in the women s premier 15, with wins against wasps and loughbury respectively. saracens fell to their first defeat of the season, losing 19 10 to harlequins at the stoop. the reigning champions led 10 0 at one stage, but bella mckenzie s incredible solo try gave quins the lead at the break, as they earned a second win of the season. in the premiership, gloucester moved into the top four with a 311 19 win over northampton saints. in a relatively tight first half, this try from santiago carreras gave gloucester the half time lead, and they secured the bonus point win in the second half, fraser balmain powering his way over the line. northampton drop to fifth in the premiership table. elsewhere in the premiership, london irish moved off the bottom of the table, after a stunning win over newcastle falcons. irish won 39 17. lucio cinti luca with two tries for them. the bonus point victory ending a run of five straight defeats. and the late game is bristol
Marcus Smith's late touchline conversion saw English champions Harlequins to a 14-12 victory over Exeter Chiefs on Saturday in a repeat of last season's Premiership final.