RUGBY UNION - ENGLISH LEAGUE AND CUP
2025/26 TO 2029/30
2025/26
Round 5 - Saracens (31) @ (43) Northampton Saints - #1 Northampton hosted #2 Saracens at Franklin Gardens and the game lived up to the billing, with the Saints scoring 7 tries to win the game. The Saints dominated the opening 20 minutes and ran out to a 17-0 lead before Saracens fought back to take a 19-17 lead in at the half. Northampton conceded again early in the 2nd half before reeling off 21 unanswered points to take control of the game and then held off Saracens to take the win. The Northampton tries came from George Hendy, Tom Pearson (2) and Tommy Freeman (4) with Finn Smith also kicking 8 points. The Saracens tries came from Fergus Burke, Jack Bracken, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Hugh Tizard and Max Malins with Owen Farrell kicking 6 points (9, No Post-Game, 2 Discs, TNT - Mullins/Kay/Ashton, PAL)