Overview
- Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury beat Sale Sharks 40-24 at Kingsholm, with Rachel Lund scoring a hat-trick in a six-try display.
- Saracens routed Leicester Tigers 79-5 at StoneX, featuring a Poppy Cleall hat-trick, a 60-metre Olivia Apps try and nine different scorers.
- The result kept Gloucester-Hartpury five points clear at the top as Saracens maintained second place.
- London Irish Trailfinders jumped to third with a 45-19 home win over Bristol Bears, securing a bonus-point victory to move five points clear of Bristol.
- Sale earned a losing bonus point with late consolation tries, Leicester stayed bottom after consecutive heavy defeats, and Exeter host Harlequins on Sunday at Sandy Park (12:30 GMT).