Rugby Union: Impressive Bath secure fourth spot

A four-try blitz from Bath just before half-time proved to be enough to guarantee the West Country side a top four place as they beat Wasps 31-17 at Loftus Road. Bath managed to take control 15 minutes before the break, as Eric Peters cantered home. Tries from Ieuan Evans, Adedayo Adebayo and Jeremy Guscott quickly followed. Wasps fought back in the second half with tries from Jon Ufton and Paul Sampson, but Bath were able to hang on for the win.

Fly-half Mark Mapletoft snatched a dramatic 24-22 injury time victory for Gloucester with a penalty at Northampton. He struck in the third minute of time added on after England fly-half Paul Grayson appeared to have done just about enough for Saints with all their 22 points.

Leicester cruised to a comfortable 55-16 victory at Sunbury as London Irish rested virtually the whole of their first team ahead of Wednesday's play-off first leg against Rotherham.

Richmond ended the season on a high with a comfortable 40-28 victory against Sale who were reduced to 14 men after David Erskine was sent off, a sixth straight win enabling them to finish fifth in the Premiership.