Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs

England - Gallagher Premiership

Northampton Saints

34-19

Finished

Exeter Chiefs

Tommy FreemanTRY

5 : 0

Fin SmithCON

7 : 0

18'

Fin SmithPEN

10 : 0

21'

Curtis LangdonTRY

15 : 0

22'

Fin SmithCON

17 : 0

17 : 5

33'

Jacques VermeulenTRY

48'

Scott SioNika Abuladze

48'

Jack YeandleDan Frost

48'

Ehren PainterJosh Iosefa-Scott

51'

Sam MatavesiCurtis Langdon

51'

Ethan WallerAlex Waller

51'

Trevor DavisonPaul Hill

51'

Alex ColesChunya Munga

52'

Fin SmithPEN

20 : 5

53'

Aiden Ainsworth CaveTRY

25 : 5

54'

Fin SmithCON

27 : 5

57'

Aidon DavisRoss Vintcent

57'

Niall ArmstrongTom Cairns

58'

Tom LitchfieldRory Hutchinson

58'

Rory HutchinsonTom James

58'

Will Haydon-WoodBen Hammersley

61'

Tom JamesAlex Mitchell

62'

Rusi TuimaLewis Pearson

27 : 10

63'

Richardson DanTRY

27 : 12

64'

Henry SladeCON

64'

Tom PearsonCourtney Lawes

68'

Tom HendricksonJoe Hawkins

69'

Niall ArmstrongRed

71'

Fraser DingwallTRY

32 : 12

72'

Fin SmithCON

34 : 12

72'

Ollie SleightholmeTom Seabrook

34 : 17

78'

Ethan RootsTRY

34 : 19

79'

Henry SladeCON

79'

Chunya MungaSam Graham

Venue Guide
Stadium	Franklin's Gardens
City	Northampton
Capacity	15249

News

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