Northampton qualify for semi-finals while Bath secure Champions Cup rugby
Northampton secure fourth place
Bath take sixth and Champions Cup slot with dramatic late win
Sale (7th) can qualify for Champions Cup if La Rochelle finish in top six in France tonight
Premiership semi-finals confirmed
Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints
Saracens vs Gloucester
That's it for the live blog
All six match reports on the way from around the country. A wild finish to the season.
The killer moment for Quins
Heart goes out to Lang.
James Lang had the kick to send Harlequins to the post-season. He fell agonisingly short.
Fine margins at the highest level! pic.twitter.com/odqsLfJL8u— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 18 May 2019
Quiet night ahead for Bristol...
Nice touch by the Warriors
Thank you and good luck to all our departing players in your next venture!#OnceAWarriorpic.twitter.com/H9ylEuRMFT
— Worcester Warriors ⚔️ (@WorcsWarriors) 18 May 2019
Cracking finish by Solomona
�� Outrageous! ��
This Sale Sharks move is fantastic, Denny Solomona's finish in even better!
A late contender for try of the season. pic.twitter.com/Aw8t6fGnb8— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 18 May 2019
Final table confirmed
Now, Sale can still get Champions Cup rugby
If La Rochelle finish in the top six in France tonight, the Premiership will get another Champions Cup slot for the seventh-placed side (Sale).
La Rochelle are currently sixth, with a five-point buffer on seventh-placed Montpellier ahead of facing Lyon away tonight.
ALL FULL-TIME SCORES
Exeter 40-21 Northampton
Leicester 31-32 Bath
Newcastle 12-19 Bristol
Sale 46-41 Gloucester
Wasps 27-25 Quins
Worcester 31-29 Saracens
FULL-TIME: Leicester 31-32 Bath
Utterly bonkers. Bath are in the Champions Cup, Sale miss out.
That's Champions Cup rugby secured!!! pic.twitter.com/DJOrYldkPt
— Bath Rugby (@bathrugby) 18 May 2019
TRY!!! Leicester 31-32 Bath
I do not believe it. Van Rooyen goes over and Priestland converts for the one-point lead - Bath will finish sixth as it stands. Bonus-point try at the death!
You'll be missed, Newcastle
Thank you all for your tremendous support today, and over the course of the whole season. It means the world to us. We will be back stronger next season pic.twitter.com/gzbm1BeC4n
— Newcastle Falcons (@FalconsRugby) 18 May 2019
Table (Leicester-Bath still to finish)
FULL-TIME: Wasps 27-25 Quins
Agonising end to the season for Harlequins. Lang's kick was so close. They miss out on the top four.
FULL-TIME: Exeter 40-21 Northampton
Chiefs top the table. Northampton well beaten but in the play-offs.
It's short! Harlequins lose, Northampton are fourth
Great effort from Lang but the kick is just short. Saints are in the semi-finals for the first time since 2015.
Penalty to Quins
Lang to hit it. This is huge. Get it and Harlequins take fourth.
TRY! Wasps 27-25 Harlequins
After a disastrous Dombrandt drop, Quins come back and Elia scores. Tight! Quins must win for fourth place.
PEN Wasps 27-18 Harlequins
Bad news for Harlequins as Sopoaga stretches the gap to nine points for Wasps.
Ten minutes left at Welford Road
Sixth not secured yet for Sale, who need Leicester to beat Bath.
TRY! Exeter 40-21 Northampton
Chiefs put a bow on it. Cowan-Dickie burrows over.
FULL-TIME: Sale 46-41 Gloucester
Sharks edge a crazy game. As it stands, with Bath losing at Leicester, they will finish sixth.
FULL-TIME: Newcastle 12-19 Bristol
The Bears end an impressive first season back in the Prem with another win, their ninth of the season.
PENS Sale 46-41 Gloucester, Leicester 31-25 Bath
MacGinty for Sale and Priestland for Bath.
FULL-TIME: Worcester 31-29 Saracens
Weir's late penalty clinches the win for the Warriors!
DUNCAAAAAAAAAN! pic.twitter.com/MY0EyKryiy
— Worcester Warriors ⚔️ (@WorcsWarriors) 18 May 2019
TRY! Newcastle 12-19 Bristol
Williams gets one back for Newcastle.
As it stands
4 Northampton
5 Quins
6 Sale
7 Bath
TRIES! Worcester 28-29 Saracens, Newcastle 7-19 Bristol
Tight at Sixways! Adams in his farewell outing for Worcester gets a score.
Gary Graham has crossed for the Falcons too, no whitewash for them.
PEN Wasps 24-18 Harlequins
Not over yet. Lang adds three more points, Harlequins within a score now. If they win, with Northampton losing, Harlequins would finish fourth.
TRY! Sale 43-41 Gloucester, PEN Worcester 21-29 Saracens
Sale have the lead again!! On track for over 100 points at the AJ Bell after Solomona gets in on the action.
Whiteley knocks over a fifth penalty for Saracens.
No try for Hutchinson, a slight knock-on in the act of scoring.
TRY! Wasps 24-15 Harlequins
Danny Care claws one back for Harlequins.
Meanwhile, Hutchinson might have scored a magic try for Northampton. TMO checking.
TRIES! Exeter 33-21 Northampton, Sale 38-41 Gloucester
Lineout over the top and Dennis coming around the corner runs a hard line to score for Exeter!
MacGinty has one back for Sale against Gloucester too.
PEN Sale 31-41 Gloucester
Lloyd Evans adds another three for Gloucester.
Scores after (roughly) 60 minutes
Exeter 26-21 Northampton
Leicester 33-22 Bath
Newcastle 0-19 Bristol
Sale 31-38 Gloucester
Wasps 24-8 Harlequins
Worcester 21-26 Saracens
TRIES! Wasps 24-8 Harlequins, Leicester 31-22 Bath
Is that it for Quins' top four hopes? Joe Simpson has a second for Wasps!
On-loan Clayton Blommetjies has scored meanwhile for Leicester, who have a big lead over Bath.
TRY! Worcester 21-26 Saracens
A chip and chase for Bosch, Saracens' back ahead at Sixways.
TRIES! Sale 31-38 Gloucester, Wasps 17-8 Harlequins, Leicester 26-22 Bath, Exeter 28-21 Northampton
Gloucestertake the lead through Vellacott's second, while Wasps get a massive score, Joe Simpson on his farewell appearance giving Harlequins a mountain to climb.
Beno Obano is over for Bath, as they try to catch up with Leicester.
And Kvesic gets Exeter's fourth try, bursting through a maul to score.
TRY! Worcester 21-19 Saracens
Ted Hill scores for the Warriors! Conversion from Weir means Worcester take the lead.
Leicester down to 14 men with a man in the bin.
TRY! Newcastle 0-19 Bristol
Falcons going down with a whimper. Jack Lam powers over for the visitors in his final game for the club.
Reinach down for Northampton
Hope that's not serious, he's such a sensational season. The Premiership's current top try scorer with 12.
Back up now, looks as though he'll continue.
PEN Worcester 14-19 Saracens
Whiteley's fourth of the afternoon as Saracens stretch their lead.
All games now into the second half
Exeter-Saints a bit behind.
TRIES! Sale 31-31 Gloucester, Newcastle 0-12 Bristol
What is happening up there. Coetzer scores what sounds like an absolute screamer on debut for Gloucester, tied at 31-31.
Bristol have doubled their lead at Newcastle, O'Conor going over.
TRY! Sale 31-26 Gloucester
Try number five for the Sharks! Byron McGuigan is over.
As it stands
Northampton will finish fourth.
Sale will finish sixth.
All half-time scores
Exeter 21-21 Northampton
Leicester 26-15 Bath
Newcastle 0-5 Bristol
Sale 24-26 Gloucester
Wasps 10-8 Harlequins
Worcester 14-16 Saracens
Apologies, missed a couple of penalties at Welford Road with all that madness in Devon.
TRY! Exeter 21-21 Northampton
What just happened.
Reinach is magic. Exeter - who have two more men in the scrum - go wide left. White on the switch move and Reinach intercepts to run it in from 95 metres out! Sensational. No one will catch him. We're tied at half-time in Devon!
Half-time scores (apart from Exeter-Northampton)
Leicester 23-12 Bath
Newcastle 0-5 Bristol
Sale 24-26 Gloucester
Wasps 10-8 Harlequins
Worcester 14-16 Saracens
Nearly all games at half-time
Scores to follow, Exeter with a scrum five metres from Northampton's line, looking for the bonus point (against a pack missing Lawes).
Another Chiefs penalty, another scrum.
And repeat, this time with a yellow card for Waller. Saints down to 13!
TRY! Exeter 21-14 Northampton
Another short-range classic from Exeter, the centurion Armand this time. Northampton with work to do, Exeter attack again and they lose Lawes to the bin.
37 Try Chiefs. No maul from the 5m line. Devoto hits hard. Forwards get hold of the ball and they cannot be stopped. @don_armand applies the coup de grace,
19-14#EXEvNORpic.twitter.com/7G8k3cGNtH— Exeter Chiefs (@ExeterChiefs) 18 May 2019
TRY! Sale 24-26 Gloucester, PEN Leicester 23-12 Bath
Bonkers game in Salford. Lewis Ludlom has Gloucester's fourth try and the lead again.
Another penalty for Ford meanwhile gives Leicester a useful 11-point buffer.
TRY! Exeter 14-14 Northampton, PEN Worcester 14-16 Saracens
No stopping Exeter that time. England prop Ben Moon burrows over from a couple of metres out.
Third three-pointer from Whiteley puts Saracens back ahead at Worcester.
No score for a while from Newcastle, but here's Charles Piutau in action.
TRY! Worcester 14-13 Saracens
That Saracens lead didn't last long. Josh Adams combines with Chris Pennell to put the Worcester full-back over.
TRIES! Sale 24-21 Gloucester, Worcester 7-13 Saracens
Bonus-point score for Sale! Chris Ashton has it for the Sharks. And Saracens now lead at Worcester thanks to Nick Tompkins.
No try for Exeter, Ewers somehow denied from short range.
TRY! Leicester 20-12 Bath, (PEN) Wasps 10-8 Harlequins
Try given to O'Connor! TMO had to check the grounding but it's confirmed.
Might be a try for the Chiefs, TMO there having a look.
Penalty for Wasps puts them ahead against Harlequins.
TRIES! Sale 19-21 Gloucester, Exeter 7-14 Northampton
Some turnaround in Salford! Matt Banahan, on his 200th appearance, is over for Gloucester. Ahead with the conversion.
And there goes Hutchinson! Super counter by Northampton, Reinach with a mazy run before Northampton recycle and Hutchinson cuts past Armand to finish. Huge score.
Leicester 13-12 Bath
Another Ford penalty puts Leicester ahead.
16' We are back underway and it's a penalty for us in front of the posts.@George_Fordy with his second successful penalty goal attempt of the afternoon sends us back in to the lead, by one point.
[13-12] #GallagherPrem �� #LEIvBAT ����— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) 18 May 2019
TRY! Sale 19-14 Gloucester
The Cherry and Whites hit back, Ben Vellacott scoring having been set up by Polledri.
Worcester 7-6 Saracens
Second penalty for Whiteley at Sixways, Saracens now within a point of the lead.
Latest scores after 20 minutes
Exeter 7-7 Northampton
Leicester 10-12 Bath
Newcastle 0-5 Bristol
Sale 19-7 Gloucester
Wasps 7-8 Harlequins
Worcester 7-3 Saracens
TRIES! Sale 19-7 Gloucester, Wasps 7-8 Harlequins
Rob Webber over for the Sharks off the driving maul. Here's Curry scoring their first. And now it's two for the Sharks! Sam James has scored, that's three tries inside 20 minutes for Sale.
Joe Marchant has powered his way over in Coventry to put Harlequins into the lead.
TRIES! Leicester 10-14 Bath, Wasps 7-3 Quins
Cokanasiga is in for Bath! The visitors' back three getting in on the scoresheet. Josh Bassett has also gone over for Wasps.
That potential Exeter score for Woodburn has been ruled out for a forward pass.
Possible Exeter score
Super solo score by Woodburn! Exeter have turned it around at home and now lead Northampton. Was there a blocking line? TMO checking.
TRIES! Worcester 7-3 Saracens, Exeter 7-7 Northampton, Leicester 10-7 Bath, Newcastle 0-5 Bristol
Fatialofa is over for the Warriors to give them the lead and Slade cuts through to draw Exeter level against Saints!
Ellis Genge has scored too for Leicester, Tigers now leading Bath which is good news for Sale, while Charles Piutau has also scored for Bristol.
Sale 7-7 Gloucester, Wasps 0-3 Harlequins, Worcester 0-3 Saracens
Young wing Tom Seabrook brings Gloucester level at the AJ Bell. Marcus Smith as put Harlequins ahead at Wasps, as has Tom Whiteley for Saracens at Worcester.
Leicester 3-7 Bath
Penalty from George Ford against his old side to get the Tigers on the board.
That opening Northampton score
Brief stoppage in Devon as Rhys Marshall gets treatment.
"They've opened the box of fireworks in double quick time!"
The perfect start for Northampton. �� pic.twitter.com/XpL0XJwGpd— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 18 May 2019
TRY! Leicester 0-7 Bath
Watson caps off his 100th appearance for the club with a score!
TRIES! Exeter 0-7 Northampton, Sale 5-0 Gloucester
Shock lead for Northampton! Waller down as Saints go wide, inside ball from Gibson to Tuala, Northampton recycle and Francis goes over.
Tom Curry's crossed in the second minute for Sale too against Gloucester, super set-play off the lineout involving De Klerk, MacGinty and both Curry brothers.
Kick-off!
Six games all underway. Do not go anywhere.
Teams are out
At least, in the two games I have on my screen. Rousing reception for Don Armand on his 100th game for the Chiefs.
Big try in the second Pro14 semi-final
Leinster with a foot in the final against Glasgow?
TRY LEINSTER ��
Sean Cronin combines with his front row partners out wide to barge through the Munster defense!
What a season he has had ��#GuinnessPRO14pic.twitter.com/JfQuJhn1EU— Premier Sports �� (@PremierSportsTV) 18 May 2019
So how will this all play out?
The obvious outcome would be Exeter to beat Saints - at home, strong side, sell-out crowd - and for Quins to win up at Wasps. That said, it's been a weird all season. Ten minutes to go, get set.
All comments welcome at the bottom or tweet @bencoles_
Another centurion I managed to miss earlier
��⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/RrnK7Mf83Y
— Bath Rugby (@bathrugby) 18 May 2019
Bar a miracle, a final game in Wasps colours for this trio
�� It’s going to be an emotional day... #OnceAWasp������ pic.twitter.com/FEsX49RYly
— Wasps Rugby (@WaspsRugby) 18 May 2019
Dai Young, speaking to BT, admits it has been a sad week and hard for him personally. Last games today for Elliot Daly, Joe Simpson and Nathan Hughes.
One of the finds of Northampton's season
Rory Hutchinson's breakout campaign has been a treat, one of those young players to really thrive at Saints under Chris Boyd since his arrival last summer. Dan Schofield sat down with him.
"He's not one for the future, he's one for NOW!"
Jimmy Gopperth praised Rory Hutchinson before kick-off...
And then he did this ��
Great try. Great player. pic.twitter.com/MOVBCnVBQu— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 7 April 2019
Bath - what will we get next season?
Blackadder leaving, Hooper taking over - it's been 23 years since Bath last won the Premiership and you can imagine supporters might be getting a little twitchy. I've spoken to both the departing and incoming directors of rugby, plus England back-row Zach Mercer, to understand what's going on with the club.
A final thank you from Todd ahead of our final game of the Gallagher Premiership at Welford Road ��⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/fs2e15Lr9c
— Bath Rugby (@bathrugby) 18 May 2019
What a debut season for Alex Dombrandt
The impressive young Quins back-row has sat down with Mick Cleary to discuss his breakout campaign.
Ben Te'o's goodbye
But will he be missed at Sixways? This excellent piece by Charlie Morgan dissects the England international's time with Worcester.
A late change at Sixways
�� A late change today as @tom_howe_14 replaces @Perry_Humphreys and @alex_hearle moves onto the bench. pic.twitter.com/hhZdZRiLF5
— Worcester Warriors ⚔️ (@WorcsWarriors) 18 May 2019
Obviously most of the attention will be on on Northampton and Wasps...
But we'll bring you news of all the tries as they happen across the six games.
Quick reminder of the six nominees for Premiership player of the season. Very good to see Kvesic in there after an outstanding second season in Devon.
The table as it stands before kick-off
Sixth place (Champions Cup qualification)
Bath currently occupy sixth place on 51 points and require a win at Welford Road to make sure of that position.
Sale however can move into sixth if Bath lose and the Sharks defeat third-placed Gloucester at home.
However, Sale (50 points) have won 10 games to Bath's nine so far, meaning should the two teams finish level on league points, Sale would take sixth place.
Fourth place (semi-finals)
Exeter, Saracens and Gloucester are already through to next week's semi-finals, while Saints (56 points) will join them if they beat the Chiefs at Sandy Park.
If Northampton do not topple Exeter, though, Quins (55 points) can move into fourth by beating Ricoh Arena hosts Wasps.
A slightly different rugby live blog for the final day of the season
Hi everyone. Six matches, all playing at one from 4pm, with the battles for the last spot in the semi-finals and also for sixth place and Champions Cup rugby coming down to the final day.
Permutations for those games coming up, but here are some other tidbits of information before we get going.
Victory for Exeter can secure first place
Manu Vunipola makes a first Premiership start for Saracens
Newcastle's final game before relegation to the Championship
Matt Smith starts at 13 in his final game for Leicester Tigers
Matt Banahan makes his 200th Premiership appearance, Joe Launchbury and Don Armand reach 100 for Wasps and Exeter respectively
Oh, and a late change to the Bath side. Sam Underhill is out through illness and replaced by Francois Louw. That's a blow for their hopes away at Leicester.
Bath Rugby have made a late change to their team, with Francois Louw replacing Sam Underhill (illness) at openside flanker.
Jack Walker takes his place in the replacements. pic.twitter.com/c9kIfjEChm— Bath Rugby (@bathrugby) 18 May 2019