2016–17 Premiership Rugby

The 2016–17 Aviva Premiership was the 30th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the seventh one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their third title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2016 final. Bristol Bears had been promoted as champions from the 2015–16 RFU Championship after a seven year absence.

2016–17 Aviva Premiership
Countries England
Date2 September 2016 – 27 May 2017
ChampionsExeter Chiefs (1st title)
Runners-upWasps
RelegatedBristol
Matches played135
Attendance2,033,805
(average 15,065 per match)
Tries scored752
(average 5.6 per match)
Top point scorerJimmy Gopperth (Wasps)
(292 points)
Top try scorerChristian Wade (Wasps)
(17 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the fourth successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown for the final time on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport.

Summary

Exeter Chiefs won their first title after defeating Wasps in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Bristol Bears were relegated with two games of the season remaining. It was the fourth time that Bristol have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2008–09 Premiership Rugby season.

As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the thirteenth instance since its inception in 2004.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Bristol Bears who were promoted from the 2015–16 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of seven years. They replaced London Irish who were relegated after twenty years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations
2016–17 Aviva Premiership Teams
Greater London Premiership Rugby clubs
Club Director of Rugby/Head Coach Captain Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath New Zealand Todd Blackadder England Guy Mercer The Recreation Ground[lower-alpha 1] 14,509 Bath
Bristol Bears England Mark Tainton Samoa Jack Lam Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter England Jack Yeandle Sandy Park 12,600 Exeter
Gloucester Ireland David Humphreys Scotland Greig Laidlaw Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 Gloucester
Harlequins England John Kingston England Danny Care Twickenham Stoop[lower-alpha 2] 14,816 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Australia Matt O'Connor England Tom Youngs Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
Newcastle Falcons England Dean Richards England Will Welch Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints England Jim Mallinder England Tom Wood Franklin's Gardens[lower-alpha 3] 15,500 Northampton
Sale Sharks England Steve Diamond England Josh Beaumont AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Ireland Mark McCall England Brad Barritt Allianz Park[lower-alpha 4] 10,000[lower-alpha 5] Hendon,
Greater London
Wasps Wales Dai Young England Joe Launchbury Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors South Africa Gary Gold South Africa GJ van Velze Sixways Stadium 12,024 Worcester

    Pre-season

    The 2016 Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens was held in July and August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions contested as a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which were split into three groups. The top two sides from each group contested the series final at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August.

    Table
    2016–17 Premiership Rugby Table
    Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Wasps (RU) 22 17 1 4 693 502 +191 89 61 13 1 84 Play-off place,
    Berth in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup
    2 Exeter Chiefs (C) 22 15 3 4 667 452 +215 86 55 15 3 84
    3 Saracens (SF) 22 16 1 5 579 345 +234 66 28 8 3 77
    4 Leicester Tigers (SF) 22 14 0 8 567 445 +122 58 48 6 4 66
    5 Bath 22 12 0 10 486 440 +46 52 49 5 6 59 Berth in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup
    6 Harlequins 22 11 0 11 532 526 +6 57 59 5 3 52
    7 Northampton Saints 22 10 0 12 476 490 −14 52 50 5 7 52 Play-off for 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup
    8 Newcastle Falcons 22 10 0 12 430 581 −151 51 73 5 4 49 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup
    9 Gloucester 22 7 2 13 533 537 −4 61 64 6 8 46
    10 Sale Sharks 22 7 1 14 471 595 −124 55 70 6 4 40
    11 Worcester Warriors 22 5 2 15 466 662 −196 56 74 5 4 33
    12 Bristol[lower-alpha 6] (R) 22 3 0 19 382 707 −325 42 94 2 6 20 Relegated
    Source: Premiership Rugby
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
    (C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Bath will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 8 April 2017
    2. Harlequins will also play 2 home games at Twickenham Stadium on 3 September and 27 December 2016
    3. Saints will also play a home game at Stadium mk on 16 April 2016
    4. Saracens will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 3 September 2016 and a home game at Wembley Stadium on 8 April 2017
    5. Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating
    6. The champion of the Championship (London Irish) are eligible for promotion

    Regular season

    Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 7 July 2016.[1] As is the norm, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham. For the first time since its 2004 inception, the Double Header involved only two of the original London teams – Harlequins and Saracens – with London Irish having been relegated to the Championship for 2016–17 and Wasps no longer being based near London. Unlike the previous year, no games were scheduled to take place abroad.[2]

    Round 1
    2 September 2016
    19:45
    (2 BP) Gloucester31–38Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Scott (2) 12' c, 24' c
    Sharples 22' c
    Purdy 44' c
    Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 12', 22', 34', 44'
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 27'    		ReportTry: M. Tuilagi 16' c
    Pietersen 47' c
    Harrison (2) 56' c, 80' c
    O'Connor 76' c
    Con: F. Burns (3/3) 16', 47', 56'
    Harrison (2/2) 76', 80'
    Pen: F. Burns (1/1) 62'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,298
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    2 September 2016
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons19–17Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Sinoti 36' c
    Con: Delany (1/1) 36'
    Pen: Delany (4/5) 7', 45', 53', 56'    		ReportTry: Leota 47' c
    McGuigan 70' c
    Con: Mugford (2/2) 47', 70'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 21'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 5,523
    Referee: Greg Garner
    3 September 2016
    14:00
    (1 BP) Saracens35–3Worcester Warriors
    Try: George 44' c
    Lozowski 53' c
    Burger 56' c
    Spencer 78' m
    Con: Lozowski (3/4) 44', 53' 56'
    Pen: Lozowski (3/5) 15', 40', 42'    		ReportPen: Lamb (1/1) 25'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 47,029
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    3 September 2016
    15:30
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints14–18Bath
    Try: Groom (2) 73', 77'
    Con: Myler (2/2) 73', 77'    		ReportPen: Ford (4/4) 45', 64', 70', 76'
    Drop: Ford (2/3) 33', 37'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,987
    Referee: JP Doyle
    3 September 2016
    16:30
    Harlequins21–19Bristol (1 BP)
    Try: Yarde 39 'm
    Marchant 41' c
    Con: N. Evans (1/2) 41'
    Pen: N. Evans (3/3) 24', 58', 65'    		ReportTry: Varndell 21' c
    T. Pisi 27' c
    Edwards 42' m
    Con: Henson (2/2) 21', 27'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 47,029
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    4 September 2016
    15:00
    Wasps25–20Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Gopperth 32' m
    Robson 53' c
    Taylor 64' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/3) 53', 64'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 18', 79'    		ReportTry: Waldrom 4' c
    Chudley 35' c
    Con: Slade (2/2) 4', 35'
    Pen: Slade (2/3) 14', 51'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 13,555
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 2
    9 September 2016
    19:45
    Worcester Warriors23–23Gloucester
    Try: Te'o 22' m
    Vuna 31' c
    Humphreys 57' m
    Con: Lamb (1/3) 31'
    Pen: Lamb (1/2) 37'
    Heathcote (1/1) 69'    		ReportTry: Scott 62' c
    Purdy 70' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 62', 70'
    Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 26', 72'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,905
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    9 September 2016
    20:15
    Sale Sharks19–10Harlequins
    Try: Seymour 51' c
    Con: Mugford (1/1) 51'
    Pen: Mugford (4/4) 6', 15', 21', 57'    		ReportTry: Robshaw 26'
    Con: N. Evans (1/1) 26'
    Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 55'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 6,217
    Referee: Tom Foley
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath58–5Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Penalty try 29' c
    Banahan 31'
    Rokoduguni (2) 35' c, 40' c
    Palma-Newport 45' c
    Attwood (2) 50' m, 65' c
    Stooke 80' c
    Con: Ford (6/8) 29', 31', 35', 45', 65', 80'
    Pen: Ford (1/2) 13'
    Drop: Ford (1/1) 21'    		ReportTry: Hogg 76' m
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,412
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers22–34Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: McCaffrey 30' m
    Slater 48' m
    Pen: F. Burns (4/5) 20', 52', 55', 63'    		ReportTry: Wade 25' c
    Thompson 41' c
    Jones 45' c
    Gopperth 80' c
    Con: Gopperth (4/4) 25', 41', 45', 80'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/5) 3', 22'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,088
    Referee: Greg Garner
    11 September 2016
    16:30
    Bristol10–32Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: McMillan 51' c
    Con: T. Pisi (1/1) 51'
    Pen: T. Pisi (1/1) 14'    		ReportTry: North 9' m
    Picamoles 16' c
    K. Pisi 22' c
    Haywood 80' c
    Con: Myler (2/3) 16', 22'
    Mallinder (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Myler (2/4) 5', 20'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 11,322
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    11 September 2016
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs13–34Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Cowan-Dickie 69'
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 69'
    Pen: Slade (2/3) 29', 33'    		ReportTry: Lozowski 5' c
    Maitland (2) 18' m, 58' c
    Wray 62' m
    Spencer 80 'c
    Con: Goode (3/5) 5', 58', 80'
    Pen: Goode (1/2) 54'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,322
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 3
    16 September 2016
    19:45
    Sale Sharks13–26Gloucester
    Try: James 13' m
    Neild 55' m
    Pen: Addison (1/1) 55'    		ReportTry: Afoa 9' c
    Sharples 39' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 9', 39'
    Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 16', 65', 67', 75'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,902
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath37–22Worcester Warriors
    Try: A. Watson 47' c
    Banahan 54' c
    Rokoduguni 62' c
    Houston 70' c
    Con: Ford (4/4) 47', 54', 62', 70'
    Pen: Ford (3/3) 27', 40', 60'    		ReportTry: Annett 17' c
    Hammond 31' c
    Humphreys 65' m
    Con: Heathcote (2/3) 17', 31'
    Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 38'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 13,184
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs36–25Harlequins
    Try: Turner (2) 7' m, 20' c
    Cowan-Dickie (3) 17' c, 35' c, 46' c
    Con: Steenson (4/5) 17', 20', 35', 46'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 40'    		ReportTry: Buchanan 26' c
    Care 66' c
    Walker 72' m
    Con: Swiel (2/3) 26', 66'
    Pen: Swiel (2/2) 10', 12'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 9,391
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    Saracens27–12Northampton Saints
    Try: George 56' m
    Penalty try 67' c
    Con: Lozowski (1/2) 67'
    Pen: Lozowski (5/5) 10', 17', 38', 72', 77'    		ReportPen: Myler (4/4) 5', 24', 31', 51'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,455
    Referee: Greg Garner
    18 September 2016
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps70–22Bristol
    Try: Taylor 1' m
    Daly (2) 21' m, 73' c
    Cooper-Woolley 24' c
    Symons 35' c
    Wade (2) 37' c, 47' c
    Johnson (2) 50' c, 66' c
    Cipriani 55' m
    Con: Gopperth (7/10) 24', 35', 37', 47', 50', 66', 73'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 15', 20'    		ReportTry: Lam 43' m
    Eadie 58' c
    Cortes 71' c
    Con: T. Pisi (1/1) 58'
    Jarvis (1/1) 71'
    Pen: T. Pisi (1/1) 13'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 12,280
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    18 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons13–14Leicester Tigers
    Try: Socino 5' c
    Con: Delany (1/1) 5'
    Pen: Delany (1/1) 16'
    Hodgson (1/1) 70'    		ReportTry: Fitzgerald 21' m
    Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 27', 49', 67'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,570
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 4
    23 September 2016
    19:45
    Bristol17–41Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Williams 21' m
    McMillan 53' m
    Crumpton 70' c
    Con: Williams (1/3) 70'    		ReportTry: Woodburn (2) 2' c, 18' c
    Waldrom (2) 32' c, 43' c
    S. Hill 79' c
    Con: Steenson (5/5) 2', 18', 32', 43', 79'
    Pen: Steenson (2/2) 28', 60'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 15,065
    Referee: Tom Foley
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester13–18Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Moriarty 12' c
    Con: B. Burns (1/1) 12'
    Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 22'
    Laidlaw (1/1) 73'    		ReportTry: Waldouck 9' c
    A. Tait 65' m
    Con: Delany (1/2) 9'
    Pen: Delany (2/2) 36', 58'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,050
    Referee: David Sainsbury
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    Harlequins17–10Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Visser 4' c
    Walker 49' c
    Con: Swiel (2/2) 4', 19'
    Pen: Swiel (1/1) 3'    		ReportTry: Wigglesworth 41' c
    Con: Lozowski (1/1) 41'
    Pen: Spencer (1/1) 76'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints15–20Wasps
    Try: North 2' m
    Kessell 75' c
    Con: Myler (1/2) 75'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 80'    		ReportTry: Gopperth 20' c
    Bassett 78' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/2) 20', 78'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 32', 57'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,477
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors34–34Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Shillcock (2) 17' m, 52' m
    Arr 28' c
    Humphreys 37' c
    Olivier 42' c
    Con: Lamb (3/5) 28', 37', 42'
    Pen: Lamb (1/1) 73'    		ReportTry: Addison (2) 2' c, 19' c
    Briggs 67' c
    Aulika 76' c
    Con: MacGinty (4/4) 2', 19', 67', 76'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 15', 58'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 6,136
    Referee: JP Doyle
    25 September 2016
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers34–14Bath
    Try: O'Connor 15' m
    T. Youngs 48' c
    Slater 78' c
    Con: O. Williams (1/1) 48'
    F. Burns (1/1) 78'
    Pen: O. Williams (5/5) 6', 21', 40', 60', 62'    		ReportTry: Rokoduguni 23' c
    Dunn 68' c
    Con: Ford (2/2) 23', 68'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,134
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 5
    30 September 2016
    19:45
    Bristol0–39Saracens (1 BP)
    ReportTry: Lozowski (2) 13' c, 46' c
    Wyles 60' c
    George 71' m
    Kruis 79' c
    Con: Spencer (2/2) 13', 46'
    Lozowski (2/3) 60', 79'
    Pen: Spencer (2/2) 22', 43'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 11,592
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    30 September 2016
    19:45
    Northampton Saints20–19Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: North 23' c
    Hutchinson 25' c
    Con: Mallinder (2/2) 23', 25'
    Pen: Mallinder (2/2) 68', 78'    		ReportTry: Woodburn 10' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 10'
    Pen: Steenson (4/4) 6', 16', 54', 66'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,901
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 October 2016
    14:30
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks34–30Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Phillips 6' c
    Odogwu 24' c
    Leota 31' c
    Aulika 57' c
    Con: Addison (4/4) 6', 24', 31', 57'
    Pen: Addison (2/2) 19', 76'    		ReportTry: Betham (2) 10' c, 13' c
    Thompstone 68' c
    Con: O. Williams (3/3) 10', 13', 68'
    Pen: O. Williams (3/3) 17', 33', 48'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 7,509
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    Gloucester6–15Bath
    Pen: Hook (1/1) 30'
    Laidlaw (1/1) 48'    		ReportTry: A. Watson 61' m
    Banahan 73' c
    Con: Ford (1/2) 73'
    Drop: Ford (1/1) 46'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,115
    Referee: JP Doyle
    2 October 2016
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps47–18Harlequins
    Try: Johnson 4' m
    Thompson 21' c
    Robson 27' c
    Daly 33' c
    Wade 58' c
    Eastmond 66' c
    Bassett 75' c
    Con: Gopperth (6/7) 21', 27', 33', 58', 66', 75'    		ReportTry: Jm. Roberts 19' m
    Chisholm 38' c
    Con: Swiel (1/2) 38'
    Pen: Swiel (2/2) 25', 32'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 16,004
    Referee: Greg Garner
    2 October 2016
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors11–9Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
    Try: Olivier 17' m
    Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 40'
    Lamb (1/1) 53'    		ReportPen: Delany (2/2) 23', 62'
    J. Hodgson (1/1) 76'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 6,375
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 6
    7 October 2016
    19:45
    Bath30–3Sale Sharks
    Try: Banahan 3' c
    Fotuali'i 61' c
    Palma-Newport 66' c
    Con: Ford (3/3) 3', 61', 66'
    Pen: Ford (3/3) 38', 47', 57'    		ReportPen: Addison (1/1) 15'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 13,918
    Referee: Tom Foley
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs27–27Gloucester
    Try: Waldrom 24' c
    Whitten (2) 31' c, 69' m
    Welch 80' m
    Con: Steenson (2/4) 24', 31'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 73'    		ReportTry: Scott 12' c
    Sharples 26' c
    Morgan 58' c
    Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 12', 26', 58'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 38'
    Laidlaw (1/1) 51'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 11,394
    Referee: Greg Garner
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    Harlequins20–9Northampton Saints
    Try: Alofa 11' m
    Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 7'
    Swiel (3/3) 47', 60', 72'    		ReportPen: Myler (3/3) 18', 24', 66'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers34–13Worcester Warriors
    Try: Brady 23' c
    Veainu 32' c
    Mulipola 64' c
    Kitchener 76' c
    Con: O. Williams (4/4) 23', 32', 64', 76'
    Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 9', 16'    		ReportTry: Bregvadze 68' c
    Con: Lamb (1/1) 68'
    Pen: Lamb (2/2) 44', 50'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,854
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons19–14Bristol (1 BP)
    Try: Socino 5' c
    Welch 15' m
    J. Hogdson 32' c
    Con: Delany (2/3) 5', 32'    		ReportTry: Fisher 51' c
    Eadie 62' c
    Con: Jarvis (2/2) 51', 62'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,134
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    9 October 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens30–14Wasps
    Try: M. Vunipola 4' m
    Ellery 40' m
    George (2) 69' c, 74' c
    Con: Lozowski (1/1) 69'
    Spencer (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 32', 55'    		ReportTry: Bassett 37' m
    Pen: Gopperth (3/3) 28', 48', 67'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,911
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 7
    28 October 2016
    19:45
    Northampton Saints23–20(1 BP) Gloucester
    Try: Picamoles 25' c
    Kessell 68' c
    Con: Myler (2/2) 26', 69'
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 29', 36', 51'    		ReportTry: Rowan 45' c
    Sharples 57' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/2)
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/3) 33'
    Hook (0/1)
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,274
    Referee: Tom Foley
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins36–14Worcester Warriors
    Try: Care 3' c
    Horwill 43' c
    Brown 48' c
    Marchant 64' m
    Visser 80' c
    Con: N. Evans (3/4) 4', 44', 49'
    Swiel 80'
    Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 63'    		ReportTry: Willison 9'c
    Te'o 50' c
    Con: Shillcock (2/2) 10', 51'
    Drop: Lamb (0/1)
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,816
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    Saracens24–10Leicester Tigers
    Try: Wyles 7' c
    Maitland 23' c
    B. Vunipola 43' c
    Con: Farrell (3/3) 8', 24', 45'
    Pen: Farrell (1/2) 19'    		ReportTry: Catchpole 65' c
    Con: O. Williams (1/1) 67'
    Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 13'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,734
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    30 October 2016
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps31–6Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Penalty try 17' c
    Halai 19' c
    Gopperth (2) 69' c, 80' c
    Con: Gopperth (4/4) 17', 19', 69', 80'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 15'    		ReportPen: Delany (2/2) 41', 51'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 15,033
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    30 October 2016
    15:00
    Bristol13–31Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Lemi 80' c
    Con: Geraghty (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Geraghty (2/2) 48', 56'    		ReportTry: Odogwu 18' m
    Haley 25' c
    McGuigan 44' m
    Lewis-Roberts 67' c
    T. Curry 74' c
    Con: McGuigan (2/4) 25', 67'
    Mugford (1/1) 74'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,025
    Referee: JP Doyle
    30 October 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs10–13Bath
    Try: Lees 70' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 70'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 16'    		ReportTry: Rokoduguni 80' c
    Con: Ford (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 44', 66'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,284
    Referee: Ian Tempest

    Round 8
    18 November 2016
    19:45
    Bath16–9Bristol (1 BP)
    Try: J. Wilson 27' c
    Con: Homer (1/1) 27'
    Pen: Homer (3/3) 19', 39', 51'    		ReportPen: Searle (3/3) 21', 35', 40'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,241
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    18 November 2016
    19:45
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors17–18Northampton Saints
    Try: Hammond 11' c
    Heem 79' c
    Con: Shillcock (2/2) 11', 79'
    Pen: Shillcock (1/1) 3'    		ReportPen: Myler (6/6) 9', 33', 39', 46', 51' 75'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,156
    Referee: Greg MacDonald
    18 November 2016
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons19–32Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Lawson 27' m
    A. Tait 57' m
    Pen: Delany (3/3) 13', 46', 67'    		ReportTry: Devoto 3' c
    Waldrom 34' c
    Short 61' c
    Chudley 78' m
    Con: Steenson (3/4) 3', 34', 61'
    Pen: Steenson (2/2) 43', 56'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 8,061
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester36–18Wasps
    Try: Hibbard 20' c
    Atkinson 58' c
    Scott 62' c
    Sharples 77' m
    Purdy 79' c
    Con: Hook (4/5) 20', 58', 62', 79'
    Pen: Hook (1/1) 6'    		ReportTry: Young (2) 11' m, 75' c
    Con: Gopperth (1/2) 75'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 47', 54'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,772
    Referee: Dean Richards
    20 November 2016
    13:00
    Sale Sharks13–28Saracens
    Try: Beaumont 22' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 22'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 51', 64'    		ReportTry: Bosch 27' c
    Gallagher 44' m
    Spencer 71' c
    Con: Lozowski (2/3) 27', 71'
    Pen: Lozowski (3/3) 5', 40', 55'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 8,828
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    20 November 2016
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers25–6Harlequins
    Try: O. Williams 54' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/1) 54'
    Pen: F. Burns (5/5) 17', 21', 35', 45', 63'
    Drop: F. Burns (1/1) 49'    		ReportPen: N. Evans (2/2) 11', 24'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 25,849
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 9
    25 November 2016
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol16–21Leicester Tigers
    Try: Hawkins 63' c
    Con: Jarvis (1/1) 63'
    Pen: Searle (2/2) 11', 32'
    Jarvis (1/1) 77'    		ReportTry: Thompstone 36' m
    Genge 48' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/2) 48'
    Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 19', 25', 53'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 13,531
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    25 November 2016
    19:45
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints16–22Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Day 44' c
    Con: Myler (1/1) 44'
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 18', 53', 71'    		ReportTry: Hodgson 4' m
    Witty 64' c
    Goneva 75' c
    Con: Hodgson (2/3) 64', 75'
    Pen: Hodgson (1/1) 38'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,734
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    26 November 2016
    16:30
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs57–22Worcester Warriors
    Try: Yeandle 11' c
    Chudley 22' c
    Penalty try 32' c
    Woodburn 44' c
    Rimmer 50' c
    Waldrom 55' c
    Short 61' m
    Whitten 71' c
    Con: Steenson (6/6) 11', 22', 32', 44', 50', 55'
    Simmonds (1/2) 71'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 15'    		ReportTry: Adams 58' c
    Olivier 68' c
    Potgieter 76' m
    Con: Shillcock (2/3) 58', 68'
    Pen: Shillcock (1/1) 27'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 11,055
    Referee: Matthew O’Grady
    27 November 2016
    13:00
    Saracens24–20Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Barritt 11' c
    Ellery 17' m
    Con: Lozowski (1/2) 11'
    Pen: Lozowski (4/4) 22', 57', 64', 75'    		ReportTry: Morgan 1' c
    B. Burns 15' c
    Con: Hook (2/2) 1', 15'
    Pen: Hook (2/2) 28', 71'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 7,982
    Referee: Greg MacDonald
    27 November 2016
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps34–24Sale Sharks
    Try: Cipriani 11' c
    Johnson (2) 24' c, 35' m
    Miller (2) 62' c, 64' m
    Con: Gopperth (3/5) 11', 24, 62'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 17'    		ReportTry: B. Evans (2) 42' c, 66' c
    Haley 77' c
    Con: MacGinty (2/2) 42', 66'
    Arscott (1/1) 77'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 9'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 12,329
    Referee: Tom Foley
    27 November 2016
    15:00
    Harlequins21–20Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Visser 3' m
    Dickson 60' c
    Con: Swiel (1/2) 60'
    Pen: Swiel (3/3) 28', 34', 75'    		ReportTry: Palma-Newport 36' c
    Catt 67' c
    Con: Homer (2/2) 36', 67'
    Pen: Homer (2/2) 20', 45'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,816
    Referee: Dean Richards

    Round 10
    2 December 2016
    19:45
    Sale Sharks3–21Exeter Chiefs
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 11'ReportTry: Penalty try 11' c
    Short 19' c
    Chudley 34' c
    Con: Steenson (3/3) 11', 19', 34'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 4,479
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    3 December 2016
    12:15
    Bath14–11Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Clark 24' m
    Pen: Homer (3/3) 5', 20', 50'    		ReportTry: Maitland 37' m
    Pen: Lozowski (1/1) 18'
    Drop: Lozowski (1/1) 46'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Greg Garner
    3 December 2016
    16:30
    (1 BP) Gloucester26–18Bristol
    Try: Scott 42' c
    Heinz 49' c
    Penalty Try 57' c
    Purdy 68' m
    Con: Hook (3/4) 42', 49', 58'    		ReportTry: Wallace 79' m
    Arscott 80' c
    Con: Woodward (1/2) 80'
    Pen: Woodward (2/2) 8', 17'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,340
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    3 December 2016
    17:00
    Leicester Tigers19–11Northampton Saints
    Try: Thompstone 12' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/1) 12'
    Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 7', 29', 68'
    O. Williams (1/1) 80'    		ReportTry: Haywood 17' m
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 25', 40'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,808
    Referee: JP Doyle
    4 December 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons38–32Harlequins (2 BP)
    Try: Young 12' c
    Socino (2) 28' c, 42' m
    Wilson 31' c
    Olmstead 64' m
    M. Watson 76' c
    Con: J. Hodgson (3/4) 13', 29', 32'
    Delaney (1/2) 77'    		ReportTry: Buchanan 18' m
    Dickson (2) 51' c, 59' c
    Visser 80' c
    Con: Jackson (3/4) 52', 60', 80'
    Pen: Swiel (1/1) 7'
    Jackson (1/1) 74'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,054
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    4 December 2016
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors12–26Wasps
    Pen: Shillcock (4/4) 4', 11', 24', 33'ReportTry: Macken 1' c
    Robson 44' c
    Con: Miller (2/2) 1', 44'
    Pen: Miller (4/4) 7', 29', 31', 38'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,027
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 11
    23 December 2016
    19:45
    Northampton Saints24–5Sale Sharks
    Try: Foden 3' c
    Wood 28' c
    Burrell 80' c
    Con: Myler (3/3) 3', 28' 80'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 57'    		ReportTry: Solomona 65'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,108
    Referee: Greg Garner
    24 December 2016
    13:30
    Saracens21–6Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Bosch 19' c
    Ashton 79' m
    Con: Farrell (1/2) 19'
    Pen: Farrell (4/4) 4', 21', 35', 69'    		ReportPen: J. Hodgson (2/2) 3', 11'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,595
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    24 December 2016
    14:00
    (1 BP) Wasps40–26Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Wade (3) 6' c, 12' c, 46' c
    Young 38' c
    Con: Gopperth (4/4) 6', 12', 38', 47'
    Pen: Gopperth (4/4) 21', 50', 55', 61'    		ReportTry: Batty 16' c
    Attwood 24' c
    Ellis 58' m
    Tapuai 66' c
    Con: Ford (3/4) 16', 24', 66'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 26,292
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    24 December 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs31–10Leicester Tigers
    Try: Waldrom (2) 4' c, 19' c
    Penalty try 33' c
    Devoto 65' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4) 4', 19', 33', 65'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 43'    		ReportTry: Thacker 56' m
    Kitto 67' m
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,420
    Referee: Tom Foley
    26 December 2016
    15:00
    Bristol28–20Worcester Warriors
    Try: Varndell (3) 9' c, 24' m, 66' c
    Con: Woodward (2/3) 9', 66'
    Pen: Woodward (3/3) 3', 33', 57'    		ReportTry: Barry 20' c
    Hammond 64' c
    Con: Pennell (2/2) 20', 64'
    Pen: Shillcock (1/1) 6'
    Pennell (1/1) 14'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 16,552
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    27 December 2016
    16:00
    Harlequins28–24Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Marchant (2) 26' m, 58' c
    Clifford 41' c
    Con: Jackson (2/3) 41', 58'
    Pen: Jackson (3/3) 37', 40', 50'    		ReportTry: Evans 49' c
    Hook 63' c
    Matu'u 70' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 49', 63'
    Burns (1/1) 70'
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 32'
    Twickenham Stadium
    Attendance: 77,576
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 12
    30 December 2016
    19:45
    (2 BP) Newcastle Falcons30–34Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Takulua 1' m
    M. Watson 3' c
    Vickers 26' c
    D. Wilson 79' m
    Con: J. Hodgson (2/4) 3', 26'
    Pen: J. Hodgson (2/2) 32', 50'    		ReportTry: Cipriani 20' c
    Wade 22' c
    Young 40' c
    Gopperth 46' c
    Con: Cipriani (3/3) 20', 22', 40'
    Gopperth (1/1) 46'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 52'
    Daly (1/1) 65'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 8,730
    Referee: Tom Foley
    31 December 2016
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath11–17Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Rokoduguni 31' m
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 19', 27'    		ReportTry: Short (2) 72' c, 77' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2) 72', 77'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 62'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    1 January 2017
    14:30
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks23–24Bristol
    Try: Penalty try 14' c
    Solomona 21' m
    Leota 56' m
    Con: Mitchell (1/3) 14'
    Pen: Mitchell (2/2) 32', 49'    		ReportTry: Varndell 36' c
    R. Williams 58' c
    Crumpton 71' c
    Con: Woodward (3/3) 36', 58', 71'
    Pen: Woodward (1/1) 34'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 6,168
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    1 January 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester12–13Northampton Saints
    Pen: B. Burns (4/4) 11', 32', 36', 63'ReportTry: Penalty try 73' c
    Con: Myler (1/1) 73'
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 47', 59'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,115
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 January 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers12–16Saracens
    Pen: O. Williams (4/4) 11', 36', 47', 73'ReportTry: Farrell 55' c
    Con: Farrell (1/1) 55'
    Pen: Farrell (3/3) 25', 32', 72'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 25,248
    Referee: JP Doyle
    1 January 2017
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors24–17Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Hammond 8' c
    Te'o 43' m
    Con: Mills (1/2) 8'
    Pen: Mills (4/4) 21', 27', 40', 67'    		ReportTry: Matthews 61' c
    Alofa 76' c
    Con: Swiel (2/2) 61', 76'
    Pen: Swiel (1/1) 80'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,054
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 13
    6 January 2017
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons24–22Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Goneva 3' c
    M. Wilson 72' c
    B. Harris 77' c
    Con: J. Hodgson (3/3) 3', 72', 77'
    Pen: J. Hodgson (1/1) 61'    		ReportTry: Ford 44' c
    Rokoduguni (2) 53' c, 62' m
    Con: Ford (2/3) 44', 53'
    Pen: Ford (1/1) 40'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,042
    Referee: Greg Garner
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    Saracens13–13Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Lamositele 74' c
    Con: Lozowski (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 24', 53'    		ReportTry: Nowell 15' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 15'
    Pen: Steenson (2/2) 12', 70'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints32–26Bristol (1 BP)
    Try: Picamoles 14' c
    Haywood 34' c
    Wood 45' c
    Hanrahan 55' m
    Con: Myler (3/4) 14', 34', 45'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 73'
    Drop: Mallinder (1/1) 77'    		ReportTry: Eadie 21' c
    Woodward 53' c
    Con: Woodward (2/2) 21', 53'
    Pen: Woodward (4/4) 16', 30', 51', 60'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,872
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    Harlequins29–26Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Walker 36' c
    Swiel 37' c
    Con: Swiel (2/2) 36', 37'
    Pen: Swiel (5/5) 11', 16', 43', 52', 74'    		ReportTry: Solomona (2) 26' c, 76' m
    McGuigan 49' m
    Con: Addison (1/3) 26'
    Pen: Addison (3/3) 4', 13', 60'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,148
    Referee: JP Doyle
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester55–19Worcester Warriors
    Try: May 15' c
    Scott (2) 19' c, 68' c
    Rowan 34' c
    Afoa 59' c
    Sharples 65' c
    Hohneck 76' c
    Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 19', 34'
    Twelvetrees (4/4) 59', 65', 68', 76'
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 4'
    B. Burns (1/1) 46'    		ReportTry: Vuna 32' c
    Cavubati 74' m
    Fa'osiliva 80' c
    Con: Mills (2/3) 32', 80'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,584
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    8 January 2017
    15:00
    Wasps22–16Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Wade 4' c
    Taylor 10' m
    Robson 28' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/3) 4', 28'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 67'    		ReportTry: Betham 51' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/1) 51'
    Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 33', 44'
    F. Burns (1/1) 60'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 27,930
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 14
    10 February 2017
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bath32–30Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Grant 11' m
    Rokoduguni 27' c
    Penalty try 32' c
    Cook 71' c
    Con: Priestland (3/4) 27', 32', 71'
    Pen: Priestland (2/2) 43', 80'    		ReportTry: Foden 59' c
    Ratuniyarawa 68' c
    Gibson 74' c
    Con: Myler (3/3) 59', 68', 74'
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 17', 26', 40'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,748
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    10 February 2017
    19:45
    Bristol8–42Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Varndell 19' m
    Pen: Woodward (1/1) 11'    		ReportTry: Marchant 3' c
    Reddish 43' c
    Mulchrone 56' c
    Hopper 60' m
    J. Chisholm 77' c
    Con: Jackson (3/4) 3', 43', 56'
    Swiel (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Jackson (2/2) 18', 40'
    Swiel (1/1) 80'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 12,771
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    10 February 2017
    20:15
    Sale Sharks26–24Newcastle Falcons (2 BP)
    Try: Solomona 32' c
    B. McGuigan 40' m
    B. Evans 51' m
    Con: Addison (1/3) 32'
    Pen: Addison (3/3) 7', 11', 75'    		ReportTry: Socino 2' c
    Goneva (3) 27' m, 56' m, 61' c
    Con: Hodgson (1/3) 2'
    Takulua (1/1) 61'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 4,299
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    11 February 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers34–9Gloucester
    Try: Hamilton 4' c
    Penalty try 25' c
    Thompstone 73' c
    Mermoz 80' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/1) 4'
    O. Williams (3/3) 25', 73', 80'
    Pen: F. Burns (1/1) 13'
    O. Williams (1/1) 41'    		ReportPen: Laidlaw (3/3) 9', 42', 54'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,918
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    11 February 2017
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors24–18Saracens (1 BP)
    Pen: Mills (8/8) 9', 23', 28', 39', 50', 57', 60', 72'ReportTry: Ashton 37' c
    Brits 73' m
    Con: Lozowski (1/2) 37'
    Pen: Lozowski (1/1) 52'
    Spencer (1/1) 80'
    Sixways Stadium
    Attendance: 7,302
    Referee: Tom Foley
    12 February 2017
    13:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs35–35Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: J. Simmonds 9' c
    Maunder 26' c
    Penalty try 37' c
    Cowan-Dickie 44' c
    Woodburn 50' c
    Con: Steenson (5/5) 9', 26', 37', 44', 50'    		ReportTry: Wade 4' c
    Penalty try 14' c
    Rieder 28' c
    Eastmond 47' c
    Simpson 70'
    Con: Gopperth (5/5) 4', 14', 28', 47', 70'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,036
    Referee: Greg Garner

    Round 15
    17 February 2017
    19:45
    Gloucester31–23Saracens
    Try: Marshall 18' c
    Thrush 49' c
    Hibbard 75' m
    Con: B. Burns (2/3) 18', 49'
    Pen: B. Burns (3/3) 6', 35', 40'
    Twelvetrees (1/1) 74'    		ReportTry: Brits 10' c
    Fraser 61' c
    Con: Lozowski (2/2) 10', 61'
    Pen: Bosch (1/1) 14'
    Lozowski (2/2) 25', 56'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,889
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    Bath22–12Harlequins
    Try: Clark 63' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 63'
    Pen: Priestland (5/5) 5', 15', 35', 75', 78'    		ReportTry: Visser 29' c
    Yarde 47' m
    Con: Jackson (1/2) 29'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers50–17Bristol
    Try: Cilliers 13' m
    O. Williams 16' c
    Pietersen (2) 24' c, 29' m
    Veainu 27' c
    O'Connor 48' c
    Thompstone 56' m
    Bateman 67' c
    Con: O. Williams (5/8) 16', 24', 27', 48', 67'    		ReportTry: Hawkins 40' c
    Ford-Robinson 68' c
    Con: Woodward (2/2) 40', 68'
    Pen: Woodward (1/1) 8'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 21,848
    Referee: Tom Foley
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors32–48Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Adams 4' c
    Humphreys 14' m
    Penalty try 60' c
    Heem 64' c
    Con: Mills (3/4) 4', 60', 64'
    Pen: Mills (2/2) 9', 37'    		ReportTry: Steenson 7' c
    Short (3) 27' c, 50' m, 73' m
    Woodburn 45' c
    S. Simmonds 54' c
    Campagnaro 62' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2) 7', 27'
    Slade (3/5) 45', 54', 62'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 40'
    Sixways Stadium
    Attendance: 8,783
    Referee: JP Doyle
    19 February 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons46–31Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Takulua (3) 19' c, 44' m, 52' m
    Robinson 35' m
    Vickers 42' c
    Cooper 58' c
    M. Wilson 77' c
    Con: Takulua (3/6) 19', 42, 77'
    J. Hodgson (1/1) 58'
    Pen: Takulua (1/1) 12'    		ReportTry: K. Pisi 2' c
    Gibson 6' c
    Mallinder 28' c
    Haywood 67' c
    Con: Myler (4/4) 2', 6', 28', 67'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 16'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,860
    Referee: Greg Garner
    19 February 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks34–28Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Solomona (3) 19' c, 36' c, 39' c
    Jennings 43' c
    Con: Addison (4/4) 19', 36', 39', 43'
    Pen: Addison (2/2) 6', 58'    		ReportTry: Bassett 48' c
    Johnson 54' m
    Beale 69' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/3) 48', 69'
    Pen: Gopperth (3/3) 10', 13', 23'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,313
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 16
    24 February 2017
    19:45
    Harlequins18–27Leicester Tigers
    Try: Alofa 25' c
    Ward 80' m
    Con: N. Evans (1/1) 25'
    Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 24'
    Jackson (1/1) 38'    		ReportTry: Harrison 45' c
    Penalty try 51' c
    F. Burns 63' c
    Con: F. Burns (2/2) 45', 51'
    O. Williams (1/1) 63'
    Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 17', 57'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Dean Richards
    25 February 2017
    14:45
    Saracens29–18Sale Sharks
    Try: Taylor 12' m
    Ashton 20' c
    Earle 68' m
    Con: Lozowski (1/3) 20'
    Pen: Lozowski (4/4) 19', 31', 40', 65'    		ReportTry: Lund 56' c
    Neild 74' m
    Con: MacGinty (1/2) 56'
    Pen: Addison (1/1) 2'
    MacGinty (1/1) 16'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,609
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    25 February 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs36–14Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Short (2) 14' c, 80' m
    Williams 34' c
    Penalty try 57' c
    Skinner 73' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (4/5) 14', 34', 57', 73'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 40'    		ReportTry: Goneva 5' c
    Vickers 23' c
    Con: Takulua (2/2) 5', 23'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,469
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    25 February 2017
    15:00
    Northampton Saints24–14Worcester Warriors
    Try: Harrison 19' c
    Haywood (2) 40' c, 74' c
    Con: Myler (3/3) 19', 40', 74'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 31'    		ReportTry: Adams 6' c
    Heem 80' c
    Con: Mills (1/1) 6'
    Lamb (1/1) 80'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 15,095
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    26 February 2017
    13:00
    Bristol12–11Bath (1 BP)
    Pen: Henson (3/3) 38', 41', 46'
    Drop: Henson (1/1) 12'    		ReportTry: Rokoduguni 67' m
    Pen: Priestland (2/2) 19', 58'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 16,258
    Referee: Greg Garner
    26 February 2017
    13:00
    (1 BP) Wasps35–22Gloucester
    Try: Gopperth (3) 9' m, 39' c, 75' m
    le Roux 47' c
    Wade 80' m
    Con: Gopperth (2/5) 39', 47'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 36', 61'    		ReportTry: Hook 20' c
    Halaifonua 44' m
    Scott 71' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/3) 20', 71'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 6'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 15,691
    Referee: Andrew Jackson

    Round 17
    3 March 2017
    19:45
    Leicester Tigers15–34Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Rizzo 4' m
    Mermoz 47' c
    Con: O. Williams (1/2) 47'
    Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 16'    		ReportTry: Horstmann 8' c
    Penalty try 23' c
    Townsend 33' c
    Lees 60' c
    Con: Slade (4/4) 8', 23', 33', 60'
    Pen: Slade (2/2) 18', 40'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,434
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    3 March 2017
    20:15
    Sale Sharks12–32Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Chanley 37' c
    Evans 69' m
    Con: James (1/2) 37'    		ReportTry: K. Pisi 28' m
    Paterson 34' c
    Haywood 55' c
    E. Waller 80' c
    Con: Myler (3/4) 34', 55', 80'
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 40', 62'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,233
    Referee: Tom Foley
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    Bath3–24Wasps
    Pen: Homer (1/1) 40'ReportTry: Wade 13' c
    Beale (2) 25' c, 66' c
    Con: Gopperth (3/3) 13', 25', 66'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 49'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,132
    Referee: JP Doyle
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester27–30Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Sharples (2) 3' c, 51' c
    Halaifonua 48' c
    Con: B. Burns (3/3) 3', 48', 51'
    Pen: B. Burns (2/2) 34', 56'    		ReportTry: Visser 22' m
    Mulchrone 30' c
    J. Chisholm 73' c
    R. Chisholm 76' m
    Con: Swiel (1/2) 30'
    Lang (1/2) 73'
    Pen: Swiel (1/1) 40'
    Lang (1/1) 80'
    Kingsholm Stadium
    Attendance: 14,014
    Referee: Greg Garner
    5 March 2017
    14:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons27–35Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Waldouck 57' c
    Goneva 76' c
    D. Wilson 79' c
    Con: Takulua (1/1) 57'
    Delany (2/2) 76', 79'
    Pen: Takulua (2/2) 3', 10'    		ReportTry: Rhodes 7' m
    Lozowski (2) 36' c, 65' c
    Ashton 52' m
    Earle 71' m
    Con: Lozowski (2/4) 36', 65'
    Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 6', 31'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,899
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    5 March 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors41–24Bristol
    Try: Penalty try 2' c
    Hougaard 19' c
    Spencer 33' c
    Heem (2) 38' c, 63' m
    Olivier 79' m
    Con: Mills (4/6) 2', 19', 33', 38'
    Pen: Mills (1/1) 6'    		ReportTry: Woodward 24' c
    Crumpton 68' c
    Varndell 72' c
    Con: Henson (1/1) 24'
    Woodward (1/1) 68'
    Wallace (1/1) 72'
    Pen: Henson (1/1) 18'
    Sixways Stadium
    Attendance: 11,499
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 18
    24 March 2017
    19:45
    Bristol14–32Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Crumpton 78' m
    Pen: Searle (3/3) 12', 40', 54'    		ReportTry: Sharples 14' c
    B. Burns 56' c
    Ludlow 70' m
    May 80' c
    Con: B. Burns (3/4) 14', 56', 80'
    Pen: B. Burns (2/2) 3', 37'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,051
    Referee: JP Doyle
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs30–25Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Horstmann 25' m
    Cowan-Dickie 39' c
    Woodburn 46' m
    Armand 66' c
    Con: Slade (2/4) 39', 66'
    Pen: Slade (2/2) 51', 76'    		ReportTry: Solomona 22' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 22'
    Pen: MacGinty (6/6) 11', 16', 30', 35', 54', 80'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,924
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins53–17Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Buchanan 15' c
    Brown 22' c
    Marchant 40' c
    Yarde 42' c
    Luamanu 49' c
    Care 55' c
    Swiel 78' m
    Con: N. Evans (6/6) 15', 22', 40', 42', 49', 55'
    Pen: N. Evans (2/2) 13', 34'    		ReportTry: Takulua 3' c
    M. Wilson 67' c
    Con: Takulua (1/1) 3'
    Delany (1/1) 67'
    Pen: Takulua (1/1) 31'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,200
    Referee: Tom Foley
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints31–36Leicester Tigers
    Try: Tuitavake 2' c
    Tuala 10' c
    Picamoles 23' m
    Con: Myler (2/3) 2', 10'
    Pen: Myler (4/4) 36', 49', 56', 74'    		ReportTry: Thompstone 6' c
    B. Youngs 46' c
    McCaffrey 70' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/1) 6'
    O. Williams (2/2) 46', 70'
    Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 17', 22', 28'
    O. Williams (2/2) 77', 80'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 15,249
    Referee: Greg Garner
    26 March 2017
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps40–33Worcester Warriors (2 BP)
    Try: Rowlands 11' m
    Wade (2) 14' c, 41' c
    Leiua 54' c
    Bassett 63' c
    Macken 73' c
    Con: Gopperth (4/5) 14', 41'+1, 55', 66'
    Cipriani (1/1) 74'    		ReportTry: Heem 5' m
    Adams (2) 23' c, 38' c
    Alo 76' c
    Willison 80' c
    Con: R. Mills (4/5) 24', 39', 76', 81'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 14,949
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    26 March 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens53–10Bath
    Try: George 3' c
    Goode 12' m
    Maitland 40' m
    Brits 59' c
    Barritt 62' m
    Ashton (2) 70' c, 75', c
    B. Vunipola 73' c
    Con: Farrell (5/8) 4', 60', 71', 74', 76'
    Pen: Farrell 43'    		ReportTry: A. Watson 25' c
    Con: Ford (1/1) 26'
    Pen: Ford 20'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 19
    7 April 2017
    19:45
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks36–26Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: James (2) 6' c, 27' c
    Haley 38' c
    B. McGuigan 63' m
    B. Curry 76' c
    Con: MacGinty (4/5) 6', 28', 39', 77'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 74'    		ReportTry: Hougaard 10' c
    Taufete'e 18' c
    Pennell 69' c
    Alo 80' m
    Con: R. Mills (2/2) 11', 19'
    Lamb (1/2) 70'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,966
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    7 April 2017
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons16–14Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Socino 22' c
    Con: Delany (1/1) 23'
    Pen: Delany (0/1)
    Hodgson (3/3) 46', 65', 80'    		ReportTry: May 37' c
    Marshall 47'
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 38', 48'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,738
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    8 April 2017
    14:00
    Bath27–21Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Joseph 20' c
    A. Watson (2) 67' c, 70' c
    Con: Ford (3/3) 22', 68', 71'
    Pen: Ford (2/3) 27', 50'    		ReportTry: O'Connor 4' c
    Veainu 11' m
    Con: F. Burns (1/2) 5'
    Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 30', 42', 65'
    Twickenham Stadium
    Attendance: 61,868
    Referee: JP Doyle
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs38–34Bristol (2 BP)
    Try: Woodburn 1' c
    Parling 40' c
    Whitten 41' c
    Waldrom (2) 52' c, 76' c
    Con: Slade (4/4) 2', 40', 41', 53'
    Steenson (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Slade (1/1) 19'    		ReportTry: Hurrell 4' c
    Woodward 11' c
    Henson 21' c
    Eadie 59' c
    Con: Henson (4/4) 4', 12', 22', 59'
    Pen: Henson (2/3) 10', 56'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,232
    Referee: Tom Foley
    8 April 2017
    16:30
    (1 BP) Saracens40–19Harlequins
    Try: Ashton 16' c
    Brits 23' c
    Rhodes 72' c
    Goode 77' c
    Con: Farrell (4/4) 17', 23', 72', 79'
    Pen: Farrell (4/4) 34', 42', 61', 68'    		ReportTry: Horwill 74' c
    Con: Swiel (1/1) 74'
    Pen: N. Evans (4/4) 11', 27', 30', 49'
    Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 71,324
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    9 April 2017
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps32–30Northampton Saints (2 BP)
    Try: Daly 16' c
    Wade 43' c
    Simpson 51' m
    Mullan 80' c
    Con: Gopperth (3/4) 17', 34', 80'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/3) 27', 31'    		ReportTry: Foden 11' m
    A. Waller 22' m
    North 37' m
    Tuala 58' m
    T. Harrison 67' c
    Con: Myler (1/5) 67'
    Pen: Myler (1/2) 9'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 21,131
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 20
    14 April 2017
    19:45
    Harlequins26–39Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Luamanu 2' m
    N. Evans 41' m
    Visser 80' c
    Con: N. Evans (0/2)
    Swiel (1/1) 80'
    Pen: N. Evans (3/3) 27', 40', 56    		ReportTry: Ewers 16' m
    Campagnaro 35' c
    Turner (2) 64' c, 75' c
    Slade 68' c
    Con: Slade (1/2) 36'
    Steenson (3/3) 64', 69', 76'
    Pen: Slade (2/2) 7', 49'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    15 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester39–30Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Marshall (2) 10' c, 66' c
    Hibbard 30' m
    Trinder 56' c
    Twelvetrees 74' c
    Con: B. Burns (4/5) 12', 56', 67', 76'
    Pen: B. Burns (2/3) 29', 80'    		ReportTry: James 12' c
    M. Phillips 15' m
    Longbottom 41' c
    B. McGuigan 46' m
    Con: MacGinty (2/4) 14', 42'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 63', 78'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,928
    Referee: Tom Foley
    15 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers30–3Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Genge (2) 40' m, 55' c
    Veainu 47' c
    B. Youngs 71' m
    Con: F. Burns (2/4) 48', 55'
    Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 4', 35'    		ReportPen: Hodgson (1/1) 24'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,773
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    15 April 2017
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors25–19Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Adams 50' m
    Olivier 58' c
    W. Spencer 73' c
    Con: R. Mills (2/3) 59', 75'
    Pen: R. Mills (2/3) 34', 40'    		ReportTry: Banahan 36' c
    Con: Ford (1/1) 38'
    Pen: Ford (4/4) 22', 44', 66', 76'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 11,343
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    16 April 2017
    15:00
    Bristol21–36Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Woodward 2' c
    O'Connell 68' c
    Fenton-Wells 78' c
    Con: Henson (1/1) 3'
    Searle (2/2) 69', 78'
    Drop: Searle (0/1)    		ReportTry: Bassett (2) 15' c, 63' m
    T. Taylor 18' c
    Simpson 37' c
    Wade 51' m
    Thompson 56' m
    Con: Gopperth (3/4) 16', 19', 38'
    Cipriani (0/2)
    Drop: Daly (0/1)
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 12,310
    Referee: Greg Garner
    16 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints25–27Saracens
    Try: Mallinder 5' c
    Hartley 41' c
    K. Pisi 52' m
    Con: Myler (1/1) 7'
    Mallinder (1/2) 42'
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 17', 28'
    Mallinder (0/1)    		ReportTry: Ashton 68', m
    Bosch 77' c
    Con: Lozowski (1/2) 78'
    Pen: Lozowski (5/5) 22', 32', 44', 50', 75'
    Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
    Attendance: 24,163
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 21
    28 April 2017
    19:45
    Harlequins32–13Wasps
    Try: Visser 44' c
    Marchant 78' c
    Con: N. Evans (2/2) 46', 79'
    Pen: N. Evans (6/7) 11', 34', 51', 58', 69', 73'
    Drop: N. Evans (0/1)    		ReportTry: Robson 24' c
    Con: Gopperth (1/1) 25'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/3) 39', 62'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    28 April 2017
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons16–14Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Takulua 74' c
    Con: Takulua (1/1) 75'
    Pen: Takulua (3/3) 31', 35', 45'    		ReportTry: Penalty try 51' c
    Olivier 58' c
    Con: R. Mills (2/2) 52', 58'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,375
    Referee: Greg Garner
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs36–12Northampton Saints
    Try: Armand 26' c
    Woodburn (2) 31' m, 76' c
    Whitten 41' m
    Nowell 57' m
    S. Hill 68' c
    Con: Steenson (2/5) 27', 69'
    J. Simmonds (1/1) 77'    		ReportTry: Hanrahan 4' c
    Tuala 80' m
    Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 5'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,284
    Referee: JP Doyle
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers41–18Sale Sharks
    Try: F. Burns 23' c
    G. Kitchener 30' c
    O. Williams 62' c
    Jc. Roberts 66' c
    G. McGuigan 79' c
    Con: F. Burns (5/5) 24', 31', 62', 67', 80'
    Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 7', 40'    		ReportTry: Webber 14' c
    B. Evans 74' m
    Con: MacGinty (1/2) 15'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 21', 50'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,940
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    Saracens27–9Bristol
    Try: Ashton 45' c
    du Plessis (2) 58' m, 79', c
    Tompkins 61' m
    Con: Farrell (2/4) 47', 80'
    Pen: Farrell (1/2) 35'    		ReportPen: Henson (3/3) 24', 28', 32'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    30 April 2017
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath44–20Gloucester
    Try: Faletau (3) 26' c, 70' m, 75' m
    Brew 42' c
    M. Clark 48' c
    Fruean 66' c
    Con: Priestland (4/6) 27', 44', 49', 67'
    Pen: Priestland (2/3) 21', 55'    		ReportTry: May (2) 33' m, 73' m
    Halaifonua 79' c
    Con: B. Burns (0/1)
    Laidlaw (1/2) 79'
    Pen: Hook 25'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 22
    6 May 2017
    16:00
    (1 BP) Bristol27–39Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
    Try: Ford-Robinson 52' c
    O'Connell 62' c
    Tovey 76' m
    Eadie 79' m
    Con: Woodward (2/4) 53', 63'
    Pen: Henson 40'    		ReportTry: M. Wilson 2' c
    Goneva (2) 20' m, 57' c
    M. Watson 43' c
    C. Harris 72' c
    Con: Takulua (4/5) 3', 44', 58', 73
    Pen: Takulua (2/2) 13', 24'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 9,822
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    6 May 2017
    16:00
    Gloucester20–34Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Ludlow 7' c
    May (2) 27' m, 59' m
    Con: Laidlaw (1/3) 8'
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 19'    		ReportTry: Whitten 35' c
    Moon 51' c
    Short 55' c
    Chudley 68' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4) 35', 52', 56' 68'
    Pen: Steenson (2/3) 17', 20', 25'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,115
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    6 May 2017
    16:00
    Northampton Saints22–20Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: North 14' c
    A. Waller 22' c
    Ratuniyarawa 68' m
    Con: Mallinder (2/3) 15', 23'
    Pen: Mallinder (1/1) 37'
    Drop: Mallinder (0/1)    		ReportTry: Horwill 2' c
    Marchant 33' c
    Con: N. Evans (2/2) 3', 35'
    Pen: N. Evans (2/4) 9', 49'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 15,249
    Referee: JP Doyle
    6 May 2017
    16:00
    Sale Sharks27–24Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Solomona 32' c
    B. Curry 40' c
    Charnley 49' c
    Con: MacGinty (3/3) 34', 40', 51'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 16', 26'    		ReportTry: M. Clark 22' c
    Penalty try 55' c
    Banahan 62' c
    Con: Priestland (2/2) 23', 55'
    Ford (1/1) 62'
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 35'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 8,306
    Referee: Greg Garner
    6 May 2017
    16:00
    (1 BP) Wasps35–15Saracens
    Try: T. Young (3) 19' m, 38' m, 77' m
    Wade 58' c
    Daly 70' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/5) 58', 71'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/3) 15', 34'    		ReportTry: B. Spencer (2) 16' c, 62' m
    Con: Lozowski (1/2) 17'
    Pen: Bosch (1/1) 31'
    Drop: Lozowski (0/1)
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 30,115
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    6 May 2017
    16:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors23–28Leicester Tigers
    Try: Pennell 31' c
    Heem 42' m
    Olivier 64' m
    Con: R. Mills (1/2) 32'
    Lamb (0/1)
    Pen: R. Mills (2/4) 14', 40'    		ReportTry: T. Youngs 27' c
    Con: F. Burns (1/1) 28'
    Pen: F. Burns (6/6) 12', 18', 36', 54', 57', 69'
    Drop: F. Burns (1/1) 48'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 11,499
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Play-offs

    As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 27 May 2017.

    Bracket
    Semi-finals Final
          
    1 Wasps 21
    4 Leicester Tigers 20
    1 Wasps 20
    2 Exeter Chiefs (a.e.t.) 23
    2 Exeter Chiefs 18
    3 Saracens 16

    Semi-finals
    20 May 2017
    14:30
    Exeter Chiefs18–16Saracens
    Try: Nowell 42' c
    S. Simmonds 79' m
    Con: Steenson (1/2) 43'
    Pen: Steenson (2/2) 25', 30'    		ReportTry: Wyles 56' m
    Ellery 75' m
    Con: Farrell (0/2)
    Pen: Farrell (2/2) 4', 14'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 12,436
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    20 May 2017
    17:15
    Wasps21–20Leicester Tigers
    Try: Beale 7' c
    Bassett 77' m
    Con: Gopperth (1/2) 9'
    Pen: Gopperth (3/4) 1', 23', 39'    		ReportTry: Betham 26' c
    Veainu 51' c
    Con: F. Burns (2/2) 28', 53'
    Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 16', 20'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 29,051
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Final
    27 May 2017
    14:30
    Wasps20–23
    a.e.t.    		Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Gopperth 40' c
    Daly 44' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/2)
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 18', 54'    		ReportTry: Nowell 14' c
    Dollman 28' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2)
    Pen: Steenson (3/3) 64', 80', 98'
    Twickenham Stadium
    Attendance: 79,657
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Leading scorers

    Note: Flags indicate national union as defined under World Rugby (WR) eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

    Attendances

    By club
    • Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham. The figures on the left hand side include marquee games (Big Game, The Clash, etc.), the attendances for which are in bold.
    Including other venues Excluding other venues
    Club Home
    games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity Home
    games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Bath11200,91118,26561,86812,41294% 10138,67113,86714,50912,41296%
    Bristol11147,75813,43316,55211,32250% 11147,75813,43316,55211,32250%
    Exeter Chiefs12137,24711,43712,4369,39191% 12137,24711,43712,4369,39191%
    Gloucester11155,22014,11116,11511,88986% 11155,22014,11116,11511,88986%
    Harlequins11255,73323,24877,57614,14895% 9131,98914,66514,80014,14899%
    Leicester Tigers11251,89422,89925,84920,13489% 11251,89422,89925,84920,13489%
    Newcastle Falcons1177,9867,0908,7305,52370% 1177,9867,0908,7305,52370%
    Northampton Saints11170,10915,46424,16313,73493% 10145,94614,59515,24913,73494%
    Sale Sharks1168,2206,2028,8284,29952% 1168,2206,2028,8284,29952%
    Saracens11204,63918,60471,3247,98291% 986,2869,58710,0007,98296%
    Wasps12234,36019,53030,11512,28060% 12234,36019,53030,11512,28060%
    Worcester Warriors1197,0798,82511,4996,13673% 1197,0798,82511,4996,13673%

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    Notes

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