LV=Cup wrap

Newcastle rounded up the opening round of the LV=Cup with a 29-21 win over London Irish at Kingston Park today.
Young winger Tom Fowlie put the Exiles ahead early but three penalties from Rory Clegg and a converted try by Warren Fury helped the home side to a 16-11 lead at half-time.
Alex Lewington edged Irish in front soon after the restart but another penalty from Clegg and a Richard Mayhew’s try restored the lead for the Flacons.
Miles Dorian came off the bench to bring the Exiles back into bonus-point territory but Clegg’s fifth deprived them of it in the end.
Yesterday, Northampton thumped Gloucester 33-6 while Exeter beat Harlequins 19-5.
On Friday, Dave Atwood scored in injury-time as Bath claimed a 27-20 win over Sale at the AJ Bell stadium.
Anthony Perenise got the West Country side up and running but a swift response from the Sharks and Michael Paterson leveled the score to 10-10 at the break.
Matt Banahan put Bath in front but Michael Haley went over four minutes from time to level the score once again.
It looked like both sides were going to share the points but England lock Atwood, who had been released by England on Wednesday, stoled the show late.
The injury-hit Leicester Tigers have rallied to beat the Ospreys 39-16 at Welford Road.
Thomas Waldrom’s try answered three penalties from 2013 IRB Young Player of the Year Sam Davies as the Tigers went into half-time with a 14-9 lead.
Sam Harrison and Harry Wells took the game away for the young home side but Sam Williams got one back for the Welsh.
As it is often the case though, the Tigers kept going until the end and secured the try-bonus point in the dying minutes of the game with Michael Noone going over from close range.
Worcester recorded their fist win of the season with a 21-16 success over the Cardiff Blues.
Three first-half tries from Rob O’Donnell, James Stephenson and Max Stelling put the game out of reach with the Warriors leading 21-6.
Thomas Young, son of Wasps head coach Dai, got on the board for the Welsh side in the second half with Simon Humberstone salvaging the losing bonus-point for the Welsh with a penalty.
Saracens recorded a narrow 24-21 bonus-point win against London Wasps at Adams Park.
Wasps flanker Matt Everard went over for the first try of the game but Ben Ransom and Nick Tompkins put Sarries 12-7 in front at the break.
Two quick tries ten minutes into the second half from Richard Barrington and Jack Wilson secured the bonus-point although Neil Cochrane and Ben Jacobs rescued the losing bonus-point for the home side in the last 20 minutes.
Two quick tries on the hour mark helped Scarlets beat the Dragons 21-13 in the all-Welsh after at Parc Y Scarlets.
Aled Thomas’ two penalties put the home side 6-0 in front at the interval but it was Chris Knight and Rob McCusker’s tries that sealed the deal.
Kris Burton did go over to end the game on a ten-point personal haul but it wasn’t enough for the Dragons.