A round-up of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup action, where Northampton and Saracens made winning starts but Exeter were beaten by Sharks in South Africa.
Defending champions Northampton suffered a shock defeat to Gloucester, while Bath returned to top of the Premiership and Sale beat Leicester.
Henry Slade proved his fitness ahead of England's Autumn Nations Series opener but could not prevent Exeter from suffering defeat by Harlequins.
Northampton bounced back from their derby disappointment in style as they trounced Sale while Newcastle earned their first Premiership victory in over a year.
Leicester made it three wins from four under Michael Cheika as they beat rivals and defending champions Northampton 24-8 on Saturday.
England back row Ben Earl scored two tries as Saracens made it three wins from three in the Premiership this season with a 29-14 victory over Exeter.
Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins looks increasingly unlikely to be fit for the autumn internationals.
Leigh Halfpenny celebrated a first Gallagher Premiership try as Harlequins picked up a 28-14 bonus-point victory over Newcastle at Twickenham Stoop.
Michael Cheika's reign as Leicester head coach began in dramatic winning fashion as the Tigers claimed a 17-14 Gallagher Premiership victory at Sandy Park.
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Championship clubs have welcomed the approval of promotion to the Gallagher Premiership as a "new era" for the professional game in England.
All of the action from the final day of the Gallagher Premiership regular season, which saw the Play-Offs decided.
Northampton broke numerous records as they battered Gloucester 90-0 in the Gallagher Premiership.
Exeter and Sale kept alive their Gallagher Premiership play-off hopes with victories over Gloucester and Newcastle Falcons on Sunday.
Northampton marched to a 40-17 Premiership bonus-point win over 14-man Leicester as they reinforced their status as table toppers on derby day.
Five-time champions Toulouse booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup as they disposed of visiting Exeter Chiefs with a 64-26 victory.
It's been eight years since the Premiership had more than three clubs make it to the Champions Cup quarter-finals, but there remain six in play this season.
Tom Roebuck scored a hat-trick of tries as Sale kept their Premiership play-off hopes alive by blowing away Exeter 41-5.
As part of Sky Sports News' Real Talk series, Henry Slade talks about how OCD impacted his life on and off the pitch.
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