The last time Northampton faced Leicester, in September, they were also coming off the back of a heavy defeat by Saracens, but there was hope in their air then. Northampton took time to recover from the blow and should have been at least two tries down following Matt Toomua breaks that came to nothing, before striking with their first attack. Three minutes after the restart Ahsee Tuala finished off a swaggering move to extend Saints’ lead to 12 points. The harder Leicester tried, the more mistakes they made, three George Ford penalties giving them the consolation of a bonus point. The Tigers have lost four home league matches this season, their worst run since 2003-04, the last time they were doubled by Northampton.

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2018 16:28 UTC