The Gallagher Premiership Run-In ramps up another level this week with Leicester Tigers taking on Northampton in the East Midlands derby at Cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens.

Saints, the league’s pace setters and Champions Cup semi-finalists, have been in spectacular form of late, a loss to Bristol being their only blemish since Tigers victory in the reverse fixture at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

Tigers sit in seventh place but just 10 points behind Northampton and only five points from Bath in second, setting up one of the great ends to a league season in recent memory.

Leicester have Bristol and Exeter at home to come as well as a crunch trip to Sale Sharks while Northampton face tricky trips to Harlequins and Bath.