
    Pen: G. Ford (6/6) 6', 20', 29', 47', 56', 80'    		ReportTry: Takulua 16' c
    Goneva (2) 25' c, 33' m
    M. Wilson 45' c
    Mavinga 52' c
    Con: Flood (4/5) 17, 26', 45', 53'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,045
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    8 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens44 – 23Bristol Bears
    Try: Gallagher 4' c
    Lewington 43' m
    B. Vunipola 49' c
    L. Williams (3) 52' m, 69' c, 76' c
    Con: Farrell (4/6) 5', 50', 69', 78'
    Pen: Farrell (2/2) 32', 39'    		ReportTry: Leiua (2) 10' c, 40' m
    Haining 72' m
    Con: Sheedy (1/2) 11'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 20', 27'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,736
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    8 September 2018
    16:30
    (1 BP) Bath31 – 31Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Rokoduguni 39' c
    Dunn (2) 42' c, 63' c
    Stooke 73' c
    Con: Burns (2/2) 40', 43'
    Priestland (2/2) 63', 75'
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 71'    		ReportTry: Ackermann (2) 14' c, 25' c
    Braley 33' c
    Banahan 77' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (4/4) 15', 26', 34', 78'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 69'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,278
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    9 September 2018
    15:00
    Sale Sharks21 – 15Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Beaumont 19' m
    Solomona 32' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/2) 34'
    Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 6', 30', 54'    		ReportTry: Heem 46' c
    Pennell 60' m
    Con: Weir (1/2) 47'
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 51'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 7,145
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 3

    14 September 2018
    19:45
    (1 BP) Gloucester35 – 13Bristol Bears
    Try: Grobler 41' c
    Sharples (2) 48' c, 54' m
    Slater 63' m
    Banahan 80' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/5) 41', 48'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 8', 69'    		ReportTry: Morahan 16' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1) 18'
    Pen: Madigan (2/2) 10', 29'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,197
    Referee: Tom Foley
    15 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs35 – 18Sale Sharks
    Try: Cordero 6' c
    J. Hill 25' c
    Maunder 49' c
    Cuthbert 62' c
    Lawday 73' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 7', 26', 50'
    Steenson (2/2) 64', 74'    		ReportTry: Yarde 18' c
    B. Evans 60' m
    Con: MacGinty (1/2) 19'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 2', 15'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 9,073
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    15 September 2018
    15:00
    (2 BP) Harlequins32 – 37Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Care 14' c
    Marchant 19' m
    Marler 75' c
    Mulchrone 79' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/2) 15'
    Lang (2/2) 75', 79'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 13', 49'    		ReportTry: Roberts 10' m
    Mercer (2) 23' c, 56' c
    Cokanasiga (2) 36' c, 45' m
    Con: Burns (2/4) 24', 36'
    Priestland (1/1) 57'
    Pen: Burns (1/2) 28'
    Drop: Burns (1/1) 33'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 11,897
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    15 September 2018
    15:00
    Northampton Saints27 – 38Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Francis 15' c
    Hartley 54' c
    Franks 62' c
    Con: Biggar (3/3) 16', 55', 63'
    Pen: Biggar (2/2) 24', 69'    		ReportTry: Lewington (2) 26' m, 31' m
    B. Spencer 42' c
    Strettle (2) 71' c, 74' m
    Con: B. Spencer (1/3) 43'
    Goode (1/2) 72'
    Pen: B. Spencer (1/1) 48'
    Goode (2/2) 60' 66'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,317
    Referee: JP Doyle
    15 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors20 – 23Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Penalty try 40+2'
    Weir 49' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 50'
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 21'
    Pennell (1/1) 68'    		ReportTry: Takulua 5' c
    Sinoti 11' c
    Con: Flood (2/2) 6', 12'
    Pen: Flood (3/3) 44', 56', 72'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 5,641
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    16 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Wasps41 – 35Leicester Tigers (2 BP)
    Try: De Jongh (2) 9' c, 54' c
    Bassett 14' c
    Hughes 22' m
    Con: Sopoaga (3/4) 10', 15', 55'
    Pen: Sopoaga (4/4) 32', 66', 72', 79'
    Daly (1/1) 40'    		ReportTry: May (2) 17' m, 56' c
    Veainu 36' c
    Kalamafoni 48' c
    Con: G. Ford (3/4) 37', 49', 57'
    Pen: G. Ford (3/4) 26', 30', 42'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 18,102
    Referee: Ian Tempest

    Round 4

    21 September 2018
    19:45
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons17 – 24Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Kibirige 1' c
    J. Williams 51' c
    Con: Flood (2/2) 2', 53'
    Pen: Flood (1/1) 37'    		ReportTry: S. Simmonds (2) 5' c, 33' c
    Kvesic 64' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 5', 34'
    Steenson (1/1) 66'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 43'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,022
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    22 September 2018
    15:00
    Sale Sharks13 – 31Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Ross 1' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 2'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 13', 45'    		ReportTry: Carr 34' c
    Bassett 38' c
    Stuart 52' c
    Hughes 77' c
    Con: Sopoaga (4/4) 35', 40', 53', 78'
    Pen: Sopoaga (1/2) 8'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 6,340
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    22 September 2018
    15:00
    Bristol Bears20 – 13Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: O'Conor 35' m
    Pen: Madigan (5/5) 19', 42', 49', 53', 59'    		ReportTry: Care 7' c
    Con: Lang (1/1) 8'
    Pen: Lang (2/2) 15', 56'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 12,287
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    22 September 2018
    15:00
    Bath17 – 15Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Burns 28' c
    Cokanasiga 62' c
    Con: Burns (2/2) 29', 63'
    Pen: Burns (1/3) 54'    		ReportTry: Reinach 18' c
    Collins 78' m
    Con: Biggar (1/2) 19'
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 72'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,150
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    23 September 2018
    15:00
    (2 BP) Leicester Tigers37 – 44Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Thompson 26' m
    May 57' m
    Denton 62' c
    Kalamafoni 68' c
    G. Ford 75' c
    Con: G. Ford (3/5) 62', 69', 75'
    Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 11', 16'    		ReportTry: Weir (2) 1' c, 4' c
    Singleton 22' m
    Pennell 33' m
    T. Hill (2) 52' c, 78' c
    Con: Weir (3/5) 2', 5', 80'
    Pennell (1/1) 53'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 11', 16'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 18,444
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    23 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens38 – 15Gloucester
    Try: Strettle 5' c
    Itoje (2) 26' c, 38' c
    Maitland 52' c
    Lozowski 68' c
    Con: Farrell (5/5) 6', 27', 39', 54', 69'
    Pen: Farrell (1/1) 3'    		ReportTry: Atkinson 71' m
    Sharples 79' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 80+1'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 35'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,591
    Referee: Christophe Ridley

    Round 5

    28 September 2018
    19:45
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons22 – 23Wasps
    Try: M. Wilson 17'
    J. Williams (2) 29' c, 46' c
    Con: Flood (2/3) 29', 47'
    Pen: Flood (1/1) 36'    		ReportTry: Bassett 11' m
    M. Watson 40+1' m
    De Jongh 59' c
    Con: Sopoaga (1/3) 59'
    Pen: Sopoaga (2/4) 22', 71'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,904
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    29 September 2018
    15:00
    (2 BP) Bristol Bears40 – 45Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Hurrell (2) 6' c, 67' m
    Thacker 30' c
    Morahan 47' c
    Leiua 80+1' m
    Con: Sheedy (3/3) 7', 31', 49'
    Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 24', 39', 54'    		ReportTry: Painter 13' c
    Kellaway 20' c
    Ludlam 36' c
    Naiyaravoro 43' c
    Waller 58' c
    Haywood 62' c
    Con: Biggar (5/5) 14', 21', 36', 45', 59'
    Mallinder (1/1) 64'
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 5'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,684
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    29 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs28 – 11Worcester Warriors
    Try: Yeandle 24' c
    Ewers (2) 31' c, 39' c
    H. Williams 72' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4) 25', 32', 40', 72'    		ReportTry: T. Hill 50' m
    Pen: Pennell (2/2) 17', 43'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 9,730
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    29 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester25 – 27Harlequins
    Try: Cipriani 12' m
    Sharples (2) 37' c, 67' c
    Con: Cipriani (2/3) 38', 68'
    Pen: Cipriani (2/2) 28', 34'    		ReportTry: Earle (2) 16' m, 18' c
    Con: Lang (1/2) 19'
    Pen: Lang (2/3) 41', 45'
    M. Smith (3/4) 58', 65', 78'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,232
    Referee: JP Doyle
    29 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens50 – 27Bath
    Try: L. Williams (3) 11' m, 41' c, 52' m
    Goode 14' c
    George 29' c
    Tompkins 37' c
    Maitland 66' m
    Tolofua 77' c
    Con: Farrell (5/8) 15', 30', 38', 42', 78'    		ReportTry: Cook 33' c
    Homer (2) 40' c, 61' c
    Con: Priestland (2/2) 34', 40+1'
    Burns (1/1) 62'
    Pen: Priestland (2/2) 2', 26'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,493
    Referee: Tom Foley
    30 September 2018
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers19 – 15Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Eastmond 12' c
    Con: G. Ford (1/1) 13'
    Pen: G. Ford (4/4) 23', 37', 68', 76'    		ReportTry: Yarde 4' m
    Webber 61' m
    Langdon 78' m
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 18,652
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 6

    5 October 2018
    19:45
    Bath24 – 39Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Priestland 22' c
    Cook 74' m
    Con: Burns (1/2) 22'
    Pen: Burns (4/4) 11', 33', 43', 52'    		ReportTry: Townsend 28' c
    Armand 35' m
    Kvesic 61' c
    Whitten 65' c
    Nowell 70' c
    Con: Steenson (4/5) 29', 62', 66', 72'
    Pen: Steenson (2/2) 26', 46'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,301
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    6 October 2018
    15:00
    Northampton Saints15 – 23Leicester Tigers
    Try: Gibson 14' m
    Ribbans 45' m
    Haywood 68' m    		ReportTry: B. Youngs 30' c
    Olowofela 32' c
    Con: G. Ford (2/2) 30', 33'
    Pen: G. Ford (3/4) 3', 24', 56'
    Twickenham Stadium
    Attendance: 40,013
    Referee: JP Doyle
    6 October 2018
    15:00
    Sale Sharks20 – 7Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Phillips 53'
    B. Evans 65' m
    Janse van Rensburg 72' m
    Con: MacGinty (1/3) 53'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 33'    		ReportTry: Welch 36' c
    Con: Hodgson (1/1) 38'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,586
    Referee: Tom Foley
    6 October 2018
    15:00
    Wasps21 – 35Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Robson 2' c
    Daly 46' c
    De Jongh 61' c
    Con: Searle (3/3) 3', 46', 62'    		ReportTry: Vellacott 14' c
    Sharples (2) 23' c, 70' m
    Ludlow 73' c
    Con: Cipriani (3/4) 15', 24', 74'
    Pen: Cipriani (3/4) 22', 37', 56'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 15,401
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    6 October 2018
    19:30
    (1 BP) Harlequins20 – 25Saracens
    Try: Care 34' c
    Marchant 53' c
    Con: M. Smith (2/2) 35', 53'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/3) 7', 33'    		ReportTry: B. Vunipola 68' c
    Con: Farrell (1/1) 69'
    Pen: Farrell (6/7) 16', 29', 41', 47', 65', 73'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 13,950
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    7 October 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors52 – 7Bristol Bears
    Try: Van Velze 12' c
    Mills 25' c
    Mama 33' c
    Venter 38' c
    Pennell 42' c
    Adams 46' c
    Heem 78' c
    Con: Weir (6/6) 14', 26', 35', 40', 43', 47', 80'
    Pen: Pennell (1/1) 8'    		ReportTry: Y. Thomas 2' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1) 4'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,172
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 7

    16 November 2018
    19:45
    (1 BP) Gloucester36 – 13Leicester Tigers
    Try: Woodward 15' c
    Banahan 24' m
    Balmain 36' c
    Thorley (2) 45' c, 78' c
    Con: Cipriani (3/4) 16', 37', 47'
    Twelvetrees (1/1) 79'
    Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 2'    		ReportTry: M. Williams 53' c
    Con: J. Ford (1/1) 54'
    Pen: J. Ford (2/3) 6', 20'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,381
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    16 November 2018
    19:45
    Harlequins20 – 7Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Dombrandt 36' c
    Saili 62' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 37'
    Lang (1/1) 63'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 21', 51'    		ReportTry: Davidson 67' c
    Con: Flood (1/1) 68'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 9,847
    Referee: JP Doyle
    17 November 2018
    12:45
    Bath28 – 13Worcester Warriors
    Try: Rokoduguni 19' c
    Ellis 46' c
    Stooke 77' m
    Con: Burns (2/3) 20', 47'
    Pen: Burns (3/3) 9', 28', 35    		ReportTry: Mills 24' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 25'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 52'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,072
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    17 November 2018
    13:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints36 – 17Wasps
    Try: Kellaway 5' m
    Dingwall 37' m
    Francis 43' m
    Naiyaravoro (2) 54' m, 69' c
    Con: Francis (1/2) 70'
    Pen: Grayson (2/2) 18', 36'
    Francis (1/1) 64'    		ReportTry: T. Young 50' c
    Bassett 73' c
    Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 51'
    Searle (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Sopoaga (1/2) 40+1'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,375
    Referee: Matthew O’Grady
    17 November 2018
    13:00
    (1 BP) Saracens31 – 25Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Rhodes 19' c
    Lewington 29' c
    Tompkins 32' c
    Kpoku 73' c
    Con: Spencer (4/4) 20', 30', 33', 74'
    Pen: Spencer (1/2) 80'    		ReportTry: McGuigan 40' c
    Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 40+1'
    Pen: R. du Preez (6/7) 4', 25', 54', 60', 63', 68'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 7,465
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    18 November 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears29 – 31Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: C. Piutau 35' c
    Morahan 45' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/2) 37', 46'
    Pen: Sheedy (5/6) 4', 15', 19', 26', 75'    		ReportTry: Low 7' c
    Lawday 30' m
    Cordero 52' c
    Yeandle 70' m
    Penalty try 80+2'
    Con: Steenson (2/4) 8', 53'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 16,776
    Referee: Greg Macdonald

    Round 8

    23 November 2018
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons16 – 8Bath
    Try: J. Williams 38' c
    Con: Flood (1/1) 39'
    Pen: Flood (3/4) 5', 56', 69'    		ReportTry: McConnochie 26' m
    Pen: Atkins (1/1) 45'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,237
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    23 November 2018
    19:45
    Worcester Warriors20 – 13Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Schonert 31' c
    Mills 61' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 32', 62'
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 12'
    Pennell (1/1) 40+2'    		ReportTry: Marchant 55' c
    Con: Lang (1/1) 56'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/3) 7'
    Lang (1/2) 78'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,228
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    24 November 2018
    13:00
    Exeter Chiefs23 – 6Gloucester
    Try: White 32' c
    Cuthbert 42' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2) 33', 43'
    Pen: Steenson (3/3) 23', 50', 76'    		ReportPen: Cipriani (2/3) 3', 12'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,772
    Referee: Matthew O'Grady
    24 November 2018
    13:00
    Sale Sharks18 – 13Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Solomona (2) 7' c, 57' m
    Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 8'
    Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 44', 74'    		ReportTry: Reinach 1' m
    Sleightholme 53' m
    Pen: Grayson (1/2) 78'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,290
    Referee: JP Doyle
    24 November 2018
    13:00
    (1 BP) Wasps32 – 28Bristol Bears (2 BP)
    Try: Neal (2) 3' m, 46' c
    de Jongh 6' c
    Gaskell 44' c
    Con: Sopoaga (3/4) 7', 44', 47'
    Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 24', 37'    		ReportTry: Edwards 14' c
    Thacker (3) 56' c, 60' c, 72' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/2) 15', 57'
    Madigan (2/2) 61', 72'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 11,640
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    25 November 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers22 – 27Saracens
    Try: O'Connor (2) 46' c, 66' m
    M. Smith 69' c
    Con: J. Ford (2/3) 47', 68'
    Pen: J. Ford (1/1) 4'    		ReportTry: Spencer 25' c
    Lewington 28' c
    Lozowski 30' c
    Con: Spencer (3/3) 26', 29', 31'
    Pen: Spencer (2/2) 58', 77'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,700
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    Round 9

    30 November 2018
    19:45
    (1 BP) Harlequins28 – 26Exeter Chiefs (2 BP)
    Try: J. Chisholm 28' m
    Earle (2) 39' m, 56' c
    Marchant 75' m
    Con: Lang (1/3) 57'
    Pen: Lang (1/1) 6'
    Smith (1/1) 67'    		ReportTry: Kvesic 12' m
    Yeandle 49' c
    Devoto 61' c
    Whitten 78' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (1/2) 51'
    Steenson (2/2) 62', 78'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    1 December 2018
    13:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears41 – 10Leicester Tigers
    Try: Thacker (2) 1' c, 33' m
    Morahan 44' c
    Randall 49' c
    Con: Madigan (3/4) 2', 45', 50'
    Pen: Madigan (5/5) 9', 25', 32', 55', 58'    		ReportTry: Tuilagi 15' c
    Con: G. Ford (1/1) 17'
    Pen: G. Ford (1/1) 28'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 12,237
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    1 December 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester36 – 16Worcester Warriors
    Try: Hanson 12' m
    Sharples 17' m
    Thorley (2) 46' m, 60' c
    Clarke 52' c
    Visagie 57' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/4) 52', 58', 61'    		ReportTry: Heem 64' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 65'
    Pen: Weir (3/3) 21', 28', 33'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,387
    Referee: Thomas Foley
    1 December 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints14 – 16Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Reinach (2) 29' c, 48' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2) 30', 49'    		ReportTry: M. Wilson 80+6' c
    Con: Flood (1/1) 80+8'
    Pen: Flood (2/2) 2', 25'
    Connon (1/1) 70'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,326
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 December 2018
    15:00
    Saracens29 – 6Wasps
    Try: George 58' c
    Isiekwe 70' c
    Con: Lozowski (2/2) 60', 71'
    Pen: Lozowski (5/5) 11', 27', 36', 56', 67'    		ReportPen: Daly (2/2) 17', 48'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,827
    Referee: JP Doyle
    2 December 2018
    15:00
    Bath7 – 7Sale Sharks
    Try: Cokanasiga 71' c
    Con: Jam. Wilson (1/1) 72'    		ReportTry: J. du Preez
    Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 49'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 13,390
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 10

    21 December 2018
    19:45
    Worcester Warriors6 – 32Northampton Saints
    Pen: Weir (2/4) 25', 43'ReportTry: Reinach 56' c
    Burrell 76' c
    Con: Francis (1/1) 57'
    Biggar (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Biggar (6/6) 7', 15', 21', 34', 69', 75'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,404
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    22 December 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers35 – 24Harlequins
    Try: Holmes (2) 13' c, 28' c
    Tuilagi 55' m
    May 67' c
    Con: G. Ford (3/4) 15', 29', 68'
    Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 6', 27', 40+5'    		ReportTry: Murley 62' c
    Dombrandt 79'
    Con: Lang (1/1) 63'
    Pen: Lang (1/1) 19', 23', 33', 44'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 21,597
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    22 December 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs31 – 13Saracens
    Try: Cowan-Dickie 21' c
    H. Williams 63' c
    Penalty try 67'
    Kvesic 79' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2) 22', 64'
    J. Simmonds (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 40'    		ReportTry: Spencer 75' c
    Con: Farrell (1/1) 76'
    Pen: Farrell (2/3) 5', 10'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,791
    Referee: Thomas Foley
    22 December 2018
    15:00
    Sale Sharks27 – 10Bristol Bears
    Try: Solomona 23' m
    Cliff 78' c
    Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 79'
    Pen: R. du Preez (5/5) 15', 31', 39', 47', 60'    		ReportTry: Luatua 68' c
    Con: Sheedy (1/1) 69'
    Pen: Madigan (1/2) 2'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 7,465
    Referee: JP Doyle
    23 December 2018
    15:00
    Wasps14 – 24Bath
    Try: T. Young 55' m
    Pen: Searle (3/3) 2', 14', 40+1'    		ReportTry: Burns 25' m
    Chudley 52' c
    Con: Burns (1/2) 53'
    Pen: Burns (4/5) 12', 22', 38', 42'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 31,626
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    23 December 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons17 – 20Gloucester
    Try: Goneva 41' m
    Pen: Takulua (4/4) 16', 28', 51', 57'    		ReportTry: Slater 40+1' c
    Morgan 61' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 40+1', 62' c
    Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 5', 74'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 9,024
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    Round 11

    28 December 2018
    19:45
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints31 – 28Exeter Chiefs (2 BP)
    Try: Francis 1' c
    Biggar 8' c
    Dingwall 32' c
    Reinach 56' c
    Con: Biggar (4/4) 2', 9', 33', 56'
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 62'    		ReportTry: Penalty try 21'
    Cordero 28' c
    Moon 44' c
    Kvesic 80+1' c
    Con: Steenson (3/3) 29', 44', 80+2'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 15,005
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    29 December 2018
    15:00
    Gloucester15 – 30Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Visagie 15' c
    Banahan 72' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 16'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 7'    		ReportTry: Ashton 19' c
    de Klerk 29' c
    Webber 52' m
    Solomona 59' m
    Con: R. du Preez (2/4) 20', 30'
    Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 40', 49'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,879
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    29 December 2018
    15:00
    Saracens25 – 17Worcester Warriors
    Try: M. Vunipola 29' m
    C. Clark 52' c
    Strettle 66' c
    Con: Farrell (2/3) 53', 67'
    Pen: Farrell (2/3) 21', 40+1'    		ReportTry: Weir 3' c
    Te'o 11' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 4', 12'
    Pen: Weir (1/2) 33'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,758
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    29 December 2018
    16:00
    Harlequins20 – 13Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Dombrandt 0' c
    Marchant 63' c
    Con: M. Smith (2/2) 2', 64'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 18', 37'    		ReportTry: Stuart 57' c
    Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 58'
    Pen: Daly (1/1) 31'
    Sopoaga (1/2) 68'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 82,000
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    30 December 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears35 – 28Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
    Try: Randall 1' c
    C. Piutau 47' c
    Morohan 52' m
    Pincus 75' c
    Con: Madigan (2/3) 3', 48'
    Sheedy (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Madigan (2/2) 32', 58'
    Sheedy (1/1) 69'    		ReportTry: Goneva 21' c
    Chick 34' c
    Radwan 64' m
    Con: Flood (2/3) 21', 35'
    Pen: Flood (3/3) 9', 29', 73'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 18,429
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    30 December 2018
    15:00
    Bath23 – 16Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Roberts 26' c
    Catt 32' m
    McConnochie 54' m
    Con: Burns (1/3) 28'
    Pen: Burns (1/1) 20'
    Priestland (1/1) 72'    		ReportTry: May 1' c
    Con: G. Ford (1/1) 3'
    Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 53', 69', 76'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 12

    4 January 2019
    19:45
    Sale Sharks24 – 18Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: James 14' m
    Solomona 18' c
    Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 19'
    Pen: R. du Preez (4/5) 9', 39', 62', 71'    		ReportTry: B. Vunipola 6' c
    Tompkins 79' m
    Con: Farrell (1/2) 7'
    Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 29'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 8,535
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    5 January 2019
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors21 – 19Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Heem (2) 57' m, 80+17' c
    Con: Weir (1/2) 80+18'
    Pen: Weir (3/3) 27', 47', 66'    		ReportTry: Mercer 32' c
    Con: Burns (1/1) 33'
    Pen: Burns (4/4) 8', 16', 20', 37'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,724
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    5 January 2019
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons17 – 38Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Goneva 49' c
    Chick 62' c
    Con: Connon (2/2) 50', 63'
    Pen: Connon (1/2) 7'    		ReportTry: Crumpton 3' c
    N. Earle 15' c
    Ibitoye 34' c
    Clifford 43' c
    Dombrandt 45' c
    Con: M. Smith (5/5) 4', 16', 35', 44', 46'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 70'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,212
    Referee: Tom Foley
    5 January 2019
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs14 – 9Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: Cordero 39' c
    Lonsdale 65' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 40'
    J. Simmonds (1/1) 66'    		ReportPen: Madigan (3/3) 12', 48', 55'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,788
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    5 January 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers34 – 16Gloucester
    Try: May (2) 10' c, 52' c
    Holmes 43' c
    G. Ford 63' c
    Con: G. Ford (4/4) 11', 44', 53', 63'
    Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 2', 19'    		ReportTry: G. Evans 54' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 54'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (3/3) 21', 37', 61'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,329
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    6 January 2019
    15:00
    Wasps27 – 16Northampton Saints
    Try: Bassett 16' c
    de Jongh 21' c
    le Roux 53' c
    Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 18', 23', 54'
    Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 32', 63'    		ReportTry: Dingwall 24' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1) 25'
    Pen: Biggar (3/3) 20', 35', 39'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 16,215
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 13

    15 February 2019
    19:45
    Gloucester24 – 17Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Woodward 25' c
    Heinz 49' c
    Morgan 75' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 27', 51', 77'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/3) 12'    		ReportTry: White 7' c
    O'Flaherty 62' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 9'
    Steenson (1/1) 64'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 47'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,658
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    15 February 2019
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears22 – 29Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Randall 43' c
    P. O'Conor 54' c
    C. Piutau 57' m
    Con: Madigan (1/1) 44'
    Sheedy (1/2) 54'
    Pen: Madigan (1/1) 7'    		ReportTry: T. Young 10' c
    Cruse 34' m
    Carr 38' c
    Rowlands 51' c
    Con: Searle (2/3) 11', 40'
    Sopoaga (1/1) 51'
    Pen: Sopoaga (1/1) 65'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 12,368
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    16 February 2019
    14:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints67 – 17Sale Sharks
    Try: Reinach (2) 6' c, 11' c
    Wood 26' c
    Collins (2) 38' m, 77' c
    Tuala 41' c
    Naiyaravoro 60' c
    Furbank 64' c
    Hutchinson 72' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2) 6', 12'
    Francis (6/7) 26', 42', 61', 65', 73', 78'
    Pen: Biggar (2/2) 2', 10'    		ReportTry: Penalty try 33'
    Solomona 48' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 49'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 9'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,447
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    16 February 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath30 – 13Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Rokoduguni 22' m
    Cokanasiga 31' m
    Chudley 40' c
    Louw 72' c
    Con: Priestland (2/4) 40+1', 73'
    Pen: Priestland (2/2) 7', 64'    		ReportTry: Nagusa 49' c
    Con: Flood (1/1) 50'
    Pen: Flood (2/2) 10', 27'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,331
    Referee: JP Doyle
    16 February 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins47 – 33Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Marchant 0' c
    Ibitoye 6' c
    Brown 17' c
    Clifford 34' c
    Care 53' c
    Tapuai 69' c
    Lang 74' m
    Con: M. Smith (4/4) 1', 7', 18', 36'
    Lang (2/3) 54', 70'    		ReportTry: Singleton 26' c
    Heem 49' m
    Adams 65' c
    Heaney 72' c
    Howe 79' c
    Con: Weir (1/2) 27'
    Pennell (3/3) 66', 72', 79'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 12,235
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    16 February 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens33 – 10Leicester Tigers
    Try: Wigglesworth 11' m
    Woolstencroft 65' c
    Spencer 76' c
    Strettle 78' m
    Con: Goode (2/3) 66', 77'
    Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 54', 62'
    Goode (1/2) 72'    		ReportTry: Holmes 39' c
    Con: To'omua (1/1) 40'
    Pen: To'omua (1/3) 10'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,875
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 14

    22 February 2019
    19:45
    Gloucester30 – 24Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Morgan (2) 20' c, 72' c
    Slater 53' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 21', 54', 73'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (3/4) 7', 26', 34'    		ReportTry: Rhodes 61' c
    Gallagher 77' c
    Wray 80+1' c
    Con: Lozowski (3/3) 62', 78', 80+2'
    Pen: Lozowski (1/2) 28'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,633
    Referee: JP Doyle
    23 February 2019
    14:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins36 – 26Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: R. Chisholm 12' c
    M. Smith 23' c
    Brown 30' m
    Marchant 35' c
    Earle 75' c
    Con: M. Smith (3/4) 13', 24', 36
    Lang (1/1) 76'
    Pen: Lang (1/1) 67'    		ReportTry: C. Piutau 10' c
    Leiua (2) 17' m, 79' c
    Sheedy 60' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/3) 11', 61'
    Madigan (1/1) 79'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 13,167
    Referee: Tom Foley
    23 February 2019
    14:00
    (1 BP) Wasps18 – 24Sale Sharks
    Try: Johnson 27' m
    Simpson 52' c
    Con: Sopoaga (1/2) 53'
    Pen: Sopoaga (1/1) 37'
    Miller (1/1) 73'    		ReportTry: Webber 10' c
    Solomona 21' c
    Penalty try 55'
    Con: de Klerk (2/2) 11', 23'
    Pen: de Klerk (1/2) 41'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 12,085
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    23 February 2019
    14:30
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs35 – 17Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Cordero 7' c
    Yeandle 16' c
    Woodburn 24' c
    White 45' c
    G. Holmes 63' c
    Con: Steenson (5/5) 8', 17', 25', 46', 64'    		ReportTry: Takalua 19' c
    Kibirige (2) 49' m, 79' m
    Con: Flood (1/3) 20'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,713
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    23 February 2019
    14:45
    Northampton Saints27 – 26Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Hutchinson 44' c
    Mitchell 64' c
    Ribbans 80+1' c
    Con: Grayson (3/3) 45', 64', 80+2'
    Pen: Grayson (2/2) 16', 55'    		ReportTry: McConnochie 29' c
    Mercer 48' c
    Con: Priestland (2/2) 30', 49'
    Pen: Priestland (4/4) 43', 61', 70', 73'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,289
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    24 February 2019
    13:00
    Worcester Warriors17 – 13Leicester Tigers
    Try: Hougaard 45' c
    Howe 78' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 46', 80'
    Pen: Weir (1/3) 23'    		ReportTry: J. Holmes 29' c
    Con: To'omua (1/1) 30'
    Pen: To'omua (1/1) 14'
    Hardwick (1/1) 65'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,487
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 15

    1 March 2019
    19:45
    Bristol Bears28 – 24Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: D. Thomas 1' m
    Uren 45' c
    Penalty try 65'
    Con: Madigan (1/1) 47'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 24', 35'
    Madigan (1/1) 78'    		ReportTry: Woodward 15' c
    T. Marshall 55' c
    Thorley 57' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 16', 56', 58'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 44'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 16,911
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    2 March 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath29 – 31Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Joseph 25' m
    Catt 40' m
    Batty 63' c
    Con: Priestland (1/3)
    Pen: Priestland (4/4)    		ReportTry: Robshaw 7' c
    Marchant (2) 11' c, 70' m
    Dombrandt 32' c
    Earle 80' m
    Con: Lang (3/3) 8', 11', 33'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    2 March 2019
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers19 – 14Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: J. Ford 46' c
    Con: J. Ford (1/1) 47'
    Pen: J. Ford (4/4) 18', 27', 40+2', 65'    		ReportTry: M. Watson (2) 7' c, 29' c
    Con: Miller (2/2) 8', 30'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 25,258[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: JP Doyle
    2 March 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks14 – 20Exeter Chiefs
    Try: S. James 62' c
    Cliff 73' c
    Con: de Klerk (1/1) 63'
    S. James (1/1) 73'    		ReportTry: Devoto 20' c
    Armand 36' m
    Lonsdale 70' m
    Con: Steenson (1/3) 21'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 4'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 6,407
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    2 March 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens36 – 17Northampton Saints
    Try: Maitland (2) 3' c, 27' m
    Tompkins 8' m
    Strettle 16' c
    Woolstencroft 34' m
    Penalty try 50'
    Con: B. Spencer (2/5) 4', 17'    		ReportTry: R. Marshall 57' c
    Ludlam 66' c
    Con: Hutchinson (2/2) 58', 67'
    Pen: Hutchinson (1/1) 7'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,729
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    3 March 2019
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons17 – 6Worcester Warriors
    Try: Kibirige 5' c
    Flood 31' c
    Con: Flood (2/2) 6', 32'
    Pen: Flood (1/2) 13'    		ReportPen: Weir (2/2) 10', 23'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 8,005
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 16

    8 March 2019
    19:45
    Bath18 – 9Saracens
    Pen: Priestland (6/7) 4', 26', 37', 61', 74', 78'ReportPen: Lozowski (3/7) 11', 43', 51'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,055
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    8 March 2019
    20:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks32 – 5Leicester Tigers
    Try: B. Evans 21' m
    Solomona 25' m
    Morozov 49' m
    Beaumont 59' m
    de Klerk 75' m
    Penalty try 80'    		ReportTry: Gigena 5' m
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 6,508
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    9 March 2019
    14:00
    (1 BP) Wasps19 – 20Newcastle Falcons
    Try: B. Harris 67' c
    Con: Miller (1/1) 68'
    Pen: Miller (4/4) 16', 36', 55', 64'    		ReportTry: Nagusa 52' c
    Takulua 59' c
    Con: Takulua (2/2) 52', 59'
    Pen: Takulua (1/1) 22'
    Connon (1/1) 80+2'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 11,710
    Referee: Thomas Foley
    9 March 2019
    14:45
    (2 BP) Northampton Saints24 – 26Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: Naiyaravoro 29' m
    Tuala 44' m
    Furbank 47' c
    Reinach 56' c
    Con: Francis (2/4) 48', 56'    		ReportTry: Batley 3' m
    Crane 15' c
    Randall 53' c
    P. O'Conor 80+6' c
    Con: Daniels (2/3) 16', 55'
    Madigan (1/1) 80+7'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,252
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    9 March 2019
    15:00
    (2 BP) Worcester Warriors30 – 33Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Heem 47' m
    T. Hill 55' c
    Howe 67' m
    Pennell 74' c
    Con: Pennell (2/3) 56', 75'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 8', 37'    		ReportTry: Cordero (2) 12' m, 33' c
    Woodburn 39' c
    O'Flaherty 50' c
    H. Williams 61' c
    Con: Steenson (4/5) 34', 40', 51', 62'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,142
    Referee: JP Doyle
    10 March 2019
    13:00
    Harlequins7 – 29Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Erle 75' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 76'    		ReportTry: Woodward 7' c
    Ackermann 11' c
    T. Marshall 51' m
    Cipriani 64' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/4) 9', 12', 65'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 35'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,440
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 17

    22 March 2019
    19:45
    Leicester Tigers15 – 29Northampton Saints
    Try: G. Ford 66' c
    T. Youngs 78' m
    Con: G. Ford (1/2) 67'
    Pen: G. Ford (1/1) 22'    		ReportTry: Reinach 5' m
    Collins (2) 32' c, 38' m
    Con: Biggar (1/3) 33'
    Pen: Biggar (4/4) 30', 43', 51', 53'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,322
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    23 March 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears25 – 27Worcester Warriors
    Try: Penalty try 4'
    Morahan 18' m
    Sheedy 65' c
    Con: Sheedy (1/2) 66'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 26', 30'    		ReportTry: T. Hill 14' c
    Te'o 22' c
    Adams 32' c
    Con: Weir (3/3), 15', 23', 33'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 35', 46'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,930
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    23 March 2019
    15:00
    Gloucester27 – 14Wasps
    Try: Heinz 32' c
    Ackermann 35' c
    Polledri 78' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 33', 36', 80'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 45', 74'    		ReportTry: M. Watson 15' m
    Pen: Miller (3/3) 5', 19', 63'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,671
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    23 March 2019
    15:00
    Saracens27 – 20Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Burger 45' c
    Skelton (2) 57' c, 66' c
    Con: Lozowski (3/3) 46', 58', 66'
    Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 35', 39'    		ReportTry: M. Smith 31' c
    Care 40+1' c
    Con: M. Smith (2/2) 32', 40+2'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 9', 61'
    London Stadium
    Attendance: 42,717
    Referee: JP Doyle
    23 March 2019
    17:30
    Newcastle Falcons22 – 17Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Flood 42' c
    Con: Takulua (1/1) 43'
    Pen: Takulua (5/5) 16', 31', 46', 54', 62'    		ReportTry: Solomona 5' c
    McGuigan 76' c
    Con: de Klerk (2/2) 6', 76'
    Pen: de Klerk (1/2) 13'
    St James' Park
    Attendance: 27,284
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    24 March 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs29 – 10Bath
    Try: Devoto 25' c
    Yeandle 37' c
    Penalty try 59'
    Woodburn 74' m
    Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 27', 39'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 8'    		ReportTry: Catt 14' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 15'
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 4'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,809
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    Round 18

    5 April 2019
    19:45
    Sale Sharks28 – 17Harlequins
    Try: McGuigan 40' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 40+1'
    Pen: MacGinty (7/7) 13', 18', 23', 35', 43', 70', 76'    		ReportTry: Brown 3' c
    Clifford 26' c
    Con: Catrakilis (2/2) 4', 27'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 56'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,418
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    6 April 2019
    14:00
    (1 BP) Bath26–19Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: Joseph 1' c
    Roberts 9' m
    Cokanasiga 21' c
    Priestland 55' c
    Con: Priestland (3/4) 2', 22', 56'    		ReportTry: D. Thomas 69' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1) 70'
    Pen: Sheedy (4/4) 7', 30', 34', 40'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 60,152
    Referee: JP Doyle
    6 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens26 – 12Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Maitland 33' m
    Malins 55' c
    Tompkins 68' c
    Lozowski 79' c
    Con: Farrell (3/4) 57', 69', 80+3'    		ReportPen: Takalua (4/4) 23', 38', 60', 75'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,056
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    6 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Wasps28 – 16Worcester Warriors
    Try: Hughes (2) 5' c, 62' c
    M. Watson 10' c
    Zhvania 19' c
    Con: Sopoaga (4/4) 6', 12', 20', 62'    		ReportTry: Lewis 24' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 26'
    Pen: Weir (2/3) 4', 40+2'
    Pennell (1/1) 47'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 16,194
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    6 April 2019
    16:30
    Leicester Tigers20 – 52Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: May 23' c
    T. Youngs 40+3' c
    Con: G. Ford (2/2) 25', 40+4'
    Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 16', 36'    		ReportTry: Kvesic 9' c
    Yeandle 21' c
    Woodburn 26' c
    Slade 30' c
    Devoto 43' c
    Cordero 51' c
    Nowell 60' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (7/7) 10', 22', 27', 32', 44', 52', 61'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 41'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 21,503
    Referee: Thomas Foley
    7 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints31 – 40Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Naiyaravoro 5' m
    P. Francis 10' c
    Reinach 36' c
    R. Marshall 52' m
    Hutchinson 75' c
    Con: Biggar (2/4) 11', 37'
    P. Francis (1/1) 76'    		ReportTry: Atkinson (3) 8' c, 14' c, 38' m
    Ackermann 29' c
    Marais 64' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (5/6) 10', 14', 30', 44', 65'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,445
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 19

    12 April 2019
    19:45
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons22 – 27Leicester Tigers
    Try: C. Harris 32' c
    Takulua (2) 35' m, 54' c
    Con: Takulua (2/3) 33', 56'
    Pen: Takulua (1/1) 63'    		ReportTry: May 16' c
    Thompson (2) 47' c, 67' c
    Con: G. Ford (3/3) 17', 48', 69'
    Pen: G. Ford (2/3) 2', 25'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 8,292
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    13 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester27 – 23Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Hohneck 40+3' c
    Ackermann 44' c
    Purdy 55' m
    Seabrook 62' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/4) 40+4', 45'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 68'    		ReportTry: McConnochie 3' c
    Dunn 17' c
    Con: Burns (2/2) 4', 19'
    Pen: Burns (2/2) 10', 48'
    Drop: Burns 58'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,897
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    13 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins19 – 20Northampton Saints
    Try: Clifford 46' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 47'
    Pen: M. Smith (4/5) 6', 15', 58', 73'    		ReportTry: Tuala 12' c
    Mitchell 77' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1) 13'
    Grayson (1/1) 79'
    Pen: Biggar (2/2) 8', 20'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,335
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    13 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors39 – 17Sale Sharks
    Try: Lewis 5' c
    Pennell 16' c
    Adams (3) 52' c, 61' m, 77' c
    Con: Weir (4/5) 6', 17', 54', 79'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 10', 47'    		ReportTry: Beaumont 27' c
    Postlethwaite 71' c
    Con: MacGinty (2/2) 29', 72'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 50'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,565
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    13 April 2019
    17:30
    Bristol Bears23 – 21Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Luatua 45' c
    D. Thomas 62' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/2) 46', 64'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/3) 12', 39'
    Madigan (1/1) 80+1'    		ReportTry: Whiteley 8' c
    Bosch 55' c
    Adams-Hale 68' c
    Con: Goode (3/3) 9', 56', 68'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,798
    Referee: Tom Foley
    14 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs19 – 26Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Nowell 6' m
    White 21' c
    Yeandle 68' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 21', 69'    		ReportTry: le Roux 30' c
    de Jongh 35' c
    M. Watson 40+1' c
    Zhvania 60' m
    Con: Daly (1/1) 32'
    Sopoaga (2/3) 37', 40+1'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,909
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 20

    26 April 2019
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons17 – 31Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Ah You 47' c
    Takulua 54' c
    Con: Takulua (2/2) 48', 54'
    Pen: Takulua (1/1) 5'    		ReportTry: Collins (3) 8' c, 15' c, 36' c
    Mitchell 77' c
    Con: Biggar (4/4) 8', 16', 38', 78'
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 13'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,389
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    26 April 2019
    19:45
    Sale Sharks6 – 3Bath (1 BP)
    Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 30', 65'ReportPen: Burns (1/3) 9'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,901
    Referee: Thomas Foley
    27 April 2019
    14:00
    Exeter Chiefs17 – 15Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Devoto 1' c
    White 10' m
    H. Williams 46' m
    Con: J. Simmonds (1/3) 2'    		ReportTry: Hidalgo-Clyne 63' c
    Walker 67' m
    Con: M. Smith (1/2) 64'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/2) 39'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,921
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    27 April 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers20 – 23Bristol Bears
    Try: Olowofela 29' m
    Pen: G. Ford (5/5) 4', 21', 47', 55', 69'    		ReportTry: Sheedy 35' m
    D. Thomas 57' m
    Thacker 74' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1) 75'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/3) 10', 25'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,119
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    27 April 2019
    16:30
    Wasps14 – 31Saracens
    Try: Sopoaga 23' c
    Hughes 68' c
    Con: Sopoaga (2/2) 24', 68'    		ReportTry: Spencer 4' c
    L. Williams 20' m
    Skelton 32' c
    Con: Farrell (2/3) 6', 33'
    Pen: Farrell (4/4) 14', 28', 40', 59'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 15,502
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    28 April 2019
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors27 – 20Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Weir 17' c
    Annett 49' c
    Barry 55' c
    Con: Weir (3/3) 18', 50', 57'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 15'    		ReportTry: Purdy (2) 10' m, 61' m
    Heinz 38' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/3) 38'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 22'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,878
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 21

    3 May 2019
    19:45
    Bristol Bears20 – 20Sale Sharks
    Try: C.Piutau 29'c
    Leiua 46'
    Con: Sheedy (2/2) 30', 47'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 38', 70'    		ReportTry: Solomona 9'c
    de Klerk 41'c
    Con: MacGinty (2/2) 10', 42'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 15'
    de Klerk (1/2) 35'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 20,328
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    3 May 2019
    19:45
    Harlequins23 – 19Leicester Tigers
    Try: Care 6' c
    Kunatani 73' c
    Con: Smith (1/1) 7'
    Lang (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Smith (3/4) 23', 49', 55'    		ReportTry: Fitzgerald 80+2' c
    Con: G.Ford 80+4'
    Pen: G.Ford (4/4) 2', 12', 28', 40'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,301
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    4 May 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester28 – 19Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Woodward 22' c
    Cipriani 28' c
    Sharples 33' c
    Banahan 61' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (4/4) 23', 29', 34', 62'    		ReportTry: M. Young 9' c
    Sinoti 25' m
    Blamire 56' c
    Con: Flood (2/2) 9', 57'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,442
    Referee: Thomas Foley
    • Newcastle Falcons are relegated.[7]
    4 May 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints38 – 10Worcester Warriors
    Try: Burrell 3' c
    Naiyaravoro (2) 18' c, 26' c
    Wood 30' c
    R. Marshall 58' c
    Con: Biggar (5/5) 4', 19', 26', 31', 60'
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 51'    		ReportTry: Te'o 38' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 39'
    Pen: Weir (1/2) 23'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,035
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    4 May 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens38 – 7Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Lewington (2) 32' c, 41' c
    Tompkins 44' c
    Morris (2) 66' c, 74' c
    Con: Malins (1/1) 33'
    Bosch (2/2) 43', 45'
    Whiteley (2/2) 67', 75'
    Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 62'    		ReportTry: Capstick 55' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 55'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    5 May 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath29 – 17Wasps
    Try: Joseph 3' c
    Mercer (2) 73' c, 80+1' c
    Cokanasiga 77' m
    Con: Burns (1/1) 4'
    A. Davies (1/2) 73'
    Fotuali'i (1/1) 80+3'
    Pen: Burns (1/2) 36'    		ReportTry: Carr 13' c
    Hughes 28' c
    Con: Miller (2/2) 14', 29'
    Pen: Miller (1/1) 40+1'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,329
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 22

    18 May 2019
    16:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs40 – 21Northampton Saints
    Try: Slade 9' c
    Moon 31' c
    Armand 36' c
    Kvesic 47' m
    Dennis 56' c
    Cowan-Dickie 72' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (5/6) 10', 32', 37', 57', 73'    		ReportTry: Francis 1' c
    Hutchinson 24' c
    Reinach 40+5' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2) 2', 25'
    Grayson (1/1) 40+6'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,911
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    18 May 2019
    16:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers31 – 32Bath (1 BP)
    Try: B. O'Connor (2) 8' c, 23' c
    Blommetjies 49' m
    Con: G. Ford (2/3) 9', 23'
    Pen: G. Ford (4/5) 5', 16', 29', 38'    		ReportTry: A. Watson 2' c
    Cokanasiga 11' m
    Obano 45' c
    van Rooyen 77' c
    Con: Burns (2/3) 3', 46'
    Priestland (1/1) 79'
    Pen: Priestland (2/2) 40', 65'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,886
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    18 May 2019
    16:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons12 – 19Bristol Bears
    Try: Graham 75' c
    J. Williams 79' m
    Con: Hodgson (1/1) 76'    		ReportTry: C. Piutau 9' m
    O'Conor 46' c
    Lam 51' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/3) 47', 51'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,442
    Referee: JP Doyle
    18 May 2019
    16:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks46 – 41Gloucester (2 BP)
    Try: T. Curry 1' c
    Webber 15' m
    S. James 18' c
    Ashton 33' m
    McGuigan 42' c
    MacGinty 65' c
    Solomona 67' m
    Con: MacGinty (4/6) 2', 19', 43, 66'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 80'    		ReportTry: Seabrook 7' c
    Vellacott (2) 23' c, 55' c
    Banahan 27' c
    Ludlow 40' m
    Coetzer 48' m
    Con: L. Evans (4/6) 8', 24', 28', 56'
    Pen: L. Evans (1/1) 64'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 7,848
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    18 May 2019
    16:00
    Wasps27 – 25Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Bassett 11' c
    Simpson (2) 50' c, 54' c
    Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 13', 51', 55'
    Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 29', 71'    		ReportTry: Marchant 17' m
    Care 59' c
    Elia 75' c
    Con: Lang (2/2) 60', 76'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/2) 7'
    Lang (1/2) 63'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 16,182
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    18 May 2019
    16:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors31 – 29Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Fatialofa 9' c
    Pennell 34' c
    T. Hill 54' c
    Adams 75' c
    Con: Weir (4/4) 10', 35', 55', 76'
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 80+2'    		ReportTry: Tompkins 31' c
    Bosch 59' c
    Con: Whiteley (2/2) 33', 60'
    Pen: Whiteley (5/5) 6', 22', 37', 49', 68'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,125
    Referee: Adam Leal

    Play-offs

    As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 1 June 2019.

    Bracket

     
    		Semi-finalsFinal
     
    		      
     
    		25 May 2019 – Allianz Park
     
     
    		Saracens44
     
    		1 June 2019 – Twickenham
     
    		Gloucester19
     
    		Exeter Chiefs34
     
    		25 May 2019 – Sandy Park
     
    		Saracens37
     
    		Exeter Chiefs42
     
     
    		Northampton Saints12
     

    Semi-finals

    25 May 2019
    13:30
    Saracens (2)44 – 19(3) Gloucester
    Try: Maitland 5' m
    Spencer 29' c
    L. Williams 37' m
    Tompkins (3) 42' c, 50' c, 56' c
    Con: Farrell (4/6) 30', 43', 51', 57'
    Pen: Farrell (2/5) 17', 36'    		ReportTry: Morgan 3' c
    Dreyer 59' c
    Ludlow 68' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/3) 4', 60'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,568
    Referee: Luke Pearce
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    25 May 2019
    16:30
    Exeter Chiefs (1)42 – 12(4) Northampton Saints
    Try: H. Williams 16' c
    J. Simmonds 21' c
    Dennis 45' c
    O'Flaherty 48' c
    S. Simmonds 70' c
    S. Hill 80+1' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (6/6) 17', 23', 47', 49', 70', 80+2'    		ReportTry: Penalty try 28'
    Tuala 30' m
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,577
    Referee: Matthew Carley
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    Final

    1 June 2019
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs34 – 37Saracens
    Try: White 1' c
    Ewers 21' c
    J. Hill 31' m
    Slade 58' m
    S. Hill 80+1' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (3/5) 2', 22', 80+2'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 40+1'    		ReportTry: George (2) 4' m, 77' c
    Spencer 14' m
    L. Williams 60' c
    Maitland 68' c
    Con: Farrell (3/5) 62', 69', 78'
    Pen: Farrell (2/3) 10', 36'
    Twickenham Stadium, London
    Attendance: 75,329
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
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    Leading scorers

    Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

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    Notes

    1. Leicester Tigers v Wasps attendance is incorrectly given as 23,258 on the Premiership Rugby website. Leicester Tigers website gives the correct figure of 25,258.[6]

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