• Northampton 36-13 Leicester
• All Black Proctor scored twice in the first half-hour
This, rugby’s fiercest derby, has produced some crackling encounters of high drama and intensity. This one will be remembered as little more than an exhibition. Not that it was any less enjoyable if you are a Saint. They are playing the rugby of the gods just now, and this latest bonus-point win, sparked by a brace from new boy Matt Proctor, takes them back to the top of the table.
What a joy they are to watch, bursting with star performers up front and behind, but how Leicester spirited them on their way. The Tigers are sliding deeper and deeper into the sort of mire Northampton were wading through quite recently. They were shambolic at times. Could this, England’s biggest club, really be on the brink of relegation? There is much to play out before that proclamation can be made, but while Leicester look to the punishment meted out to Saracens for succour, Northampton make hay in the latter’s absence from the front-runners.
Written by Michael Aylwin at Franklin’s Gardens
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/30/northampton-leicester-premiership-match-report under the title “Northampton back on top as Matt Proctor brace sees off Leicester”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
