Northampton 8-32 Racing Metro | European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 5 match report: Northampton 8-32 Racing Metro The England coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell were at the home of the Premiership leaders to check on their six national squad players before the opening Six Nations match in Cardiff, and sneak a look at the four Wales internationals on view. There was little to comfort them: Dylan Hartley received another card, Luther Burrell was eclipsed by Jamie Roberts, Alex Corbisiero had a mixed afternoon in the scrum and Tom Wood suffered an ankle injury. It was Northampton’s second home defeat of the season and was, in a way, more chastening than Leinster’s 40-7 victory here last season. Apart from some typical foraging at the breakdown by Calum Clark, the one England player on view to approach, never mind fulfil, his reputation, the Saints were muted. At the point they expected a Racing Metro team known for bursts of energy rather than stamina to tire, the game was taken away from them and they looked shockingly ordinary. Continue reading... #Guardian
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:43:08 +0000
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