Other Champions and Challenge Cup games - 15-17th December 2023

[Tigerbeat]

Northampton take on Toulon at the Gardens tonight in the Champions Cup

Gloucester host ASM Clermont at Kingsholme in the Challenge Cup

[Old Hob]

Saints 10 3 up at half time.

[Tigerbeat]

Toulon now leading 16-15 going into the last 12 minutes

[Tigerbeat]

Now 19-15.....drop goal

[fentiger]

Now 19-15.....drop goal

... after so many missed kicks from the T!

[Offside]

Agree with both yellow cards against Toulon. Game back on.

[ourla]

Great game that and well done Saints

[Big Dai]

Don't agree with either yellow.....but then again it was Saints.

Penalty only for a high smother and the knock on seemed to have the ball thrown at him....lazy runner?

Ah well....sir is always right.

[Darc Tiger]

Huge result for Georgian side Black Lion, overpowering Scarlets away from home, 7-23!

[sam16111986]

Don't agree with either yellow.....but then again it was Saints.

Penalty only for a high smother and the knock on seemed to have the ball thrown at him....lazy runner?

Ah well....sir is always right.

Sir did well with both for me.

The knock on comes from a pass hitting a hard that was stretched ridiculously far from the body for making the tackle. He was definitely looking to block the pass.

The high tackle is always up right and shoulder makes contact with the head. Tacklers chest makes contact with carriers shoulder first which gives mitigation. Personally I thought it might get mitigated all the way down to penalty but yellow is fine.

[Old Hob]

Saints really good in the first half but fell away in the second. A very good result for them; they seem to be going in the right direction.

[ourla]

Don't agree with either yellow.....but then again it was Saints.

Penalty only for a high smother and the knock on seemed to have the ball thrown at him....lazy runner?

Ah well....sir is always right.

Both yellows for me. Two tired players trying to make sure Saints didn't get a chance to score. Both deliberate and slightly cynical infringements.

Injuries to Saints backline could make upcoming matches tricky for them.

[markharbtiger]

Saints really good in the first half but fell away in the second. A very good result for them; they seem to be going in the right direction.

After writing that blasphemy on here you need penance. Say "Tigers are always better than Saints" three times and that should do for absolution

[Rugbygramps]

Huge result for Georgian side Black Lion, overpowering Scarlets away from home, 7-23!

Just watched brief highlights. Not many in Parc y Scarlets, and they were playing in green.
Looks like it was a forward dominated performance with scrum dominance, the Scarlets tight head gaining his wings at one scrum.

Excellent result after a close loss to Gloucester last week.
Some fabulous moustaches on show too

[LE18]

Don't agree with either yellow.....but then again it was Saints.

Penalty only for a high smother and the knock on seemed to have the ball thrown at him....lazy runner?

Ah well....sir is always right.

I'm no Saints fan but I think they got very lucky there, both cards were very dubious to me.