Ahsee Tuala's Insane finish the highlight of Saints' win over the Exiles
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A reasonably dull clash between London Irish and Northampton Saints was brought to life by two well-taken tries as Northampton romped to 3-27 victory over London Irish at the Stoop.
A cagey first half saw the deadlock only broken in the 17th minute through the boot of James Grayson who slotted a penalty with Paddy Jackson replying just before the break as the sides were even after 40 minutes.
Tom Collins finally dotting down for the opening try of the game with a chip and chase down the wing. He was quickest to the ball to dive on it with Grayson missing the resulting conversion.
Top notch finish from Tom Collins 👏pic.twitter.com/OpeXFh1zwN
— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) August 22, 2020
London Irish gave multiple penalties away before Sekope Kepu sent to the bin for dragging a maul down resulting in a penalty try.
Will Goodrick-Clarke joined Kepu in the bin in the 67th minute after a number of scrum penalties with a penalty try coming soon after as Northampton went 3-22 up.
The final play of the game was the most exciting as Ashee Tuala received the ball on the right-wing and sprinted into the Exiles 22.
He managed to beat two defenders grasping at him and tiptoed down the touchline to acrobatically finish in the corner.
WHAT. A. FINISH!!!!🤯 pic.twitter.com/8wAhnGZalr
— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) August 22, 2020
Incredible finish 🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/YhePSTXZWl
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) August 22, 2020
The final try sealed the bonus point for Chris Boyd's side who bounced back from the loss to Wasps last week and will look to carry their winning form back home where they face Bath next week.
Meanwhile, the Exiles head to Welford Road on Wednesday to face Leicester Tigers.
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