• Worcester 22 Leicester 23
• Sale 24 Gloucester 19
Worcester remained winless in the Aviva Premiership this season but gave the champions, Leicester, an almighty fright at Sixways on Friday night before losing by one point.
The Tigers needed two tries from the impressive wing Vereniki Goneva and 10 points from the boot of the fly-half, Toby Flood, for their 23-22 victory.
Some superb goal-kicking from the Worcester full-back, Chris Pennell, kept the Warriors in contention throughout – he kicked five penalties from six attempts and converted the hosts' only try, scored by the wing Josh Drauniniu.
Worcester were unrecognisable from last week's dismal performance in a 42-3 home loss to Exeter. They were second best in the scrum, but matched the Tigers in every other department in a thrilling encounter.
Mike Williams and James Percival were at the forefront of a huge effort from their pack, with the wing David Lemi, Drauniniu and Pennell all running with purpose to trouble the visitors' defence.
Two tries each from the full-back, Rob Miller, and the flanker Dan Braid put *Sale* to within touching distance of the Premiership play-off places following a 24-19 triumph over *Gloucester* at the AJ Bell Stadium.
An excellent first half, in which both teams looked to move the ball wide, saw Sale take a 17-10 lead through two tries from Miller and another from Braid.
The Cherry and Whites responded with two scores of their own before the break thanks to the wingers, Martyn Thomas and Charlie Sharples, but they could not prevent an impressive Sharks side from registering their seventh domestic success.
Braid's second touchdown, which sealed the bonus point, effectively took the game out of Gloucester's reach, although three Freddie Burns' penalties gave them a losing bonus point. Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.
• Sale 24 Gloucester 19
Worcester remained winless in the Aviva Premiership this season but gave the champions, Leicester, an almighty fright at Sixways on Friday night before losing by one point.
The Tigers needed two tries from the impressive wing Vereniki Goneva and 10 points from the boot of the fly-half, Toby Flood, for their 23-22 victory.
Some superb goal-kicking from the Worcester full-back, Chris Pennell, kept the Warriors in contention throughout – he kicked five penalties from six attempts and converted the hosts' only try, scored by the wing Josh Drauniniu.
Worcester were unrecognisable from last week's dismal performance in a 42-3 home loss to Exeter. They were second best in the scrum, but matched the Tigers in every other department in a thrilling encounter.
Mike Williams and James Percival were at the forefront of a huge effort from their pack, with the wing David Lemi, Drauniniu and Pennell all running with purpose to trouble the visitors' defence.
Two tries each from the full-back, Rob Miller, and the flanker Dan Braid put *Sale* to within touching distance of the Premiership play-off places following a 24-19 triumph over *Gloucester* at the AJ Bell Stadium.
An excellent first half, in which both teams looked to move the ball wide, saw Sale take a 17-10 lead through two tries from Miller and another from Braid.
The Cherry and Whites responded with two scores of their own before the break thanks to the wingers, Martyn Thomas and Charlie Sharples, but they could not prevent an impressive Sharks side from registering their seventh domestic success.
Braid's second touchdown, which sealed the bonus point, effectively took the game out of Gloucester's reach, although three Freddie Burns' penalties gave them a losing bonus point. Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.