• Saracens 29-32 Leicester
• Visitors hold off late fightback to climb to second

Michael Cheika’s tenure at Leicester is six matches old but a statement victory such as this suggests their faithful can dream again. They went toe-to-toe with Saracens, who have set the pace in the Premiership this season, and displayed the trademark stubbornness of any Cheika side by the bucketload.

They scored four tries – so did Saracens – and if the hosts were missing seven players who were away with England, the Tigers were without five for the same reason. It made for an enthralling encounter, shorn of star English names, but high on thrills and spills.