The Premiership returned last weekend no less madcap than when it went into the summer break: the five matches produced 52 tries and eight scoring bonus points with Sale Sharks and Harlequins each missing out by one try.

Wales internationals Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan, ex-Ospreys no longer playing for a side with a death sentence hanging over it and revelling in their liberation, played central roles in Gloucester’s first league victory over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park for 11 years, the former scoring two tries and the latter topping the weekend’s tackle count with 22 and forcing three turnover...