Northampton 23-21
London IrishExiles give Saints scare with second-half comeback“This is getting tedious,” the older gentleman with the black, green and gold bobble hat grumbled 31 minutes into the match. Seconds later London Irish’s hooker Agustin Creevy rumbled over from close range, rounding off a play with double-digit phases, all of which employed short passes around the fringe near the Northampton Saints’ try line.
If we learned anything from the
British and
Irish Lions series in
South Africa it is that few fans want to see a trudging game dominated by unimaginative forwards and littered with hoisted kicks. This perhaps explains why the home side, playing in front of a near capacity crowd, looked to run the ball when in possession, and why their guests, unconcerned with winning any
Friends, took a leaf out of the Springboks’ book.