Northampton Saints kept their Prem Rugby Cup semi-final hopes alive with a dominant 39-19 derby victory over Leicester at Franklin's Gardens. A youthful Saints side stretched their home winning streak to 16 matches, scoring seven tries. Wings Tom Rowe and Amena Caqusau, along with full-back James Martin, each touched down twice. Despite losing scrum-half Jonny Weimann to injury in the 29th minute, Northampton led 27-7 at half-time and secured the bonus point early in the second half. Leicester, bottom of Pool B, managed three tries but were well beaten.
Sale Sharks moved to the top of Pool A with a narrow 21-19 win over Bristol Bears at the Corp Acq Stadium. Tries from Arron Reed (two) and Alex Wills proved decisive, though Bristol fought back with two Max Pepper tries. Totoa Auvaa opened the scoring for the Bears, but Sale held on despite a late penalty miss from Sam Worsley.
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