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Exeter 12-13 Northampton
Saints bag first win at Sandy Park in seven years after late drama

Ollie Sleightholme ensured Northampton won here for the first time in seven years when he prevented Joe Simmonds from taking a conversion to win the game with time up. There were 79 seconds to go when the replacement outside-half lined up his attempt following Sam Skinner’s try, but he took so long after taking his first kick that the wing put the ball into touch.
Exeter’s players remonstrated with the referee, Christophe Ridley, that Simmonds had not started his run when Sleightholme, who in the first half had denied Ollie Devoto a try, set off. But the whistle for full-time had already gone and Northampton were celebrating a fourth successive victory. Continue reading...