Leicester Tigers 28-7 Northampton Saints: Four tries after the break

Leicester Tigers beat Northampton Saints 28-7 in Premiership Rugby Round 4 at Welford Road Stadium on Saturday 24 October. Jamie Blamire, Cameron Henderson, Finn Carnduff and Freddie Steward scored tries for Leicester, while James Pater scored Northampton’s only try. The match kicked off at 3.05pm.

How the match unfolded

Northampton scored first. Pater crossed in the seventh minute to make it 5-0, and Fin Smith’s conversion a minute later made it 7-0. Leicester got on the board in the 20th minute when Steward kicked a penalty, which made it 7-3. There was no further scoring before the break, and the half-time score was 3-7.

Leicester took the lead in the 44th minute. Blamire scored a try that moved the score to 8-7. Henderson added a try in the 52nd minute to make it 13-7, and Carnduff scored in the 57th minute to make it 18-7.

Billy Searle kicked a penalty in the 67th minute to make it 21-7. Northampton were then reduced to a player fewer when Tom Lockett was shown a yellow card in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute Steward scored a try and Searle added the conversion, which made the final score 28-7. Northampton did not score after Smith’s conversion in the eighth minute.

Key stats

Leicester scored four tries to Northampton’s one. Each side landed one conversion: Smith for Northampton and Searle for Leicester. Leicester kicked two penalty goals, one by Steward and one by Searle, and Northampton kicked none.

Northampton had 52 per cent of possession and Leicester had 48 per cent. Leicester won four turnovers and Northampton won two. Neither side was shown a red card during the match.

Cards

Lockett’s yellow card in the 71st minute was the only card of the afternoon. Leicester had no cards, and there were no red cards for either side. Leicester led 21-7 when the card was shown, and they scored the try and conversion that made it 28-7 in the following minute. Northampton were still on seven points when the match ended.