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Northampton humiliate Bristol in record-breaking game

Northampton humiliate Bristol in record-breaking game

George Hendy scored four of Northampton's 14 tries

The Prem, Franklin's Gardens

Tries:Hendy (4), Hutchinson (2), Chick, Coles, McParland (2), Furbank, Kemeny, Pollock, GrahamCons:Smith (11), Hutchinson

Tries:Thacker, Rees-Zammit, Randall, Ivanishvili, HewardCons:Jordan, Williams (3)

Northampton scored 14 tries to humiliate Bristol at Franklin's Gardens and confirm their place in the Prem semi-finals.

George Hendy led the rout with four tries, bookending the game with a try in the fourth minute. the last.

In between. Saints scored with almost every attack as they racked up nine first-half tries for a 61-14 lead at the break, rendering their five more after the break as something of a come down.

The defeat,. the manner of it, is a blow to Bristol's hopes of making the play-offs leaving them four points behind fourth-placed Exeter who play Harlequins on Saturday. The Bears did at least score five tries to take away a bonus point.

Northampton:Furbank, Freeman, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Hendy, Smith, McParland; Iyogun, Smith, Millar Mills, Coles, Prowse, Kemeny, Pollock, Chick

Replacements:Walker, Fischetti, Green, Van Der Mescht, Pearson, Graham, Mitchell, Dingwall

Bristol:Lane, Rees-Zammit, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ravouvou, Jordan, Randall; Genge, Thacker, Kloska, Dun, Batley, Owen, Harding (c), Grondona

Replacements: Gwilliam, Woolmore, Lahiff, Taylor, Ivanishvili, Marmion, Moroni, Heward

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cwy234p4dewo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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