Northampton Saints became the winner in their match against Harlequins. Northampton Saints scored 17 points while the score of the Harlequins was 13. The match took place on 27th February, Friday at Franklins Gardens which is in Northampton.
Northampton saints are at present at the top of the league table with 13 wins. Before the first half of the match came to an end, they managed to score 7 points while the score of Harlequins stood at 6 points. James Wilson scored for the Northampton Saints taking advantage of the lack of discipline in their opponents. The touchdown that James Wilson scored further advanced his team towards victory.
Tom Wood managed to score a point for his team by doing a driving maul. The 22 years old Marland Yarde who plays for Harlequins also managed to score a point at the very last part of the match.
Overall, the match can in no way be regarded as a spectacular one at all. Northampton Saints managed to play in an efficient manner. They are currently at the top of the league table with 60 points. Northampton Saints have managed to secure a position at the play offs. Harlequins is a strong team and they did try to pressurise their opponent. They could have managed to put a lot of pressure on Northampton Saints if Charlie Walker could actually manage to score. Charlie Walker did a try in the last couple of minutes of the game but couldn’t manage to score as it was cancelled for being a forward pass. Harlequins were defeated three times in a row including this match and obviously this is not good at all for the team. The director of Rugby of the Harlequins team is the 44 years old Conor O’Shea. Even before the half time, the Harlequins were looking like a formidable side. The director of Rugby of Northampton Saints, Jim Mallinder, said after the match that the way the Harlequins played actually made it hard for the saints to secure the victory.