Saints come from behind to beat in-form Gloucester
Northampton Saints recovered from a 14-point deficit to beat Gloucester 28-14 at Franklin’s Gardens, scoring four unanswered tries. The result lifts Saints to third in the table, level on points with second-placed Gloucester, and ends the visitors’ run of form with only their second defeat of the season.
Gloucester led through tries by Max Llewellyn and Will Joseph before Tom Pearson and Curtis Langdon scored from driving line-outs to level the match by half-time. George Hendy put Saints ahead with a well-timed pass from Anthony Belleau, and Rory Hutchinson added a bonus-point try late on. Saints also lost scrum-half Alex Mitchell to a hamstring injury in the first half, ahead of a four-week break in the Premiership.
In short
- Saints overturned a 14-point deficit to beat Gloucester 28-14.
- Four unanswered tries secured Northampton’s comeback.
- Alex Mitchell left with a hamstring injury.
Explained simply
Northampton Saints and Gloucester are English rugby union clubs competing in the Premiership, the country’s top domestic league. Franklin’s Gardens is Saints’ home ground, and league points determine the clubs’ positions in the table.
A try is rugby’s main way of scoring, and a team that scores four tries can earn a bonus point even if it loses. The table position matters because it shapes the race for the play-offs and the chance to win the league.