It’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line

Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial

THE two-month Premiership break has made the jostling for the title even tighter.
Only Bristol won both their games after the resumption with just Newcastle losing twice, albeit by single figure margins as Steve Diamond gets to work.
The upshot is a league table with a remarkable look. Take out the leaders Northampton and the bottom two Gloucester and Newcastle and seven clubs from second to eighth have the same record, won eight and lost six. They are separated by bonus points with Bath ...

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