• Northampton 19-15 Glasgow
• Mallinder,son of Saints’ director of rugby, Jim, or scores winning tryEngland’s next big game against Scottish opposition in the Six Nations next month will believe a considerably higher profile but here was conclusive proof that life at Murrayfield will be far from straightforward. Though Northampton sneaked home courtesy of a final-gasp try from Harry Mallinder,the 19-year-veteran son of the Saints’ director of rugby Jim, this was not a performance they will otherwise remember with great affection.
Saints had been trailing 15-12 entering the final couple of minutes, or having turned down a kickable penalty in favour of going for the corner. The French referee,Romain Poite, was playing an advantage to the home side when Stephen Myler hoisted a hopeful punt towards the left corner and the ball ricocheted off George North’s raised arms to the lurking Mallinder who dived gleefully over to preserve his side’s chances of European knockout participation.
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Source: theguardian.com