Women’s Premiership Rugby: Gloucester Hartpury remain unbeaten and Saracens keep the pressure on

Speedy Gloucester Hartpury were forced to come from behind against Sale as Erika Jarrel-Searcy went in for a converted try inside seven minutes, but the leaders quickly leveled with Lund’s first goal of the afternoon.

Tries from Alex Matthews and Sicilia Tuipolutu put the champions ahead before a Nikita Prothero score reduced the Sharks’ lead before half-time.

After the break, goals from Lund and Neve Jones put Gloucester Hartpury 26 points ahead before Shauna Campbell and Charlotte Fry rescued a losing extra point for Sale with consolation tries.

Meanwhile, there were nine different Saracens scorers at StoneX Stadium, with the home side making it three wins from three, while Leicester Tigers lost by more than 70 points for the second game in a row.

While the Tigers finished goalless last time out against the Bears, it was 55-0 to Saracens before the visitors got off the mark through an unconverted try from Eneka Labeyrie, with little hopes of chasing down defeat with a yellow card then showing it to Clodagh Dunne.

There was still time for Saracens to twist the knife when Olivia Apps touched down after a stunning 60-metre throw and Poppy Cleall completed her hat-trick.

Helped by an early yellow card for Bears Simi Pam, the Trailfinders got off to a flying start against Bristol who equalized before Alana Borland’s score on the stroke of half-time sent the hosts up 24-14 and crushed the Bears’ momentum.

Although an Evie Gallagher score pulled one back, the Trailfinders took control after the break to claim a 45-19 overtime win, putting them five points ahead of the Bears in the PWR table.

Exeter Chiefs will host Harlequins at Sandy Park on Sunday (12:30 GMT).