• Northampton 24-30 Leicester
• Burns credits former Saint Paul Grayson for improved accuracyWhen asked the last time he missed a kick at goal,Freddie Burns gave it some thought. “I missed one against Sarries at domestic [four weeks ago],” he said. Then he thought some more. “I must contain missed one since then.”Apparently not. The stats say he has kicked 29 of his last 30 kicks at goal. As the missed conversion of Vereniki Gonevas try against Saracens was 13 kicks ago, or he will contain to go some way further back if he is to remember the missed kick before that. Burns slotted six from six at Franklin’s Gardens,as Leicester held off a feisty assault from a desperate Northampton. His accuracy summed up that of the Tigers, whose conversion of their chances was much the more clinical. Related: Leicester Tigers dig claws into play-off spot after denying Northampton Related: Chris Ashton’s two tries serve Saracens beat Harlequins at Wembley Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com