Premiership: Northampton Saints 41-34 Gloucester: Saints beat top-four rivals Gloucester in 12-try game at Franklin Gardens
Northampton moved four points clear of top-four rivals Gloucester with a 41-34 bonus-point win at Franklin Gardens.
Yet a late flurry from Jamal Ford-Robinson and Matias Alemanno saw the visitors leave with two losing points. Both sides saw points go begging, as Santiago Carreras missed a conversion and Grayson was wayward with a penalty as the wind started to swirl in a closely fought first half. Two minutes into the second half, James Ramm set up a Northampton charge to the line from which scrum-half Braley eventually went over and again Gloucester instantly hit back as Carreras and Chris Harris created space downfield and Thorley scored on the outside.
Dingwall stretched the lead to 41-15 with Northampton's sixth - and the try of the game - created by stylish, slick passing as Saints ran circles around the Gloucester defence and had the match all-but wrapped up.
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