Starting Lineup
13
Matt Proctor
11
Tom Collins
10
James Grayson
1
Alex Waller
2
Sam Matavesi
3
Paul Hill
4
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
5
Alex Moon
7
Aaron Hinkley
Subs
16
Mike Haywood
18
Alfie Petch
19
Brandon Nansen
21
Callum Braley
23
Courtnall Skosan
Opposition Lineup
15
Henry Arundell
14
Ben Loader
13
Curtis Rona
12
Benhard Janse van Rensburg
11
Ollie Hassell-Collins
10
Paddy Jackson
9
Ben White
1
Facundo Gigena
2
Matt Cornish
3
Lovejoy Chawatama
4
Rob Simmons
5
Adam Coleman
6
Ben Donnell
7
Tom Pearson
8
Matt Rogerson
Subs
16
Isaac Miller
17
Danilo Fischetti
18
Ciaran Parker
19
Api Ratuniyarawa
20
Chandler Cunningham-South
21
Caolan Englefield
22
Luca Morisi
23
Will Joseph
| pos | team | team name | pld | w | d | l | f | a | diff | tf | ta | tb | lb | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |  | Northampton SaintsNOR | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 620 | 611 | 9 | 84 | 86 | 11 | 3 | 58 |
5 | | London IrishLIR | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 543 | 485 | 58 | 69 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 55 |
Full Time
Northampton Saints
38
London Irish
22
Englefield...
... drops the conversion over but that's the match.
Try Irish.
Hassell-Collins adds a last minute try for Irish on the full-time whistle.
Iyogun leaves the field but with no replacements left, Saints play the final minute with 14.
79
Irish push on halfway but Saints defend hard. But they're penalised for not rolling away and Jackson puts it into touch for a lineout on Saints' 22.
79
Free kick at the scrum as Saints fail to hook it back. Irish take it quickly.
78
Grayson returns as we restart and Irish knock the ball on as Saints return it to them. Scrum Saints.
Furbank...
... sends the kick through the uprights.
76
Advantage coming for Saints as there's a hit off the ball. We come back for it and Furbank points to the posts.
76
Haywood and Litchfield team up off the lineout to get play up to Irish's five metre line and still Saints push.
Collins is replaced by Skosan as we set the lineout.
74
Penalty Saints as Collins is taken high off the ball. Furbank puts it into the corner.
Nansen and Braley replace Salakaia-Loto and Mitchell as we restart.
Furbank...
... adds the extras too.
TRY FURBANK
it's the bonus point try for the skipper! Coles breaks through Irish's line and it's the captain who's on his shoulder to finish the job.
70
Moon is up for the lineout and Saints maul forwards before Mitchell finds Litchfield off the back of it. Saints push and it's Litchfield who gets things into Irish's 22.
69
Saints push up from the restart and Mitchell clears. Hassell-Collins returns and finds touch for a Saints lineout.
Furbank...
... adds three points from the tee for Saints.
67
Englefield boxes high from the restart and Irish are found offside as it comes down. Penalty Saints and Furbank points to the posts.
Penalty Try Irish.
And the referee awards the penalty try too.
It's a yellow card for Grayson as he's deemed to have deliberately knocked the ball on.
65
A huge shove from Saints at the scrum but Irish manage to keep it. Rona breaks through Saints' line and there's a possible deliberate knock on from Saints as the ball comes loose. We're with the TMO to check it.
63
No conversion from Jackson out wide and Englefield boxes high off the restart. Furbank is under it but he knocks the high ball on. Scrum Irish on halfway.
Try Irish.
It's Arundell who steams down the right for the away side, offloading inside to Joseph for the score in the corner.
Hutchinson is replaced by Litchfield as we restart.
62
Saints play quickly from the restart but Hutchinson's offload finds touch instead of Sleightholme's hands. Lineout Irish on halfway.
Grayson...
... adds another three points from the tee for Saints.
60
Penalty Saints at the breakdown and Grayson points to the posts with this one.
59
Moon is up for the lineout for Saints and they're back into Irish's 22 quickly off the back of it.
58
Saints maul forwards and earn a penalty there too as Ratuniyarawa tackles the maul illegally. Grayson puts it into touch for a lineout on Irish's 22.
57
Mitchell boxes long from the restart and Arundell is under it. Irish play on but lose the ball at the breakdown and Iyogun scoops it up. Grayson chips over the top and Hassell-Collins returns to find touch. Lineout Saints on halfway.
Grayson...
... adds the extras too!
TRY MITCHELL
It's a peach of a score from the scrum-half as he slices through Irish's line to score under the posts.
55
Saints push into the Irish 22 quickly and keep coming.
53
No conversion for Grayson out wide but Saints regather on the restart. Aerial tennis ensues there and Saints come off the better team as Irish are pinged for no being ten. Grayson sends the resulting penalty into touch for a lineout just outside Irish's 22.
Scott-Young replaces Hinkley for his home debut as we restart.
TRY SLEIGHTHOLME
It's the winger who's over in the corner as Saints build the pressure from the lineout to work a space out wide.
Petch replaces Hill to make his home debut for Saints as we set the lineout. And Irish go back up to 15 men as we restart.
51
Penalty coming for Saints and we eventually come back for it. Grayson puts it into the corner.
49
Irish's progress is halted by a period of good pressure from Saints' defence and eventually White chips over the top. Collins is there and Saints play on, working up to Irish's 22 quickly.
48
Penalty Irish at the scrum as Saints push early and Jackson puts it into touch for a lineout inside Saints' half. Pearson returns from the sin bin as we set it.
47
Scrappy ball as Saints play quickly and there's eventually a knock on from Saints hands. Scrum Irish.
45
Saints peel forwards quickly off the lineout and work up to Irish's 22 but the away side strip the ball in a tackle and White boxes to touch. Furbank takes the lineout quickly and Saints play on.
45
Free kick Irish at the lineout though and Jackson puts it into touch. Lineout Saints on halfway.
44
Coles breaks down the short side but his offload to Hinkley finds touch instead of the back row's hands. Lineout Irish.
Iyogun replaces Waller as we set the lineout.
44
Irish manage to gather the restart and White clears to touch. Lineout Saints.
Jackson...
... sends the kick over to get Irish off the mark.
42
Penalty Irish as Saints push early at the scrum. Jackson points to the posts.
41
Saints whip the ball right from the restart but knock the ball on there. Scrum Irish.
40
WE'RE BACK UNDERWAY
Jackson gets us restarted here at the Gardens.
Saints maul forwards but there's a knock on there and we'll end the half.
Time's up as we restart and there's another yellow card for Irish as there's foul play at the lineout to restart. This time it's Simmons who heads to the sin bin.
It's ten minutes in the sin bin for Arrundell as he's deemed to have deliberately knocked the ball on into touch.
39
Saints whip the ball wide quickly and push over the halfway. They make it up to Irish's 22 before Hutchinson chips over the top to himself. Arundell gets back there but he knocks the ball into touch and we're with the TMO to see if there's foul play in that action.
39
Collins takes restart and Mitchell sends it high. Loader is there but he can't control the ball and it heads into touch. Lineout Saints on halfway.
Grayson...
... sends the kick through to add there points to Saints' tally.
It's a yellow card for Pearson as he makes contact with Waller's head at the back of a ruck. Penalty Saints and Grayson points to the posts.
37
Irish think they've scored but the TMO calls us back for foul play against Irish.
36
Furbank breaks Irish's line off the back of the lineout and Mitchell hacks through for Collins to chase. Van Rensburg manages to get to it and Jackson sends a cross field over to Hassell-Collins. Irish manage to gather out there and hack clear. It finds touch but Grayson takes the lineout early and Saints play on.
35
Irish come forwards off the scrum but Rona sends his offload into touch. Lineout Saints on halfway.
34
Solid at the scrum this time and Mitchell comes forwards off the base. The ball heads wide but it's knocked on by Saints out wide. Scrum Irish.
33
Saints work up to Irish's 22 but with an Irish player down injured, we pause the game as it heads his way. Scrum Saints to restart.
33
Free kick goes Saints' way this time as the scrum comes down before the ball is in again. Mitchell takes it quickly and Saints play on.
31
Free kick Irish at the scrum and they choose to scrum again.
30
The ball comes wide and it's Grayson and Collins who get play into Irish's half. Saints keep coming but Mitchell loses control off the ball at the base of a ruck. Scrum Irish.
29
Penalty Saints at the scrum and Grayson puts it into touch for a lineout on halfway.
28
Hopefully nothing too serious for Gigena as he's taken off for a concussion replacement. We restart with a Saints scrum.
28
Loader is under the high ball but he knocks it on. Saints gather and play on but there's a head knock and we pause the game while the Irish player is seen to.
27
The maul comes down but it's Irish hands that do it. Saints defend hard and hold Irish up over the try line in the next phase. Goal line drop out for Saints to restart.
26
Advantage coming for Irish at the lineout as Saints push early. Jackson puts the ball back into the corner when we come back for the penalty.
25
Penalty Irish at the lineout as Saints knock the ball on in a tackle and regather in an off side position. Jackson puts it into touch for a lineout on Saints' 22.
23
Penalty Irish at the scrum though and Jackson sends it to touch for a lineout back near halfway.
21
Salakaia-Loto pushes Saints deep into Irish's 22 as the home side push off the lineout. They whip it out to the midfield but it goes forwards there. Scrum Irish.
20
Penalty Saints at the scrum at Irish collapse before the ball is in. Grayson puts it into touch for a lineout on Irish's 22.
19
Saints whip the ball left off the lineout but knock it on as it comes back right and Irish will have the put in at the scrum.
18
Irish maul forwards but good pressure from Saints in the defence off the back of it earns Saints the penalty at the breakdown. Grayson sends it to touch for a lineout on halfway.
16
Penalty Irish at the scrum though and Jackson puts it into the corner again.
15
Saints push from the lineout before Mitchell sends the ball high. Saints are first to it but they knock the high ball on. Scrum Irish.
14
Penalty Saints at the maul off the lineout as Irish are pinged for blocking. Grayson puts it into touch for a Saints lineout.
12
Irish get the ball into the midfield quickly and have an advantage coming there too. Eventually we come back for it and Jackson puts it into the corner.
11
Scrappy ball on the restart as Irish pressure Saints. They earn a penalty for their efforts at the breakdown and Jackson puts it into the corner.
Grayson...
... adds the touchline conversion too!
TRY AUGUSTUS!
What a score! Mitchell collects the high ball as Irish return Saints' chip and he steams forwards before dinking over the top to himself. He whips the ball to Augustus in space and the No. 8 charges the remaining yards to score out wide!
8
Irish box kick from the lineout and Sleightholme is under it. Saints play on.
7
Free kick Saints at the lineout as Irish walk into the gap. Saints take it quickly and Grayson boots the ball into space in behind Irish's line again. But White gets back and clear. Saints can't quite gather as it comes down though and the ball heads into touch. Lineout Irish.
5
Saints turn the ball over off the scrum and earn a penalty there. They take the resulting lineout cleanly and push forwards before hacking through into space. Irish manage to get to the ball first though and clear themselves. Lineout Saints back inside their own half to restart.
4
Saints come forwards before chipping over the top. Irish return and though Sleightholme is back there, his offload goes forwards. Scrum Irish just outside Saints' 22.
3
Free kick Irish at the scrum though and Jackson boots it downfield for a Saints lineout back on halfway.
2
Coles it up for the lineout but Irish halt the maul as it comes forwards and earn the put in at the scrum.
1
Penalty Saints as Irish knock on the kick-off and are found offside as they regather. Grayson puts the ball into the corner for a lineout there.
HERE WE GO
After a beautifully observed minute’s silence in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we're underway here at the Gardens as Grayson gets us started.