NTHMP
No.Name
15Ahsee Tuala, FB
T
14Ben Foden, W
13Nafi Tuitavake, C
T
12Harry Mallinder, C
11George North, W
10Stephen Myler, FH
2
4
9Nic Groom, SH
1Alex Waller, P
2Dylan Hartley, H
3Kieran Brookes, P
4Courtney Lawes, L
5Christian Day, L
6Tom Wood, FL
7Calum Clark, FL
8Louis Picamoles, N8
T
Replacements
16Mike Haywood, R
17Ethan Waller, R
18Paul Hill, R
19Jamie Gibson, R
20Teimana Harrison, R
21Lee Dickson, R
22Luther Burrell, R
23Ken Pisi, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
3:00 PM, March 25, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+131-36 End of second half
80'A perfect end to Aaron Mauger's final game in charge as Owen Williams two penalties give him a winning send off.
80'31-36 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
78'Tigers win the penalty at the scrum as Saints' penalised for collapsing the scrum.
77'31-33 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
75'Penalty for offside against the Saints and the Tigers have a chance with a huge kick in front of Owen Williams.
74'31-30 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
72'Leicester Tigers give away a penalty for a high tackle on their 10 metre line.
71'28-30 Conversion - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
71'Substitute on - Luther Burrell , Northampton Saints
71'Player substituted - Nafi Tuitavake , Northampton Saints
70'TRY Telusa Veainu makes a wonderful break, finds JP Pietersen and when he is held short, Ben Youngs throws left to Lachlan McCaffrey who scores.
70'28-28 Try - Lachlan McCaffrey , Leicester Tigers
70'Substitute on - Jack Roberts , Leicester Tigers
70'Player substituted - Maxime Mermoz , Leicester Tigers
69'Player substituted - Louis Picamoles , Northampton Saints
69'Substitute on - Jamie Gibson , Northampton Saints
69'Substitute on - Ethan Waller , Northampton Saints
69'Player substituted - Alex Waller , Northampton Saints
68'Myler's penalty looked like it was on target and the wind takes the ball right and wide.
68'Yellow card - Mike Williams , Leicester Tigers
67'Leicester's chances suffer a blow as Mike Williams' shoulder charge is high on Teimana Harrison.
67'Leicester looking to fight their way back here. Saints win the penalty at the breakdown.
65'Substitute on - Mike Williams , Leicester Tigers
65'Player substituted - Graham Kitchener , Leicester Tigers
64'He drags the effort left and wide and Saints remain ahead by five.
63'Penalty for Leicester at the scrum as Williams lines up a kick at goal.
61'The Tigers win the penalty at the scrum and they will go for another scrum.
61'Player substituted - Tom Youngs , Leicester Tigers
61'Substitute on - George McGuigan , Leicester Tigers
61'Player substituted - Kieran Brookes , Northampton Saints
61'Substitute on - Paul Hill , Northampton Saints
61'Substitute on - Teimana Harrison , Northampton Saints
61'Player substituted - Christian Day , Northampton Saints
61'Player substituted - Nic Groom , Northampton Saints
61'Substitute on - Lee Dickson , Northampton Saints
60'Leicester in a nice position but cough up possession. Saints get the put in to the scrum.
59'Saints give another penalty away as Louis Picamoles is penalised for coming in from the side at the breakdown.
58'Myler and Groom takes it on, but the Tigers are rewarded with Groom penalised for holding on.
57'Telusa Veainu breaks for Leicester but the ball is ripped from his grasp and Ahsee Tuala kicks downfield and wins the chase to get down on the ball and gather. Saints. 15 metres from the Tigers line.
57'Substitute on - Mike Haywood , Northampton Saints
57'Player substituted - Dylan Hartley , Northampton Saints
56'28-23 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
55'Penalty for not releasing the tackled player, straight in front of the posts.
54'Myler kicks to the corner for Northampton Saints. Five yards from the line. Picamoles on the rampage, Groom snipes through. Wood held up by Cole. Hartley comes charging onto the ball but put to ground. Lawes takes it on.
53'A penalty against the Tigers, Lachlan McCaffrey for a high tackle on Nafi Tuitavake.
51'Saints win the penalty after the scrum and they have some the chance to clear touch on halfway.
49'Tigers look to bounce back as Owen Williams bursts up to the Saints 22, but Dan Cole lets the attack down. Saints get the scrum for the knock on.
49'25-23 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
48'A charge down for Waller on Tait, sees Saints win the penalty and they have the easiest of chances to get back in front.
47'22-23 Conversion - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
46'22-21 Try - Ben Youngs , Leicester Tigers
45'TRY Ahsee Tuala kicks down the line, the ball is gathered by Ben Youngs. He finds J P Pietersen and is on hand to finish off in the left corner.
44'The Saints back in possession looking to counter. Louis Picamoles takes a quick penalty for offside, and Telusa Veainu clears downfield to Myler.
43'The Tigers lose the ball on their own lineout and Tigers kick chase sees North hit Adam Thompstone.
41'Should have been a try inside two minutes as Lachlan McCaffrey goes within inches of the Saints line but Calum Clark turns the ball over.
41'Back under way and the bad news is that Freddie Burns failed a HIA.
41'Player substituted - Brendon O'Connor , Leicester Tigers
41'Substitute on - Lachlan McCaffrey , Leicester Tigers
41'Substitute on - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
41'Player substituted - Freddie Burns , Leicester Tigers
41'+122-16 End of first half
40'NO TRY Harry Mallinder makes an incredible break from outside his 22, Saints break the length of the pitch, the ball is spun wide to Christian Day who touches down but his foot was in touch. That brings us to halftime.
40'22-16 Start of second half
37'The Tigers win the lineout and maul 10 metres forward, but the Saints turn the ball over through Callum Clark.
37'Burns finds a good touch outside the Saints 22.
36'The restart doesn't go 10 metres and Saints have the scrum, but are penalised for another penalty at the scrum. Brookes gets a talking to by the referee. A third penalty and a free kick against Brookes.
36'22-16 Penalty goal - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
34'Penalty advantage for a high tackle on George North as Picamoles goes forward. Groom snipes through but his pass his forward. We go back for the penalty.
34'Youngs feeds and then looks to snipe down the narrow side. He puts the ball back inside but it only finds Tom Wood. Saints are up to the Tigers' 22. Groom feeds Myler. Brookes takes on Genge. Waller takes the Saints to within 10 metres of the Tigers line.
32'Northampton Saints not far away from a fourth try. Picamoles puts Ahsee Tuala down the right but a knock on stops the Saints' attack.
32'A nice pass from Mermoz, pops the ball up to Burns, but he kicks the ball dead. Scrum Saints on their own 10 metre line.
30'A free kick at scrum time against Northampton with Alex Waller penalised.
28'19-16 Drop goal - Freddie Burns , Leicester Tigers
27'Tigers get the ball from the scrum, and with a penalty advantage, Burns lands a drop goal from the Saints' 10 metre line.
26'Picamoles picks the ball up off the back of the scrum and offloads again. Saints clear to touch between their 10 metre line and haflway.
25'Tigers gather the lineout and Genge brings them inside the Saints 22. The maul is called and it is held up. Saints get the scrum.
24'After the restart penalty is given away by Saints' Tom Wood at the breakdown and Freddie Burns kicks to the corner.
23'19-13 Try - Louis Picamoles , Northampton Saints
22'TRY - Welcome back to the French No. 8 Louis Picamoles who crashes over, as Northampton gather the restart, the flock into the Tigers 22. Nic Groom is held short. Picamoles goes over.
22'14-13 Penalty goal - Freddie Burns , Leicester Tigers
20'Freddie Burns lines up the kick from a similar position he had a few minutes ago.
20'Freddie Burns lines up the kick from a similar position he had a few minutes ago.
20'Freddie Burns lines up the kick from a similar position he had a few minutes ago.
20'Tigers win the penalty at the scrum, with Brookes for a third time being penalised. This time it is for his knee going ground.
19'Freddie Burns misses touch but the ball is kicked dead by Ahsee Tuala, from 30 metres from his own line. Tigers have the put in.
18'Saints go down the line but a loose throw is gathered by Brendon O'Connor. Northampton give away the penalty for not rolling away.
17'After the restart, Ben Youngs box kick goes to halfway and Louis Picamoles runs it back. Saints have the penalty for Brendon O'Connor not rolling away at the breakdown.
17'14-10 Penalty goal - Freddie Burns , Leicester Tigers
15'And Freddie Burns lines up the posts within about 30 metres on the right side.
14'Leicester with the scrum now, five metres from the Saints line. Leicester win the scrum penalty with Kieran Brookes' going to ground.
13'Penalty goes against Northampton Saints for Kieran Brookes going through at the put in.
11'An incredible game, end to end. A knock on by Adam Thompstone says the TMO and Northampton Saints have a scrum, five metres from their own line.
11'14-7 Conversion - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
10'12-7 Try - Ahsee Tuala , Northampton Saints
9'TRY Hartley finds his man in the lineout and Myler's clearance doesn't find touch but does find J P Pietersen. Burns kicks through but Saints gather and we have some back and forth in the air before Louis Picamoles goes dartin down the right touchline and gives a wonderful offload to Ahsee Tuala who runs in to score.
7'A nice reply for Aaron Mauger after a terrible start. Saints look for another testing high ball but Burns gathers this time and Leicester edge their way up to their 10 metre line, then a kick from Burns puts Leicester inside the Northampton Saints 22, five metres from their own line.
6'7-7 Conversion - Freddie Burns , Leicester Tigers
6'7-5 Try - Adam Thompstone , Leicester Tigers
5'TRY Mermoz and Genge look to bring Leicester inside that 22. Hamilton breaks the gainline, the ball is fed back from Ben Youngs to Adam Thompstone who touches down for the score.
3'Not the greatest of start for Aaron Mauger, but Leicester Tigers have the ball on the Saints 22.
3'7-0 Conversion - Stephen Myler , Northampton Saints
2'5-0 Try - Nafi Tuitavake , Northampton Saints
1'TRY - A tester And we are off in the sunshine at Franklin's Garden's. An up and under from Stephen Mylser, the sun blinds the eyes of Telusa Veainu, the ball bounces and Nafi Tuitavake gets the easiest of chances to score.
1'So how will Leicester Tigers do on Aaron Mauger's final game in charge? The action is minutes away.
1'0-0 Start of first half