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London Irish: Stokes; Rowe, Cinti, van Rensburg, Hassell-Collins; Jackson, Phipps; Goodrick-Clarke, Creevy, Hoskins, Munga, Simmons, Rogerson (capt), Gonzalez, O'Brien.

Replacements: Cornish, Gigena, Green, Nott, Pearson, Cracknell, White, Parton.

Northampton: Furbank; Skosan, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Collins; Biggar, Mitchell; Waller, Matavesi, Hill, Ribbans, Ratuniyarawa, Lawes, Ludlam (capt), Augustus.

Replacements: Haywood, Auterac, Carey, Moon, Coles, James, Litchfield, Freeman.

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU).

Reckon this will have an aggregate score approaching the 90's Going for an Irish win 47 - 41

Good to see Freeman on the bench. Saints bench strong, bar old Mikey Haywood who looks well past his best.

This is a great game. 8-42 with just under 20 mins to go

Big win for Saints. Didnt expect that.

fivepointer wrote:Big win for Saints. Didnt expect that.

Three top players back makes a huge difference.

Portcullis Irish wrote:Reckon this will have an aggregate score approaching the 90's Going for an Irish win 47 - 41

Well, nearly got the Saints score right.

Banquo wrote:

fivepointer wrote:Big win for Saints. Didnt expect that.

Three top players back makes a huge difference.

Lawes and Ludlam had some lovely inter play with each other. I've always liked Tom Collins, but he is playing his best rugby this season, quality game today

Adam_P wrote:

Banquo wrote:

fivepointer wrote:Big win for Saints. Didnt expect that.

Three top players back makes a huge difference.

Lawes and Ludlam had some lovely inter play with each other. I've always liked Tom Collins, but he is playing his best rugby this season, quality game today

He's always been very handy; I wish Sleightholme could string some games together though.

Yeah agreed, when he first broke the first team I thought he'd be in the England reckoning soon enough, but he's definitely gone off the boil a bit - in part to his injury lay off. Has a good combo of gas, physicality and bloody mindedness