Saturday’s Premiership results: Bath 29-27 Bristol Bears, Gloucester 35-30 Northampton Saints, London Irish 43-12 Worcester Warriors, Saracens 34-27 Leicester Tigers; Harlequins beat Newcastle Falcons 24-10 on Friday; Exeter Chiefs hots Sale Sharks on Sunday
Last Updated: 05/03/22 7:40pm
Tom Woolstencroft scored two tries in Saracens’ win over Leicester
We round up all of the action from Saturday’s four Premiership matches, which included Saracens overcoming leaders Leicester Tigers, Bath defeating Bristol Bears with a stunning comeback, and wins for Gloucester and London Irish…
Bath 29-27 Bristol BearsBath ended a run of five successive derby defeats against Bristol with one of the most remarkable comebacks ever seen on the Rec after being 21-0 down inside the first 14 minutes.The winning try by Tom de Glanville came long after the clock had stopped, referee Luke Pearce having awarded the home side a precious last penalty while sending Theo Strang to the sin-bin for an early tackle. It was a third yellow card of the match for Bristol, who also had Ratu Naulago sent off in the first half for dangerous play.Two tries from Harry Thacker and one from Naulago prior to his red card put Bristol into a commanding lead, with Callum Sheedy converting all three and kicking two penalties.But Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Taulupe Faletau and Joe Cokanasiga all ran in tries to put Bath back into contention before de Glanville sealed a memorable victory in the 85th minute.Gloucester 35-30 Northampton SaintsLouis Rees-Zammit inspired a stunning Gloucester fightback as they kept themselves firmly in the Premiership play-off mix by beating Northampton at Kingsholm.The Wales wing had been on for barely a minute as a second-half replacement when he conjured a magical solo try that underpinned Gloucester’s fightback from 27-14 adrift. The hosts also claimed a penalty try, and there were touc …