they had to avoid heavy defeat to northampton, so all the big names and action.orth helped pull them back into it. advantage northampton until jewel merchant responded. sixth in the table was anyone‘s guess. another bonus point would see them leapfrog their opponents an entire season boiling down to ten minutes. they survived the onslaught and celebration in defeat, and after a long season, possibly a few sore heads tomorrow. so here is how the regular season finished and it came down to games won. wasps clinching top spot ahead of exeter chiefs after winning 2 more games. in the premiership semi finals, wasps are at home to leicester tigers while exeter chiefs welcome saracens to sandy park on the 20th of may. harlequins‘ losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead of northampton saints to finish in the final european place. london irish finished top of the championship — and eased their way into the playoff final with a 39—22 victory over doncaster — 711—25 on aggregate. they‘ll play yorkshire carnegie for the right to replace bristol in the premiership

northampton gave themselves ahead when this third try was bundled in.e them lea pfrog another bonus point would see them leapfrog their opponents, an entire season leapfrog their opponents, an entire season boiled down to ten minutes. harlequins survived the onslaught. celebration in defeat, and after a long season, possibly if few sore him tomorrow. —— a few sore heads. so, here's how the regular season finished. the premiership semifinals to be played on the 20th of may. wasps at home to leicester tigers. exeter chiefs welcome saracens. harlequins losing bonus point, ensuring that they finished ahead of saints, to finish in the final european place. london irish finished top of the championship — and eased their way into the playoff final with a 39—22 victory over doncaster — 711—25 on aggregate. they'll play yorkshire carnegie for the right to replace bristol in the premiership. it's also the final day of the regular season in the pro12, and leinster can seal top spot with a win at ulster. but it's not going their way in belfast. ulster, who will fin

and a 14 man northampton fight back to beat stade francais to a place in next season's champions cup.rough tonight... starting with some football transfer news and manchester city have agreed to sign monaco‘s star midfielder bernardo silva. the 22—year—old portugal international has been a target for several big clubs including manchester united but he'll leave the french champions for the etihad in july for a reported fee of £15 million. in a statement on the club's website, silva said "when you have the opportunity of being trained by pep guardiola, you don't say no. if he is not the best coach in the world, he is one of the best." well amongst silva's fans is the tottenham defemder danny rose who played against him in the champions league. this season i played against him away and, he is the hardest opponent i played against the season. his size as well, he's a very strong. he has got a good change of pace. i think it's a great addition. it gives him another attacking option. i think it will prove dividends for the club. chelsea will go head to head with arsenal in the fa cup final

just a few minutes left to play, stade francais will play the northampton for a champions cup spot.n sport today. a former youth team coach at newcastle united football club, has been charged with 29 sexual offences, alleged to have been committed between 1973 and 1998. george ormond, who's 61, will appear before magistrates in newcastle next month. geraint thomas has pulled out of the giro d'italia, after he was involved in a nasty crash during the race last weekend. thomas had actually been in second place overall at the time but he injured his shoulder and knee and he says that carrying on "would be a case of trying to survive each day, rather than racing". tom dumoulin of the netherlands still holds the leader's pinkjersey at the giro by over two minutes. but it was all about the sprinters on stage 13 — particularly colombia's fernando gaviria. earlier today mark cavendish tweeted he was thankful that gaviria isn't competing at the tour de france injuly, and this is why. his fourth stage win at this year's giro. london 2012 olympic silver medallist gemma gibbons has announced he

and although northampton ran out narrow 22—20 winners, it wasn't enough to overtake quins in the table'll travel to wasps in a couple of weeks. bath miss out in fifth. if gloucester win the challenge cup on friday, they'll take the champions cup play—off spot ahead of northampton. bristol were already relegated. in the pro12, munsterfinished the season top of the table to secure themselves a home semifinal. they pipped leinster on the final day, who lost to ulster in belfast 17—13. roger wilson, ulster‘s most capped player who retired after the game, scored their first try with andrew trimble adding another in the second half. glasgow warriors couldn't give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. he's off to take charge of the scottish national team, but ended his spell with the warriors in defeat as they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. scrum half ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lions tour to new zealand he's staying in england to be with his family after his brother's wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland's greg laidlaw will replace him. in t

the couple from northampton we re forward.as taylor, the judge said i see no good in you. i see no prospect of view changing. he mentioned the fact that nicholas taylor had portrayed himself as a reformed character. in fact, he had appeared on television and gone round schools to warn children against a life of crime, because he had previous convictions for other crimes. but thejudge had previous convictions for other crimes. but the judge said that he was going to sentence him to a life period in prison, with a minimum term of 18 years. that is 18 years before nicholas taylor can even be considered for parole. his wife, joan taylor, the judge said she had been pimped out by nicholas taylor, that she was totally under his control. nonetheless, she too had raped and abused children, and he sentenced her to 18 years. there was praise in court for the extraordinary courage of the victims. yes, there was, also some harrowing evidence from them, kicked him in the statement that were read out. one victim said she had tried to kill h

bath are at sale and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european championsr saints to make up for a frustrating season. it's been very disappointing. the squad we've got and the players have got, was not really done as well as we should have this year and i think if we can just scrape in top six, and rebuild for the boys who are staying here and the coaches rebuilding next year, hopefully picking up some pieces and learning from what the skier has brought us. novak djokovic has sacked his entire coaching team, including marian vie—da who had been with him for most of professional career. djokovic was knocked off the top of the world rankings by andy murray last year. explaining his decision, he said "i'm a hunter and my biggest goal is to find the winning spark on the court again". djokovic will tour alone until he finds a new head coach. sport it seems, is increasingly trying to downsize to make itself more marketable and watchable, think of the success of 20/20 cricket, the rise of rugby sevens, now golf is trying ‘sixes'. at st albans this weekend there's

stade francais will now play either connacht or northampton saints for a place in the champions cup.ld card for wimbledon, instead opting to enter via qualifying. the former champion has relied on wildcards to play since returning to compettion last month after a 15 month doping ban. she was denied a wild card to french open this week but her ranking allows her to enter wimbledon qualifying in which she needs to win three matches in a row to reach the first round. rafael nadal‘s unbeaten run on clay this year is over. the spaniard was knocked out of the italian 0pen in the quarterfinals by austria's dominic thiem losing in straight sets 6—4, 6—3. thiem will now face either novak djokovic orjuan martin del potro in the semis. germany's alexander zverev will take on amercia'sjohn isner in the other semi final. colombian sprinter fernando gaviria is continuing to impress at the giro d'italia — winning his fourth stage of this year's race today. tom dumoulin of the netherlands still holds the overall lead by over two minutes... but it was all about the sprinters on stage 13 — the last fl

a couple from northampton have been jailed after being convicted of a total of 62 child sex offences.ade of sexual and drug abuse, including rape. nicholas taylor gave a ‘thumbs—up' as he was given a life sentence. joan taylor was jailed for 18 years. police described the pair as master manipulators. the telecoms regulator of com have said it is very concerned about the rise of call prices to directory services. one of them charges nearly £9. the four largest providers charge at least five pounds 50 for a call campaigners are worried elderly people will be caught out by the high prices. 0fcom says it's planning to review the market. let's have a look at the front pages. the financial times leads with theresa may's plans to recommit to the conservatives' immigration target of tens of thousands, which she calls a "sustainable level". the express reports that mrs may has told voters that border controls were urgently needed, to ease pressure on public services, and stop wages for low earners being forced down.. the daily mail says the prime minister wants to give the energy regulator 0fg

northampton west into the 30s. over the higher elevations closer to the low 30s and upper 20s. we have freeze warnings in effect. i can't believe i'm talking about this this time of year. but highland, pendleton and grant under freeze warping for tonight from 2 a.m. through till 9 a.m. monday and it is really going to be cold as a result. winds however little on the breezy side for tonight. stroer right now we're talking sustained winds anywhere from 5 to 13 miles an hours and couple wind gusts not many but 22 dulles and 16 winchester as we take a look across delmarva those wind puck up 20 miles an hour. winds start to kick in how however. that low pressure system moving off northeast. ridge of high pressure pulls in between the two we got a pretty tight pressure gradient that builds in that translates as gusty wind. gusting up to 25 miles an h hour. temperatures into the low 60s. planner for tomorrow midday 59. no short achbling sunshine for you. 61 by the time we hit 5bg hour. as we put it together then we're talking high of 63 tomorrow. windy. pleasant. let's take a look at

that might even be true just as the sun is going down and northampton county, for example.o keep it in mind if you hear thunder head inside but it will be very scattered in nature. then tomorrow, we're actually going to wake up to nice sunrise for a change. won't that be nice? lookin log ahead though it also feels a lot better. today is not too bad. but you know when you're talking about comparison from one day to the next, tomorrow is going to feel just refreshing outside. it will still be nice and warm. with sunshine but that lower humidity just makes it a bonus. outside we go to couple of live neighborhood network shots. here in pal my rah cove nature park overlooking center city skyline you can actually see it after the fog we had earlier in the day. meanwhile the kids out playing soccer here at kutztown middle school and that sun piercing through the clouds finally. currently in the low 70s we'll rebound with time here i think to about 80 degrees so nice warm day but again more sun we get the more unstable the atmosphere so we've got to watch for shower or storm and th

harlequin's losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead of northampton saints to finish in thero12, munster took top spot in the table as leinster slipped up to ulster in belfast ulster, who finished just outside the play—off spots in fifth place, went ahead early on. the opening try scored by roger wilson. ulster‘s most capped player in his last game before retiring. scrum—half ruan pienaar is also leaving the province. he set up winger andrew trimble added another try after the break to help ulster seal a 17—13 victory. a day of goodbyes at glasgow too. but not a winning send off for warriors coach gregor townsend. he's taking charge of the scottish national team. stuart hogg, a player he'll undoubtedly be working with again, got glasgow to within four points of edinburgh. but a late try from glenn bryce helped edinburgh claim a 29—18 win. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that's a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0'brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore's second win in the race, having ridden 0

s a look at the final table: harlequins‘ losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead of northamptonf the table to secure themselves a home semi—final. they pipped leinster on the final day, who lost to ulster in belfast 17—13. roger wilson, ulster‘s most capped player who retired after the game, scored their first try with andrew trimble adding another in the second half. glasgow warriors couldn‘t give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. he‘s off to take charge of the scottish national team, but ended his spell with the warriors in defeat as they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. some other rugby union news this evening, england‘s ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lion‘s tour to new zealand next month after the wife of his brother and teammate tom, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland‘s greg laidlaw has been called up. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that‘s a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0‘brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore‘s second win in the race, havi

play—offs for the champions come next season at the champions come next season at the expense of northampton well having played his club rugby in edinburgh and gone to university here, matt scott. his club rugby in edinburgh and gone to university here, matt scottm would salvage something tangible for us from the season. i think we are really disappointed to finish where we have finished in the premiership, nowhere near where we want to be. i think we are so close to reaching that top six, top for, a couple of games that we have lost, we would have been right up there, so to come away from the season with nothing would be gutting. definitely, to lift a piece of silverware, whatever sort of trophy it is, its massive for the club. that's tonight and then tomorrow saracens face clermont auvergne in the champions cup final. and saracens are perhaps on the brink of greatness. i think you could say that saracens are the pre—eminent club in british sport at the moment, let alone just by sport at the moment, let alone just rugby union. they are going for back—to—back european crowns and if they do t

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.—racing, taking home 11 champion jockey titles during nearly half a century in the saddle. now 81, lester piggott has been reflecting on his extraordinary career ahead of the 2,000 guineas at newmarket, a race he won exactly 60 years ago. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. as legends of horse racing these two are used to photo finishes. frankie dettori may be a household name, but, back in the ‘80s, lester piggott was amongst those who mentored the then unknown italian when he first came to britain. a while ago, anyway, but we had some good times. but a great teacher, i would imagine? yes, yes. he comes from the best. you've got to listen to everything he says. he doesn't say very much very often, but when he says something, i listen. that reference stems from piggott‘s insatiable appetite to win. commentator: already winner of the 2000 guineas, with lester piggott on his back, he is calm and confident. it's now 60 years since he triumphed for the first time in one o

the french side will play either connort or northampton for a spot in the competition. week after retaining the champions cup, saracens face exeter, hoping to move a step closer to the double—double, while league leaders wasps host leicester tigers. they've got the home advantage. that's huge in a semifinal, with knockout rugby. they thoroughly deserve that across the 22 rounds, they were the best. they deserve that privilege. we'll have to go and make sure that we're accurate early in the game and we keep we do the things that make us a good team. if leicester come out with a fantastic performance and better than us on the day, you have to put your hand up. if we play like we have for most of the season, the result should be ours. but anything can happen on the day. we've worked ha rd can happen on the day. we've worked hard to finish top of the table. we've worked hard to get a home draw so we've worked hard to get a home draw so we're determined to put in a performance which we believe will be good enough to get the result. newcastle's st james' park has seen its goa

our breaking news, three women have been rested in northampton on suspicion of terror offences and pelissiee linked to a counterterrorism operation on thursday which saw a woman shot and injured. —— arrested in north london. the armed raid on thursday, pelissie, foiled an active terror plot. the woman who was shot in that raid was taken to hospital after hospital treatment she was questioned by police. a 21—year—old woman. we are seeing the scene in these pictures now. that was thursday night. yesterday she was discharged from hospital and arrested an suspicion of preparing a cts arrested an suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. she is in custody ata acts of terrorism. she is in custody at a police station in south—west london. three more women have been arrested in london on suspicion of terror offences. they are 18, two are 18 and one is 19. a very brief statement from the metropolitan police counterterrorism command has said that they have all been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts under section 41 of the terrorism act. they are cu

he was shot by his wife outside of their northampton home and the incident was ruled self-defense andrged in a similar assault in 2015 at the couple's previous home. he will be back in court next month. >>> philadelphia police were honored by students in the city's spring garden section and the mathematics center held their annual luncheon. students sang and recited poems as a way of thanking them for their every day heroism. >>> it may not look it or feel like it, but this weekend is the unofficial start to the summer season and that means more fun down at the shore. >> melissa magee and adam joseph live in wildwood showing us how to do it. hi guys. >> hi there monica, hi rick, it's all about fun when you come to the shore and this weekend is the unofficial kickoff to the summer season and right now it's all about the great nor'easter, it's an old ride it's been around since 1995 and it's been rehabbed and when you get on roller coaster rides and your head does the bobble thing and it's smoother and faster and from you not in wildwood check out what is going on this weekend down at t

a couple from northampton have been jailed after being convicted of a total of 62 child sex offences. he was given a life sentence. mrs taylor was jailed for 18 years. police described the pair as ‘master manipulators.‘ the liberal democrat leader tim farron has spent the day campaigning in scotland. mr farron claims his parties results in the local council election prove his party is the only challenger to the snp in some areas of scotland. here's our scotland political editor brian taylor. sunshine on st andrews' west sands and life's great, but watch out for that powerful incoming tide. this beautiful and historic university town is once again at the centre of political turmoil. a breakdown of the local election results in scotland put the liberal democrats very firmly in fourth place on 6.8% of the popular vote. so what do the leaders like tim farron do? do they go into a cupboard and cry? well, no, they take the alternative route, which is to target seats like north east fife where they reckon they have a chance. how are you? and the message on scotland's streets from tim farron

. >> when you're in your building locked inside and you hear a northampton county think you're safe. >> police want to you he attacked a woman inside her apartment leaving her so badly injured she had to be hospitalized. it was 9:00 in the morning when he showed up here. takes secure building with concierge desk. investigators believe the suspect snuck in behind someone with access. >> i think i saw him before. i think he's tried to get into this building probably to case it out. and now, this morning was his attack. >> once inside, police say the suspect started knocking on doors, claiming to be a maintenance worker, after the victim opened the door he sexually assaulted her and ran away. >> i am very concerned and very surprised. because that doesn't happen here usually. >> people who live in the area say because it's typically so safe, security is not to much mind. >> i've seen patrons that let people in thinking they looked you know above board. and so, we need nod to do that anymore. >> what will i tell the kids locked because things like this happen even here. >> one residents

educators who represented the five sister colleges which included mount holyoke and smith college in northampton, massachusetts, where women marines and women accepted for voluntary emergency service were trained. the women of the advisory council were some of the brightest and most well-educated women in the country. the chairman of the council was virginia, dean of barn ard college who overheard -- who was overheard at one point in the deliberations regarding the acceptance of women in the navy, she said: now, if navy could possibly have used dogs or ducks or monkeys, either of those certain admirals, the older admirals, would certainly have greatly preferred them to women. in november of 1942, the waacs and can the army chief of staff, george c. marshall, found out exactly what it meant to not have full military status. five waacs in an advance party flew to england and took a ship to north africa because they were told it was too dangerous for women to fly by aircraft at that point. and they were to set up the clerical support at general eisenhower's headquarters in north africa. and give su

it happened there in northampton county at white hall pharmacy outside allentown yesterday. police say a suspect shot the clerk during the robbery, and then led police on a chase, they tried to arrest him after he rammed two police cars and then that is when they say he pointed a gun at them and then they opened fire. suspect was pronounced dead right there at the hospital, one officer suffered some minor injuries, after his car was rammed. >>> delaware county there was a crash involving a police car , happened yesterday afternoon right here in the intersection of lloyd and seventh street in chester. few details are released right now and we of course will give you latest information. >>> 4:37. talk about quick thinking here pilot skills hell topped avoid major disaster as he makes an emergency landing in west chester, simply stunned, thankfully no one was hurt and witnesses are calling the un expect landing simply perfect. >>> now the pilot had to bring his small plane down in the field after saying he was having problems with oil pressure. he was flying from trenton mercer

northampton saints or connacht saracens' captain brad barritt will miss tomorrow's premiership semi—final. barritt actually picked up the injury in the final. duncan taylor comes in at inside centre to replace him. some good news for 0spreys and the lions this summer, skipper alun wynjones is back for the pro 12 semi—final at munster tomorrow. he hasn't played since picking up a shoulder injury in the six nations in march. the first of the semi—finals between leinster and scarlets is tonight in dublin. colombian sprinter fernando gaviria is continuing to impress at the giro d'italia — winning his fourth stage of this year's race today. by over two minutes. but it was all about the sprinters on stage 13 — the last flat one before the race hits the mountains in the north of italy. earlier today mark cavendish tweeted he was thankful that gaviria isn't competing in this year's tour de france. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will have a round—up at 6. 30pm with sportsday. back now to our main story, the decision by swedish

the northampton county district attorney said troopers were called to a home in lower mount bethel townshipmorning. he said there was some kind of threat made toward police causing them to feel that they needed to use force. the person was shot. that was a man. but we have no other information at this time. >>> in delaware police say they've arrest add man wanted in series of burglaries in sussex county justin holder baum. police say from october of 2016 through april of this year he broke into homes in the plantation park development in the city of frankford. police say no one was at home at the time of those break ins. >>> search continues for replacement for the fbi director and it seems the president may be leaning toward former senator joe lieberman for that job. >> he's a former democrat who some other democrats are now standing in opposition against. fox's allison barber has the story. >> reporter: joe lieberman is leading the pack to replace fired fbi director james comey. that according to the president himself. president trump told reporters he's leaning towards the retired senato

a couple from northampton have been jailed after being convicted of a total of 62 child sex offences. drug abuse, including rape. nicholas taylor gave a ‘thumbs—up‘ as he was given a life sentence. mrs taylor was jailed for 18 years. police described the pair as ‘master manipulators.‘ you are watching bbc news, the time is 20: 15. emmanuel macron has vowed to fight "the forces of division that undermine france," after easily winning the run—off election for the french presidency. theresa may insists brexit will help cut immigration, as the conservatives again pledge to bring figures down to the "tens of thousands." labour has promised to focus on health, providing free car parking at all nhs hospitals in england to end what he called a "tax on serious illness". and combating childhood obesity. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s hugh ferris. good evening, matters at both ends of the table in the premier tonight with chelsea two wins away from the title if they get the first against middlesbrough, while middlesbrough will be well get it. chelsea can cl

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.—offs. scarlets and 0spreys should join them. it will be the final game for gregor townsend at glasgow as they face edinburgh. you are exchanging notes. we are talking about what might happen later. if you want to invest in the end of the football season, midday today, football focus.” end of the football season, midday today, football focus. i was expecting something a bit more. is there anything more?” expecting something a bit more. is there anything more? i know you wa nt is there anything more? i know you want it. power. talking of power. it's cross country day at the badminton horse trials in gloucestershire. it's billed as the world's premier three—day—event, with top riders hoping to win the sport's most prestigious prize. bbc sport's lizzie greenwood—hughes is there. where is she? lizzie. i knew you would be by some water. that is a hugejump. would be by some water. that is a huge jump. even though would be by some water. that is a hugejump. even though it looks pretty, pictur

so the french side will play either connort or northampton for a spot in the competition. saracens face exeter hoping to move a step closer to the double double, while league leaders wasps host leicester tigers. they've got the home advantage and that's huge in the semi—final of knockout rugby. they were the best across the 22 rounds and they deserve that privilege. we will have to go and make sure we are accurate early in the game and we keep the creators as quiet as we can and we do the things that keep us good as a team. if leicester come out with a fantastic performance and are better than us on the day you have to put your hand up sometimes. but we believe if we play to our potential and play like we have most of the season, the result should be ours. but anything can happen on the day. we've worked hard to play top of the table and to get a home draw, so we are determined to go and put in a performance of it we believe will be good enough to get the result. newcastle's st james' park has seen its goal posts replaced by rugby ones, because it's rugby league's magic we

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.ay—offs. scarlets and 0spreys should join them. it will be the final game for gregor townsend at glasgow as they face edinburgh. in rugby, team work is everything. yet, despite their best efforts, the british and irish lions haven't won a series in new zealand since 1971. this year's squad of english, irish, welsh and scottish players gather on mass for the first time on monday, and some of the team have bonding in the malvern hills. i went along to join them. in a field of sheep, three lions going offroad. right, straighten up now. with one of them blindfolded. laughter keep coming forward. you're good there, left hand down. unable to see where he's going, it's england's billy vunipola. keep coming. being guided by leigh halfpenny of wales just in front of the bonnet. and being thrown around in the back, ijoined england's kicking king, 0wen farrell. i'm tipping here. it does feel like it. it does feel a lot worse when you're in here than it does when you're watching on the outside. 0n

bleak weekend of the rugby union with the finals of the premiership and pro 12 tomorrow but to my northampton. the saints are losing 6-22. there's a new leader at cycling's giro d'italia. nairo quintana is the overall leader with two stages to go. dutch rider tom dumoulin, who's led the race since stage ten, lostjust over a minute to his main rivals on the final climb of stage 19. team sky's mikel landa broke away from the field to claim his first stage win this year. quintana leads dumoulin by 31 seconds. that's all the sport for now. more in the next hour here. thank you, lizzie. neither the conservatives nor labour are presenting an "honest set of choices" to the public over their tax and spending plans — that's according to an influential think tank. the institute for fiscal studies has criticised both parties‘ election manifestos, saying they fail to address the country's long term challenges. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. in a way, both parties are being honest. labour say that they want to raise taxes to pay for better public services, the conservatives wish to contin

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northampton saints staged a dramatic comeback last night to qualify for next season‘s european champions at half—time and had a man sent off before a late try followed by that kick gave them the win. a sell—out crowd of 82,000 people will pack into twickenham this afternoon for the showpiece event of rugby union‘s premiership season, the play—off final. and it‘s being called potentially the best ever, featuring wasps versus exeter who finished first and second. ijust want i just want us to ijust want us to go in and enjoy it. it would be lovely for us to get our hands on the trophy, it would be nice if we are home and clear with 20 minutes ago, i can relax, but we know that won‘t be the case. for us, a premiership final was beyond our dreams a couple of seasons ago, but we are there. we want to go there and do ourselves justice, we are there. we want to go there and do ourselvesjustice, and if we play well this week and there is no reason we can‘t get our hands on some silverware. and we will hear from the exeter camp shortly. it is also the pro 12 final today in dublin with scallops of

the french side will play either, connort, or northampton for a spot in the competition., to the, ‘double double", while league leaders wasps host leicester tigers. they've got the home advantage and that's huge in the semi—final of knockout rugby. they were the best across the 22 rounds and they deserve that privilege. we'll have to go and make sure we're accurate early in the game and we keep the creators as quiet as we can and we do the things that keep us good as a team. if leicester come out with a fantastic performance and are better than us on the day, you have to put your hand up sometimes. but we believe if we play to our potential and play like we have most of the season, the result should be ours. but anything can happen on the day. we've worked hard to play top of the table and to get a home draw, so we're determined to go and put in a performance that we believe will be good enough to get the result. newcastle's st james' park has seen its goal posts replaced by rugby ones, because it's rugby league's magic weekend. this is when all the super league teams pla

and northampton and harlequins face each other for the final automatic european champions cup spot.tish and irish lions haven‘t won against new zealand‘s all blacks since 1971. this year‘s squad of english, irish, welsh and scottish players, gather on mass for the first time on monday, and some of the team have bonding in the malvern hills. i went along to join them. in a field of sheep, three lions going off—road. right, straighten up now... with one of them blindfolded. laughter keep coming forward. you're good there, left hand down. unable to see where he‘s going, it‘s england‘s billy vunipola... keep coming. ..being guided by leigh halfpenny of wales just in front of the bonnet. and being thrown around in the back, ijoined england‘s kicking king, 0wen farrell. we‘re tipping out. we're tipping out, it does feel like it. it does feel a lot worse when you're in here than it does when you're watching on the outside. 0ne slip by billy here and leigh could get hurt. it‘s all about building up trust and friendship between players that are normally rivals. from wales and england, now un

it's a packed weekend of rugby union and last night northampton staged a dramatic comeback to qualifytrailed 22—9 at half time and had a man sent off before a late try followed by that kick gave them the win. a sell out crowd of 82,000 people will pack into twickenham this afternoon for the showpiece event of rugby union's premiership season, the play—off final. and it's being called potentially the best ever, featuring wasps vs exeter, who finished first and second. it didn't feel like we had achieved everything we wanted to this season by getting to the final, but that said, that is only a feeling, and feelings have to be backed up actual actions. the key for me is that we go out and perform at the level can asa go out and perform at the level can as a club. now, scotland's scott jamieson has a 1—stroke lead going into day three of the pga championship at wentworth, alongside elton's thomas pieters. jamieson's round of 2—under—par 70 left him top of the leaderboard on 7—under. england's lee westwood is also in contention two shots back after a round of 69. returning to rugby union,