NTHMP
No.Name
15Ben Foden, FB
14Ken Pisi, W
13George Pisi, C
12Harry Mallinder, C
11George North, W
T
10Stephen Myler, FH
9Nic Groom, SH
1Alex Waller, P
2Mike Haywood, H
3Kieran Brookes, P
4Courtney Lawes, L
5Sam Dickinson, L
6Tom Wood, FL
7Jamie Gibson, FL
8Louis Picamoles, N8
Replacements
16Charlie Clare, R
17Campese Ma'afu, R
18Paul Hill, R
19Michael Paterson, R
20Teimana Harrison, R
21Tom Kessel, R
T
22Rory Hutchinson, R
23Ahsee Tuala, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
3:00 PM, September 24, 2016
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+215-20 End of second half
80'Game ends with - you guessed it - a Northampton knock-on. There must have been 15 of them, and it's fair to say that this is why they lost the game. Wasps march on, while Saints need to tidy up their basics if they want to do anything this season.
80'15-20 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
79'12-20 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
78'Saints knock on AGAIN in midfield, and deservedly get punished, as Robson tidies up the loose ball and chips ahead. He gets cynically tripped, but his winger Josh Bassett is following up and reaches the ball as it crosses the Saints line. Ref goes upstairs for a look, and as a result awards a try to Bassett and a yellow card to the tripper Ken Pisi.
78'12-18 Try - Josh Bassett , Wasps
78'Yellow card - Ken Pisi , Northampton Saints
75'Nathan Hughes gets binned for pulling down a maul resulting from a 5m lineout drive. 30 seconds later replacement halfback Tom Kessell goes over for Saints second try, and the successful conversion means there's just one point in it with five minutes left.
75'12-13 Conversion - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
75'10-13 Try - Tom Kessel , Northampton Saints
74'Yellow card - Nathan Hughes , Wasps
70'That's a clinical exit by Wasps. Nathan Hughes off the back of the scrum takes it to the 22, replacement halfback Dan Robson with the kick to halfway. Pressure off.
69'Player substituted - Louis Picamoles , Northampton Saints
69'Substitute on - Charlie Clare , Northampton Saints
68'Saints getting a bit of a roll on now, as a George Pisi hit gets the crowd going and his team swarm up-field to heap more pressure on Wasps. 5m lineout ball gets taken up by Mallinder, but the final is ball is ONCE AGAIN knocked on - this time by Courtney Lawes.
67'Substitute on - Tom Kessel , Northampton Saints
67'Player substituted - Nic Groom , Northampton Saints
66'Substitute on - Paul Hill , Northampton Saints
66'Player substituted - Kieran Brookes , Northampton Saints
64'Player substituted - Ben Foden , Northampton Saints
64'Substitute on - Ahsee Tuala , Northampton Saints
63'Saints errors continue apace as they knock on after stealing useful line-out ball on the Wasps 22. The visitors break out and go to close to a try at the other end as Daly breaks then Gopperth chips through for Wade. Gets mopped up by Saints though.
63'Substitute on - Matt Symons , Wasps
63'Player substituted - James Gaskell , Wasps
61'Player substituted - Guy Thompson , Wasps
61'Substitute on - Kearnan Myall , Wasps
61'Substitute on - Ashley Johnson , Wasps
61'Player substituted - Tommy Taylor , Wasps
61'Player substituted - Matt Symons , Wasps
61'Substitute on - Thomas Young , Wasps
60'Surprisingly poor, this second half. Errors galore from both teams. 5m lineout for Wasps comes to nothing as a couple of forwards illegally get in each others' way.
54'Substitute on - Teimana Harrison , Northampton Saints
54'Player substituted - Jamie Gibson , Northampton Saints
54'Player substituted - Sam Dickinson , Northampton Saints
54'Substitute on - Michael Paterson , Northampton Saints
54'5-13 Penalty goal - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
53'Wasps' new props do their job and effect a scrum penalty in the middle of the park. Gopperth slots it to increase the visitors' lead.
52'Substitute on - Dan Robson , Wasps
52'Player substituted - Joe Simpson , Wasps
52'Player substituted - Jake Cooper-Woolley , Wasps
52'Substitute on - Marty Moore , Wasps
52'Substitute on - Simon McIntyre , Wasps
52'Player substituted - Matt Mullan , Wasps
51'Scrappy opening to this second half, and it's likely to get scrappier as Wasps have just made 3 substitutions in the 51st minute.
47'Guy Thompson making an impression in the 7 jersey for Wasps, great carry up the middle of the park to get the visitors close to the Saints try-line before turnover is effected by Ben Foden.
45'Cipriani off injured, Gopperth to 10 and Kyle Eastmond comes on at 12.
45'Substitute on - Kyle Eastmond , Wasps
45'Player substituted - Danny Cipriani , Wasps
43'Second half begins as the first ended, with George Pisi slicing through the middle of the Wasps line on halfway to get Saints going forward, before an unsympathetic final ball from Picamoles sees a try in the right hand corner go begging.
41'+15-10 End of first half
40'First half ends with Saints denied a try as George Pisi is held up over the line. If the home team improve their passing and finishing after the break they should take this game, but at the moment Wasps are coping with everything being thrown at them.
40'5-10 Start of second half
37'Saints break out again down the right hand touchline through Mallinder and Pisi, but again the final ball is sub-standard and gets knocked on.
34'From the resulting scrum Wasps butcher a try, as Simpson's final ball to Wade is, unforgivably, forward.
32'Wasps are managing this game superbly. Picamoles goes into contact too high, ref calls maul and Saints are punished as Wasps effect the turnover.
32'Substitute on - Sam Jones , Wasps
32'Player substituted - Thomas Young , Wasps
32'5-10 Penalty goal - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
31'Penalty against Saints flanker Jamie Gibson on halfway for not rolling away. Gopperth slots the kick and Wasps are five points clear.
29'North getting involved heavily, first with a weaving run then at first receiver as Saints get their game going again, but Wasps effect the turnover on their own line to avert punishment. Excellent game so far, one feels that if Saints can't erase the little errors and get a bit more clinical then Wasps will simply absorb pressure then strike when the time is right.
27'Substitute on - Thomas Young , Wasps
27'Player substituted - Sam Jones , Wasps
22'Ken Pisi goes over in the right hand corner for the hosts, but the try is called back for a block by Alex Waller in the build up. Penalty to Wasps.
21'5-7 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
20'Wow. A moment of Danny Cipriani genius results in Wasps taking the lead after a vintage length of the field effort. Cipriani chips and regathers before Jimmy Gopperth gets on the end of the counter to dot down under the posts. 7-5.
20'5-5 Try - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
17'Nice inside ball from Harry Mallinder is knocked on by Ken Pisi with the line beckoning, and Wasps escape punishment again. Good game this, Saints dominant at the moment but unable to convert into points.
15'Ken Pisi goes very close in the right hand corner as Saints swing it wide from a 5m scrum on the other side of the field. Held up over the line, well defended by Wasps.
13'Saints get penalty from collapsed maul after fluent work off the back of a North break down the right hand touchline. Lineout on Wasps' 5m taken dead by visitors and Saints get 5m scrum.
8'Wasps bang away at Northampton for a few minutes without really penetrating, before eventually knocking on. Saints get penalty from resulting scrum to relieve pressure. Solid start by the hosts.
3'Ideal start for Saints as George North goes over in the left hand corner in the 1st minute. Stephen Myler misses a tricky touchline conversion. Game on.
2'5-0 Try - George North , Northampton Saints
1'Welcome to Franklin's Gardens in Northampton for the locals' clash with high-flying Coventry-based Wasps
1'0-0 Start of first half