Match
Northampton Saints vs Harlequins
Saturday, November 28 2020
Match Details
HT ScoreHalf Time Score
Saints 0-0 Harlequins
FT ScoreFull Time Score
Saints 29-49 Harlequins
Attendance
Not available
Referee
Tom Foley
Starting Lineup
15
Harry Mallinder
14
Ahsee Tuala
13
Matt Proctor
12
Piers Francis
11
Tom Collins
10
James Grayson
1
Alex Waller
2
Reece Marshall
3
Paul Hill
4
Api Ratuniyarawa
5
David Ribbans
6
Nick Isiekwe
7
Lewis Ludlam
8
Tom Wood
Subs
16
James Fish
17
Nick Auterac
18
Owen Franks
20
Shaun Adendorff
21
Henry Taylor
Opposition Lineup
15
Mike Brown
14
Nathan Earle
13
Luke Northmore
12
Andre Esterhuizen
11
Cadlan Murley
10
Marcus Smith
9
Danny Care
1
Santiago Garcia Botta
2
Scott Baldwin
3
Wilco Louw
4
Glen Young
5
Hugh Tizard
6
Tom Lawday
7
Will Evans
8
Alex Dombrandt
Subs
16
Joe Gray
17
Jordan Els
18
Simon Kerrod
19
George Hammond
20
James Chisholm
21
Scott Steele
22
James Lang
23
Joe Marchant
pos | team | team name | pld | w | d | l | f | a | diff | tf | ta | tb | lb | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | HarlequinsHAR | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 703 | 564 | 139 | 89 | 77 | 11 | 5 | 71 | |
5 | Northampton SaintsNOR | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 469 | 457 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 57 |
Form Guide
Form
WWWLW
Last match
Beat Saracens 28-24
Past meeting
Lost 19-22
Full Time
Northampton Saints
29
Harlequins
49
Full-time
Conversion is good and that's it for today at the Gardens.
76
Penalty won by Saints inside their own 22, but Mallinder misses touch and Northampton are running out of time.
Try Quins
Hutchinson is caught in possession, and while Saints argue for a knock-on in the tackle, Lawday offloads to Steele to restore Quins' lead. Conversion is missed by Smith.
71
Taylor jackles well again and wins a penalty, Mallinder sticks it into Quins territory.
Try Quins
Marcus Smith caps off an impressive showing as he collects an offload and rounds the last defender to finish off the game.
69
Dingwall penalised for coming in at the side and Quins are let off the hook slightly, but their lineout goes astray again and Taylor boxes.
68
Mallinder pulls the conversion wide and let's hope that's not costly for Saints. Isiekwe gathers the restart and the hosts' build from deep again.
TRY LUDLAM
Quins overthrow and there is Ludlam to scoop it up and score his second of the game!!
66
Brilliant few phases from Saints takes them 50m upfield, and Hutchinson grubbers into the corner to put Quins' lineout under pressure.
65
Taylor taps and goes, but is then pinged for holding on. We have a brief stoppage and everyone catches their breath after another frantic few minutes.
64
Saints lineout on halfway, and they go a few phases before Taylor boxes.
Taylor comes on for Mitchell for Saints.
CONVERSION MALLINDER
Mallinder assumes kicking duties and notches two points.
TRY HUTCHINSON
Smith tries to intercept as Saints search for a score, but misses and that opens the door for Hutch to go over.
Another penalty as Quins on the wrong side of the maul. On comes Coles for Ratuniyarawa.
Marshall wins a penalty on halfway and Mallinder strikes it inside the 22. Meanwhile the whole of Saints' front row makes way with Franks, Auterac and Fish coming on.
Grayson and Wood are replaced by Dingwall and Adendorff.
Replacements for Saints as Hutchinson comes on for Francis.
Conversion Quins
Smith doesn't look like missing and knocks over another two points.
Try Quins
Looks for all the world like a knock-on from Smith in the build-up but Dombrandt ends up on his own on the right, and cuts inside Mallinder to score.
Conversion Quins
Another easy conversion for Smith.
Try Quins
Smith and Brown combine again as the fullback cuts through a gap from 5m out and touches down.
47
Quins break down the right with yet another Smith grubber and Brown finds Earle on the inside. Saints stop the attack but are penalised and Quins tap and go looking for a try.
46
Great clearance from Mitchell gives Northampton some breathing room. Quins now with a lineout 40m out.
44
Smith grubbers through and Saints under some pressure now with a lineout on their own 22. Marshall hits Ribbans and Northampton set up a maul before Mitchell darts up the left and is ushered into touch.
43
Some handbags in the middle of the park involving Hill and Dombrandt, but nothing there says the referee and we're back for a Quins scrum.
42
Frantic start to the half with both sides looking to carry hard. Mitchell sends up a box, and Quins regain possession inside their half.
KICK-OFF
We're off again at the Gardens and Saints have a six-point deficit to make up this half. Grayson kicks towards Murley who fields it and Smith clears.
CONVERSION GRAYON
Two more for Grayson and that will be it for the first half.
TRY ISIEKWE
Try for Isiekwe! Another advantage for Saints as Quins guilty at the breakdown, and with advantage it looks like the hosts will go left, but the big back row snaffles the ball himself and burrows over! Northampton needed that and they are back in it just before half-time!
38
Saints' lineout is hit early in the air and with the advantage, Mitchell tries a grubber but Proctor is just beaten to it by Northmore. Back into the corner from Mallinder with the penalty.
37
Massive shove from Saints' scrum and the hosts get the penalty! Mallinder hits it towards the corner, Saints about 10m out.
35
Scrum to Quins on halfway, Saints just can't get hold of the ball at the moment. But Brown knocks on and Northampton get the put in and an attacking opportunity of their own.
Penalty Quins
Mitchell is penalised for a high tackle and it's another three points for Quins from the boot of Smith.
30
Quins use a scrum well inside their own half, releasing Earle again, but as they recycle Smith looks for the chip over, and Mallinder tidies up well and clears outside the 22.
PENALTY QUINS
Another penalty advantage for Quins as Northampton infringe at the lineout, and Smith points to the posts. The young fly-half nails another good kick from 35m out to extend the visitors' lead.
25
Ribbans caught with his hands in the ruck and Smith finds touch 30m out for Quins.
PENALTY GRAYSON
Dombrandt then drops the kick-off and Quins are caught with an accidental offside from the knock-on. Routine three points for Grayson in front of the posts.
Conversion Quins
Great kick from Smith from the right touchline.
Try Quins
Several phases for Quins in the middle of the park again and with Saints stretched, Dombrandt offloads well and Earle is away down the right. The wing exchanges a pass with Care and goes over himself in the corner.
PENALTY QUINS
Untidy from Saints as the ball pops out the scrum and Care collects before winning a penalty with the hosts' defence scrambling. Smith knocks it over from 22m out.
15
Really open game here with both teams looking to get the ball out wide, and after several spectacular offloads Quins looked to have scored through Louw. But the TMO steps in just before Smith takes the conversion to rule out the try for a forward pass, and Saints get the scrum.
14
Bit of kick tennis between Tuala, Mitchell, Smith and Brown sees the latter carry it out and Saints make a massive gain! But the lineout is overthrown and Quins get it back.
Conversion Grayson
No mistake from Jimmy in front of the posts on his 50th Saints appearance.
TRY LUDLAM
What a score from Saints. Slick offloading and Ratuniyarawa finds Ludlam on his shoulder to score to the left of the posts.
Apologies for the lack of commentary up to here...technical difficulties up in the Gardens' press box this afternoon.