Nell’anticipo dell’undicesimo turno di Premiership i Saints domano Bath 22-13 con un grande primo tempo. Ora sono terzi, in attesa delle altre partite in programma il 26 dicembre.
For Northampton:
Tries: Dowson, Wood, Elliott
Con: Lamb 2
Pens: Lamb
For Bath:
Try: Louw
Cons: Barkley
Pens: Barkley 2
Yellow cards: Abendanon (Bath – 30th min); Donald (Bath – 46th min); Manoa (Northampton – 61st min)
Northampton: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Vasily Artemyev, 13 George Pisi, 12 James Downey, 11 Jamie Elliot, 10 Ryan Lamb, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Phil Dowson, 5 Mark Sorenson, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Paul Doran-Jones, 2 Dylan Hartley (capt), 1 Soane Tonga’uiha.
Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Tom Mercey, 19 Samu Manoa, 20 Ben Nutley, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Stephen Myler, 23 Scott Armstrong.
Bath: 15 Nick Abendanon, 14 Matt Carraro, 13 Ben Williams, 12 Olly Barkley, 11 Matt Banahan, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Francois Louw (c), 7 Guy Mercer, 6 Andy Beattie, 5 Ryan Caldwell, 4 Dave Attwood, 3 David Wilson, 2 Ross Batty, 1 David Flatman.
Replacements: 16 Will Tanner, 17 Nathan Catt, 18 Anthony Perenise, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Josh Ovens, 21 Chris Cook, 22 Tom Heathcote, 23 Jack Cuthbert.
Venue: Franklin’s Gardens
Referee: David Rose
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Harlequins | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2 |  |
Saracens | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 3 |  |
Northampton Saints | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 |  |
Exeter Chiefs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 |  |
London Irish | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 |  |
Sale Sharks | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 |  |
Leicester Tigers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 |  |
Gloucester Rugby | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 |  |
London Wasps | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 |  |
Bath Rugby | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 |  |
Worcester Warriors | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 |  |
Newcastle Falcons | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
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