Henry Arundell scored four tries as Bath tightened their grip on second place in the Gallagher Prem with a dominant 69-12 home victory over Newcastle.
Bristol moved above Exeter and into the top four of the Gallagher Prem with a thumping 52-19 win over rock-bottom Newcastle at Kingston Park.
A last-minute try by England fly-half Fin Smith saw Northampton Saints snatch a thrilling 35-28 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday afternoon.
Exeter scored five first-half tries to claim a 38-14 Gallagher Prem win over Newcastle at Kingston Park.
Northampton returned to the top of the Gallagher Prem table despite a disjointed display in a narrow 28-27 victory over battling bottom side Newcastle.
Noah Caluori scored four tries as Saracens overwhelmed Newcastle 73-14 at StoneX Stadium.
A late converted try from Kalaveti Ravouvou proved just enough for Bristol to maintain their winning run with a 19-17 victory as Sale lost on the road in the Gallagher Prem for a sixth consecutive game.
Northampton stunned the Prem Rugby champions Bath with a devastating display of running rugby featuring a hat-trick of tries by freewheeling England back Tommy Freeman.