Northampton Saints vs Harlequins

England - Gallagher Premiership

Northampton Saints

36-33

Finished

Harlequins

0 : 5

Cadan MurleyTRY

Ollie SleightholmeTRY

George FurbankCON

7 : 5

7 : 10

27'

Jack WalkerTRY

7 : 12

28'

Marcus SmithCON

31'

Lewis LudlamTRY

31'

George FurbankCON

14 : 12

37'

Angus Scott-YoungLewis Ludlam

38'

Tom LitchfieldJames Ramm

40'

Aiden Ainsworth CaveTRY

19 : 12

40'

George FurbankCON

21 : 12

41'

George FurbankPEN

24 : 12

24 : 17

45'

George HammondTRY

24 : 19

46'

Marcus SmithCON

56'

Alex WallerEthan Waller

56'

Elliot Millar-MillsTrevor Davison

58'

Nathan JibuluJack Walker

59'

Chandler Cunningham-SouthIrne Philip Herbst

61'

Alex ColesTRY

29 : 19

62'

George FurbankCON

31 : 19

63'

Garcia Botta SantiagoFin Baxter

63'

Lovejoy ChawatamaDillon Lewis

31 : 24

68'

William EvansTRY

31 : 26

69'

Marcus SmithCON

70'

Will PorterDanny Care

71'

Oscar BeardCadan Murley

72'

Ollie SleightholmeTRY

36 : 26

73'

Tom CruseSam Matavesi

73'

Tom LockettChunya Munga

73'

Jarrod EvansLouis Lynagh

78'

James ChisholmWilliam Evans

36 : 31

79'

Nathan JibuluTRY

36 : 33

80'

Marcus SmithCON

Venue Guide
Stadium	Franklin's Gardens
City	Northampton
Capacity	15249

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