After four rounds of Aviva Premiership Rugby action, it’s Harlequins who lead the way with four wins from four matches and 17 points after their 15-17 win over Worcester Warriors at Sixways. It was a hard earned win for Quins who had be trailing 15-3 with just over 20 minutes to play, but a Sam Smith try and a penalty try saw them home and left the Worcester side stunned after they'd looked in control for so much of the game.
Saracens are second on points difference after a huge forwards effort and some slick handling saw them put 50 points past Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. The size of the win was just reward for a side that worked hard in attack and were well organised in defence. They didn't allow the home side much time or space to play and with the game well won, Saracens took the opportunity to kick a late penalty to ensure they reached the half-century mark.
Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs sit in third after their 21-11 win over London Wasps at Sandy Park. It was a well organised performance by a side that are looking increasingly difficult to play on their home turf. Tries for Tom Johnson and Chris Budgen had put the hosts 21-6 ahead before a late try from Wasps pulled it back to 21-11.
Sale Sharks good 29-21 win over Northampton Saints on Friday night puts them fourth and means that last year's Heineken Cup Finalists are down in tenth after four rounds. Three tries in a strong second-half performance saw Sale take control of a match that had looked within Saints' grasp at the half-way point. The telling point in the second half came just after Sale scored the first try and then Saints back rows Callum Clark and Phil Dowson both received yellow cards within 3 minutes of each other and Sale were left playing against 13 men for a period.
London Irish are now fifth after a 46-29 win over Newcastle Falcons with a brace of tries from young centre Jonathan Joseph. Struggling Newcastle were given no quarter by Irish who played with pace and hurried their visitors into mistakes. Plus a faultless kicking display from full-back Tom Homer meant they kept constant pressure on the visitors by scoring at regular intervals.
Gloucester Rugby responded to their comprehensive defeat by the competition leaders last week with a 23-6 win over Bath Rugby. Despite a slow start and trailing 0-6, the Gloucester pack came to life to put in a dominant performance over their West Country rivals. Missed penalty chances from Bath meant they were unable to stay in touch, before a late handling error provided Charlie Sharples all the help he needed to produce a try from the Gloucester 22 and round off the performance with some gloss.
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