Leicester made life hard for themselves on occasion but their champion mentality won out in the end as they gained their second round of full marks against Worcester Warriors (34-26). Two early tries from Manu Tuilagi may have made Leicester a little over confident and former Tiger Andy Goode's boot and diligent tackling kept them in the game in parts despite two sin bins for the Warriors. This indiscipline seemed to play into Leicester's hands and they managed to keep in front of the struggling away team and get clear enough to deny them a losing bonus point.
Northampton were tested almost to breaking point but managed to hold on for their second win of the season (24-21). Man of the match Dylan Hartley, Ben Foden and Vasily Artemyev provided all the go forward the Saints needed and coupled with a dominant peformance in the scrums, it all proved too much for Exeter in the end. Northampton still can't nail down their fly-half issues with nervous displays from Ryan Lamb and Stephen Myler. However, the highlight of the match was new Northampton signing Luther Burrell's try, who made the most of a mismatch out wide and scoring a try displaying the power and speed he was brought in for. In the absence of Downey and Clarke, could he be the long term answer for the Saints in the centre?
Northampton were tested almost to breaking point but managed to hold on for their second win of the season (24-21). Man of the match Dylan Hartley, Ben Foden and Vasily Artemyev provided all the go forward the Saints needed and coupled with a dominant peformance in the scrums, it all proved too much for Exeter in the end. Northampton still can't nail down their fly-half issues with nervous displays from Ryan Lamb and Stephen Myler. However, the highlight of the match was new Northampton signing Luther Burrell's try, who made the most of a mismatch out wide and scoring a try displaying the power and speed he was brought in for. In the absence of Downey and Clarke, could he be the long term answer for the Saints in the centre?
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