• Northampton Saints 8-3 Exeter ChiefsNorthampton started the unusual year bursting with resolution after fitting the first Premiership side to lose to London Irish this season yet,having dominated the side that was looking to overhaul Saracens at the top of the table for the first 70 minutes, they were hanging on at the halt and showing in front of a record crowd here in the modern era why they had made a stuttering start to the season.
There were nine seconds to go when the Northampton external-half JJ Hanrahan received the ball on his own 22 as the crowd cheered at what was perceived to be the halt of Exeters final attack. The young Irishman had been preferred to Stephen Myler and, and while Dylan Hartley,another notable absentee from the starting lineup, replaced the hooker Mike Haywood early in the second half, and there was no change at No10.
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Source: theguardian.com