LEICS
No.Name
15Telusa Veainu, FB
T
14Adam Thompstone, W
13Matt Smith, C
12Matt To'omua, C
T
11Jonny May, W
10George Ford, FH
3
9Sam Harrison, SH
1Ellis Genge, P
2Tom Youngs, H
3Dan Cole, P
4Michael Fitzgerald, L
5Graham Kitchener, L
6Tino Mapapalangi, FL
7Luke Hamilton, FL
8Sione Kalamafoni, N8
Replacements
16Tatafu Polota-Nau, R
17Greg Bateman, R
18Logovi'i Mulipola, R
19Harry Wells, R
20Will Evans, R
21Ben Youngs, R
22George Worth, R
23Jonah Holmes, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
3:00 PM, April 14, 2018
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'That's it! Saints hold on for a huge win!
81'21-27 End of second half
79'Tigers with the ball but are deep in their 22, they have it all to do from here
79'Player substituted - Api Ratuniyarawa , Northampton Saints
79'Substitute on - Michael Paterson , Northampton Saints
79'Substitute on - Harry Wells , Leicester Tigers
79'Player substituted - Michael Fitzgerald , Leicester Tigers
78'Mitchell hoists up a huge boxkick and Holmes knocks it on. Scrum to Saints in Tigers' half
76'The TMO makes the right call and Northampton have a penalty on their line
76'Not sure you can give this. Saints tackler clearly pulled off the ball
76'TRY! Jonah Holmes cuts through! Saints are not happy about the lines Tigers backs took. Big call for the TMO
76'Tigers win the penalty at the resultant scrum. Big call, posts or corner?
75'Brave call again from the referee. Judges the Saints lineout is not straight. Tigers with another life
74'A try goes begging for Tigers! Three on one and Toomua can't find the spare man. They then dive in at the ruck and get a huge penalty
74'Substitute on - Teimana Harrison , Northampton Saints
74'Player substituted - Campese Ma'afu , Northampton Saints
74'Substitute on - Ben Nutley , Northampton Saints
74'Player substituted - Mitch Eadie , Northampton Saints
72'Tigers are on the attack but not going anywhere. The clock slowly turning against them here as they're more than a converted try behind
72'21-27 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
69'Another huge moment for Saints. A man down in the scrum they win the penalty, they're pleased with that one!
69'18-27 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
68'Player substituted - Teimana Harrison , Northampton Saints
68'Substitute on - Campese Ma'afu , Northampton Saints
67'But then a huge turnover from Harrison, a welcome break for the Saints. The crowd are getting back into this and aren't happy with the referee for that call
66'Tigers now getting going. Another big carry from Genge gets them on the front foot. They have burst up to the 22
66'Player substituted - Ahsee Tuala , Northampton Saints
66'Substitute on - Tom Collins , Northampton Saints
66'Substitute on - Ehren Painter , Northampton Saints
66'Player substituted - Paul Hill , Northampton Saints
66'Player substituted - Cobus Reinach , Northampton Saints
66'Substitute on - Alex Mitchell , Northampton Saints
66'Substitute on - Will Evans , Leicester Tigers
66'Player substituted - Tino Mapapalangi , Leicester Tigers
66'Player substituted - Adam Thompstone , Leicester Tigers
66'Substitute on - Jonah Holmes , Leicester Tigers
66'Player substituted - Ellis Genge , Leicester Tigers
66'Substitute on - Greg Bateman , Leicester Tigers
65'Substitute on - George Worth , Leicester Tigers
65'Player substituted - Matt Smith , Leicester Tigers
64'Another penalty to Tigers. They have built up and Waller gets a cooler for ten minutes
64'Yellow card - Alex Waller , Northampton Saints
64'18-24 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
63'But the Tigers lose the ball again and Saints scramble it clear
62'Tigers get their shove on and win the penalty, Ford takes play up to the 22 again. They need points from this visit, and quick
61'Big scrum on halfway here. Next score could prove vital in this
60'Player substituted - Dan Cole , Leicester Tigers
60'Substitute on - Logovi'i Mulipola , Leicester Tigers
58'Youngs first input is to throw a horror pass out to the fly-half, luckily the referee goes back for a high tackle on Genge
58'15-24 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
57'Tigers turn to win the penalty at the scrum. Ford quickly takes the kick and Leicester are back into the Saints 22
56'Ben Youngs is on for Tigers. They need some magic from the England man
56'Huge scrum from Saints! They've been under huge pressure on their line and from nowhere they come up trumps at the scrum. Myler looks delighted to clear away but makes the cardinal sin of missing touch
56'Player substituted - Tom Youngs , Leicester Tigers
56'Substitute on - Tatafu Polota-Nau , Leicester Tigers
56'Player substituted - Sam Harrison , Leicester Tigers
56'Substitute on - Ben Youngs , Leicester Tigers
53'Playing with another advantage, Genge is pulled down just short. Wave after wave of attack
53'Player substituted - Mike Haywood , Northampton Saints
53'Substitute on - Charlie Clare , Northampton Saints
52'Tigers just hang on to the ball at the lineout, they then with another penalty as Northampton don't release. Take 2 at the lineout
51'Another penalty at the scrum to the home team, an area they've dominated today. Ford takes his pack up to the 5m
51'Substitute on - Alex Waller , Northampton Saints
51'Player substituted - Campese Ma'afu , Northampton Saints
50'Saints then steal it at the breakdown but North can't collect a loose pass and knocks it in. Leicester with a scrum iin the Saints half
48'Saints hold up the maul and win the put in at the scrum
47'Tigers get a fortunate penalty as Foden continues his run when the referee deemed him held. Ford chips to the corner
45'Shocking defence from Tigers, too easy for Saints here. Tigers top four hopes could suffer a big dent here unless they step back on the accelerator
45'12-24 Conversion - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
44'TRY! Another cracker from the Saints! Reinach again breaks through and he feeds Tuala who crashes over. Welford Road did not see that coming
44'12-22 Try - Ahsee Tuala , Northampton Saints
43'Northampton keep it tight in the forwards before Reinach clears away
41'Second half is underway! Northampton have an early lineout outside their 22
41'Substitute on - Api Ratuniyarawa , Northampton Saints
41'Player substituted - Michael Paterson , Northampton Saints
41'12-17 End of first half
40'12-17 Start of second half
40'Player substituted - Api Ratuniyarawa , Northampton Saints
40'Substitute on - Michael Paterson , Northampton Saints
39'Tigers again on the attack but give another penalty away at the breakdown. They haven't been great in that area all afternoon
37'There's been plenty on show in attack but both side will need to tighten up their defence in the second half. Anyone's game judged on the opening 37 minutes
34'12-17 Conversion - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
32'TRY! A clever, well-worked try! Straight off the training field and Reinach shows some tidy footwork to dive over
32'12-15 Try - Cobus Reinach , Northampton Saints
32'Substitute on - George North , Northampton Saints
32'Player substituted - Tom Collins , Northampton Saints
30'It's a definite knock-on there, not sure how the TMO missed that...
29'TRY Given! A surprise but the home crowd don't care!
29'The crowd think it's a try, but looked a slight knock on
29'
29'Possible try! Kitchener charges down a box kick and Toomua dives on the loose ball. No one's quite sure and it goes upstairs
29'12-10 Try - Matt To'omua , Leicester Tigers
25'Tigers have a penalty and Ford chips it into the Saints 22, the crowd raises the volume but again Youngs' throw goes long
25'Has a real end of season feel to this. End to end with both teams looking to attack from deep. Another stoppage as North is down getting some treatment
25'Substitute on - Tom Collins , Northampton Saints
25'Player substituted - George North , Northampton Saints
23'May threatens out wide but his chip falls to Tuala. Saints have a scrum in their 22 as a flapping Tigers hand tried to claim it
20'7-10 Conversion - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
20'5-10 Try - Telusa Veainu , Leicester Tigers
19'TRY! Tigers with a quick reply! More poor defence from Saints. Ford holds his pass and pops it to Genge who crashes through before offloading to Veainu who scores under the posts
18'0-10 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
17'Penalty to Saints just outside the 22. North with a great tackle on Genge and Youngs is forced to come over through the side
15'Hamilton then intercepst on the next wave of Saints attack and his agricultural boot gets the ball away from danger. Myler then finds some space in the Tigers backfield and we have a pause as Tigers sort their lineout in their own 22
14'Reinach is almost through after a messy lineout, his kick just evades him though and Tigers can briefly clear
14'George Ford tries a cross kick that Thompstone collects but North is there to push him into touch. Northampton have woken up now
11'0-7 Conversion - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
9'TRY! Northampton break away from the lineout and now Tigers look half asleep. A carry from Hill takes them up to the 22 and Tigers can't recover with Foden the extra man out wide
9'0-5 Try - Ben Foden , Northampton Saints
8'First bit of restbite for Northampton as they win a penalty at the breakdown deep in their 22
7'Thompstone is on the overlap out wide but Tuala just gets back to force the winger into touch. Already looking ominous for Northampton, they need to find an extra gear and quick
5'Saints manage to clear as the throw is long but Tigers are straight back on the attack as Toomua slices through with ease. Saints not at the races yet
4'Tigers take the lineout and are quickly up the Saints 22. They threaten to break through but Northampton knock on and Tigers have another penalty as it was deemed purposeful. Tigers with a lineout 5m out
2'Play restarts with a scrum and it's a big one from Tigers as they win the penalty. That quickly gets the crowd going again
1'After nearly 10 minutes Horne is stretchered off and Welford Road stands to applaud the centre
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1'Luther Burrell would not have expected to have been called into action after 13 seconds but here comes...
1'Kick off! Stephen Myler gets us underway and Kalamafoni collects. Horne is straight in for the tackle but gets his head the wrong side adn play is stopped immediately as the medics come on
1'It's a packed crowd at Welford Road with the sun making a rare appearance. Both teams desperate for the win for different reasons this afternoon
1'Hello and welcome to ESPN's live coverage of the big Midlands Derby, Tigers vs. Saints. Tigers are in the battle for a playoff place while Saints have heaps of pride at stake and are not safe just yet.
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1'Player substituted - Rob Horne , Northampton Saints
1'Substitute on - Luther Burrell , Northampton Saints
1'0-0 Start of first half