RUGBY Live

Newcastle-Northampton

80'’ FULL TIME! Newcastle 8-28 Northampton. Superb performance from the Saints, capped off by Geraghty's conversion at the death.

Newcastle-Northampton

80'’ (8-26) TRY SAINTS! It's Ashton's hat-trick!

Newcastle-Northampton

79'’ We have an injury delaying the final whistle at Kingston Park...

Worcester-Saracens

73'’ (12-12) Worcester level the scores! There are seven minutes left and Walker has thrown a very huge cat among the pigeons...

Newcastle-Northampton

79'’ Saints break away through Dowson and then Foden, we have 37 seconds left...

Newcastle-Northampton

79'’ Saints are throwing themselves into the tackle to stop Tu'ipulotu scoring...

Newcastle-Northampton

76'’ Newcastle are marching towards the Northampton line in search of a bonus point but Saints look relatively comfortable...

Newcastle-Northampton

74'’ Thompson, Miller and Bobo on for Newcastle...

Newcastle-Northampton

72'’ Newcastle are making one final push to get back into this match but it is Saints with the throw deep inside their own half...

Worcester-Saracens

61'’ (9-12) Hougaard again! Sarries lead for the first time. The sign of champions? Winning when playing poorly?

Newcastle-Northampton

68'’ Ashton pins Newcastle back with a wonderful kick into the Falcons 22...

Newcastle-Northampton

67'’ (8-21) Game over. Surely. Geraghty takes his personal tally to 11 as Saints reign supreme...

Newcastle-Northampton

67'’ Penalty to Saints for collapsing the maul. Real indiscipline costing the Falcons dear...

Newcastle-Northampton

65'’ Geraghty misses another penalty chance for Saints, Newcastle have a full compliment back on the field but they remain under pressure...

Worcester-Saracens

57'’ (9-9) All level at Sixways as Hougaard racks up more points with the boot...

Newcastle-Northampton

61'’ (8-18) Easy three for Geraghty from under the posts, Newcastle still down to 14 men...

Newcastle-Northampton

60'’ Penalty to Saints...

Worcester-Saracens

53'’ (9-6) Hougaard finds some accuracy as things get even tighter at Sixways...

Newcastle-Northampton

58'’ Scrum to Saints five metres from the Newcastle line...

Worcester-Saracens

51'’ Double replacement as Arr and Kitchener replace Powell and Gillies...

Newcastle-Northampton

55'’ Geraghty produces a horrible strike to the delight of the home crowd as the deficit remains at seven points...

Newcastle-Northampton

55'’ Micky Young earns 10 minutes in the bin for deliberately killing the ball. Seems a touch harsh...

Worcester-Saracens

49'’ No sign of a reaction from Sarries at Worcester, but do remember Sale were 17-3 down to Leeds at this stage last week...

Newcastle-Northampton

51'’ Gopperth kicks out on the full as the crowd begin to groan...

Newcastle-Northampton

48'’ (8-15) Geraghty splits the posts to add the extras, that's a massive blow for the Falcons...

Newcastle-Northampton

47'’ (8-13) TRY SAINTS! It's Ashton in for his second completely out of the blue. All about pace this one, a great winger's try...

Newcastle-Northampton

46'’ We've got a tussle for control going on at Kingston Park, Foden so nearly making a break but then dangerously throwing blind as the Falcons threatened to counter...

Worcester-Saracens

42'’ Penney replaces Haughton for Sarries...

Worcester-Saracens

41'’ Back underway at Sixways...

Newcastle-Northampton

42'’ Early penalty to Saints allows them to clear Newcastle's opening attack of the second half...

Newcastle-Northampton

41'’ Back underway at Kingston Park, where Bonorino has been replaced by Euan Murray for Saints...

Worcester-Saracens

40'’ HALF TIME. Worcester 9-3 Saracens and the lead is a deserved one...

Worcester-Saracens

37'’ Wyles back on for Penney...

Newcastle-Northampton

40'’ HALF TIME. Newcastle 8-8 Northampton. There's drama to unravel in this one...

Newcastle-Northampton

38'’ Huge pressure inside the Saints 22, who are trying to pick and drive their way to safety...

Worcester-Saracens

33'’ (9-3) Could the unthinkable happen? Walker's third penalty leaves Sarries with work to do...

Worcester-Saracens

31’ Penney replaces Wyles for Saracens, who still trail Worcester 6-3...

Newcastle-Northampton

35'’ (8-8) Gopperth slips on the conversion and the balls rebounds off an upright...

Newcastle-Northampton

34'’ (8-8) TRY FALCONS! Mounting pressure sees the ball go one way and then back to the other flank, where Tom Biggs goes over!

Newcastle-Northampton

31'’ Play brought back for an offence by Dylan Hartley, so Newcastle kick to touch one again...

Newcastle-Northampton

30'’ Falcons pick and drive, pick and drive, but Northampton steal the ball on their own line...

Newcastle-Northampton

27'’ Penalty to Newcastle as Neil Best stupidly isolates himself. Falcons kick to touch - big line-up coming here...

Worcester-Saracens

21'’ (6-3) Walker kicks his second of the night to once again hint that Saracens are in for a gruelling night at Worcester...

Worcester-Saracens

19'’ (3-3) Parity restored by Sarries as Hougaard kicks his first penalty of the night. Worth noting Johnny Arr has replaced Ryan Powell for the Warriors...

Newcastle-Northampton

22'’ (3-8) Gopperth misses a penalty for Newcastle after Saints are penalised for offside...

Worcester-Saracens

13'’ (3-0) Walker nudges Worcester into a surprise lead against the leaders...

Newcastle-Northampton

19'’ (3-8) Geraghty instantly restores the five-point gap for Saints with a 30-metre kick...

Newcastle-Northampton

18'’ PENALTY TO SAINTS. Newcastle penalised for coming in at the side...

Newcastle-Northampton

16'’ (3-5) Jimmy Gopperth, who kicked five from five against London Irish, starts perfectly here to get Newcastle on the board...

Newcastle-Northampton

15'’ Jon Golding powers into the Saints 22 as the intensity increases at Kingston Park...

Worcester-Saracens

12'’ Sarries certainly aren't having their own in the early exchanges at Sixways. Pat Sanderson can be one heck of a leader at times...

Newcastle-Northampton

11'’ Ball in touch as Northampton repel the Falcons' effort for an immediate reposte through the forwards...

Newcastle-Northampton

9'’ (0-5) Conversion missed from the touchline, great thinking by Geraghty for the try though...

Newcastle-Northampton

8'’ (0-5) TRY TO SAINTS! Newcastle fail to roll away to hand Saints a penalty, they then switch off so Geraghty takes a quick tap and sends in Ashton for the opening try!

Worcester-Saracens

6'’ Still no score from Sixways, we will bring you news of any significant moments as soon as they occur...

Newcastle-Northampton

5'’ Foden is showing his international credentials early here, chasing his own kick to put real pressure on the Falcons defence...

Newcastle-Northampton

3'’ Kruger claims the resulting line-out, but a dangerous knock-back by Ashton sets the Falcons flying, a try looks odds-on but Foden saves the day...

Newcastle-Northampton

2'’ A messy start sees Saints gain the first penalty after Newcastle pull down the maul...

Newcastle-Northampton

1'’ Underway at Kingston Park...

Worcester-Saracens

1'’ We are underway at Sixways...

Newcastle-Northampton

  Mark Sorenson has been in exceptional form for Newcastle of late, it'll be really interesting to see how he matches up to Courtney Lawes this evening...

  Our main attention will now switch to Newcastle v Northampton, which kicks off in exactly 10 minutes' time...

Sale Sharks-London Wasps

  SALE V WASPS IS POSTPONED. The pitch has been deemed too dangerous, mainly because Wasps did not want to play. Shame really.

  Whilst we await news from Edgeley Park, it's worth noting Steve Borthwick's return for Sarries this evening. It'll be interesting to see if he shows more leadership here than he did in England white...

  Still waiting on news from Edgeley Park, where Sale are willing to play but Wasps are not...

  Wasps' concerns are about the scrummaging, and the rules say you cannot play a game with uncontested scrums from the outset. Any views on this? If this game has to be abandoned, would you prefer them to play it with uncontested scrums?

  We have severe concerns about the Sale v Wasps game. Wasps don't want to play on the muddy/slippy surface, which gives the referee one huge decision to make...

  Teams in from Sixways. How on Earth do Worcester justify leaving Rico Gear on the bench time and time again?

  Worcester Warriors: 15.Chris Latham, 14. Marcel Garvey, 13.Dale Rasmussen, 12.Sam Tuitupou, 11.Miles Benjamin, 10.Willie Walker, 9.Ryan Powell, 1.Callum Black, 2.Aleki Lutui, 3.Tevita Taumoepeau, 4.Greg Rawlinson, 5.Craig Gillies, 6.Tom Wood, 7.Pat Sanderson, 8.Kai Horstmann Replacements: 16.Adam Black, 17.Chris Fortey, 18.Olivier Sourgens, 19.Graham Kitchener, 20.James Collins, 21.Johnny Arr, 22.Calum MacRae, 23. Rico Gear

  Saracens: 15.Alex Goode, 14.Richard Haughton, 13.Kameli Ratuvou, 12.Bradley Barritt, 11.Chris Wyles, 10.Derick Hougaard, 9.Justin Marshall, 1.Rhys Gill, 2.Schalk Brits, 3.Carlos Nieto, 4.Steve Borthwick, 5.Tom Ryder, 6.Wikus van Heerden, 7.Andy Saull, 8.Ernst Joubert Replacements: 16.Ethienne Reynecke, 17.Kas Lealamanu'a, 18.Richard Skuse, 19.Hugh Vyvyan, 20.Don Barrell, 21.Moses Rauluni, 22.Adam Powell, 23.Rodd Penney

  The teams are in from Newcastle, and the big news is that there is no Shola Ameobi in the starting line-up...

  Newcastle Falcons: 15.Charlie Amesbury, 14.Danny Williams, 13.Rob Vickerman, 12.Tane Tu'ipulotu, 11.Tom Biggs, 10.Jimmy Gopperth, 9.Micky Young, 1.Jon Golding, 2.Rob Vickers, 3.Carl Hayman, 4.James Hudson, 5.Mark Sorenson, 6.Tim Swinson, 7.Will Welch, 8.Adam Balding Replacements: 16.Matt Thompson, 17.Micky Ward, 18.Laurence Ovens, 19.Josh Afu, 20.Ed Williamson, 21.Hall Charlton, 22.Rob Miller, 23.Gcobani Bobo

  Northampton Saints: 15.Ben Foden, 14.Chris Ashton, 13.Jon Clarke, 12.James Downey, 11.Joe Ansbro, 10.Shane Geraghty, 9.Lee Dickson, 1.Soane Tonga'uiha, 2.Dylan Hartley, 3.Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino, 4.Courtney Lawes, 5.Juandre Kruger, 6.Phil Dowson, 7.Neil Best, 8.Roger Wilson Replacements: 16.Brett Sharman, 17.Regardt Dreyer, 18. Euan Murray, 19.Christian Day, 20.Scott Gray, 21.Alan Dickens, 22.Stephen Myler, 23.Chris Mayor

  Our main game will be Sale v Wasps this evening, but that won't stop us bringing you updates from the two other grounds...

  We could have a potentially huge night of rugby ahead, which could see Sale leapfrog Wasps, Newcastle jump above Northampton, and Worcester...well...they can't beat Saracens can they?