Bath seal top seeding in English Premiership play-offs

English Premiership leaders Bath crushed Newcastle 55-19 on Saturday to secure the top seeding in the play-offs.

Bath's eight tries secured a 13th win in 15 matches and took their points difference to an unassailable 238.

"We have put ourselves in a position where I can use the squad. This is all about us. We can't control what the other teams do. We've put our destiny in our own hands," Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan said.

"We've played 35 games across all competitions, including warm-up games and friendlies. You will see squad players getting opportunities over the next few weeks, as we have done all season. Strategically we will do what's best for us.

"There's no point talking about Twickenham. We've got to win that home semifinal on the weekend of June 7-8 to get there."

Northampton produced a blistering display as they warmed up for their European Champions Cup semifinal with a 48-31 demolition of Bristol.

The Saints scored seven tries to ensure they head to Dublin to face Leinster next Saturday on a high.

Bristol have now suffered three successive league defeats, leaving their top-four hopes in the balance.

Adam Radwan grabbed hat-trick of tries as second-placed Leicester cruised to a 40-7 victory over Harlequins and improved their hopes of a home play-off.

Ollie Hassell-Collins crossed over twice as Leicester all but ended eighth-placed Harlequins' hopes of making the top four.

Harlequins had wing Cameron Anderson sent off after he twice took Freddie Steward out in the air with dangerous hits.