Penalty awarded after Hill brings it down illegally

The hosts get the lineout and maul forward

Ball lost forward, Saints scrum

The hosts go for the maul before spreading it wide

Irish lineout at the halfway

Marshall restarts the fixture

Half time!

Mallinder looks to break through Irish's line but spills possession in the process

2 minutes left in the half and Northampton have a lineout at the halfway

Groom with a vital volley to deny Irish breaking their line. We go back for a penalty and Bell finds touch at the 22