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Saracens seal top spot, Quins win

Saracens beat Bath to secure top spot in the Aviva Premiership, Harlequins secured third spot and Leicester booked a home play-off semi-final.

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Chiefs back at the top table

Exeter beat Gloucester 40-39 in a thriller at Sandy Park as both sides qualified for next season's Heineken Cup.

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London Welsh end on a high

London Welsh claimed a bonus-point win in their last game in the Aviva Premiership, beating Worcester 33-22 at Kassam Stadium.

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Saracens clinch top spot

Saracens confirmed top spot in the final Aviva Premiership table with a 23-14 win over Bath at Allianz Park.

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Tigers roar to home play-off

Leicester Tigers ran in five tries as they beat London Irish 32-20 at Welford Road to secure a home Aviva Premiership semi-final next Saturday.

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Harlequins turn on the style

Defending champions Harlequins turned on the style to secure third place in the Aviva Premiership with a 22-19 win over Northampton.

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Sale edge out Wasps late on

Christian Wade took his tally to 13 Premiership tries but could not prevent Wasps from going down 21-20 to Sale at the Salford City Stadium.

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Edinburgh end on winning note

Edinburgh posted only their seventh win of the season when they saw off Dragons 31-24 at Murrayfield in the final match of their PRO12 season.

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Mind games for Lions

The Lions have been warned that Australia will be looking to beat them on and off the field during this summer's tour Down Under.

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Leinster cruise past Ospreys

Leinster rounded off the league phase of the RaboDirect PRO12 with a 37-19 win as the Ospreys relinquished their grip on the trophy.

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Warriors miss out on home semi

Glasgow Warriors missed out on a home semi-final in the RaboDirect PRO12 despite a 20-3 win over Connacht on Friday evening.

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Ulster clinch league title

Ulster have been crowned RaboDirect PRO12 league winners after finishing the regular season with a 37-13 victory over Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.

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