Gloucester 33 Northampton 33, match report: Saints issue timely reminder of their resilience
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Gloucester 33 Northampton 33, match report: Saints issue timely reminder of their resilience
Northampton are champions and league-leaders for a reason, because Gloucester would have beaten any other team in the Aviva Premiership here on Saturday.
They were magnificent, playing with huge tempo and intent, especially in a first half at the end of which they led 23-9.
But still they could not quite withstand the resilience and tenacity of the champions, who scored from a driving line-out with a minute to spare, Stephen Myler converting to take a share of the spoils.
There were boos at the end, as Northampton's position had come from a penalty at the scrummage, which had been a b…
They were magnificent, playing with huge tempo and intent, especially in a first half at the end of which they led 23-9.
But still they could not quite withstand the resilience and tenacity of the champions, who scored from a driving line-out with a minute to spare, Stephen Myler converting to take a share of the spoils.
There were boos at the end, as Northampton's position had come from a penalty at the scrummage, which had been a b…
