Highlights // Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints

Top of the table Saints started 2024 with a huge Gallagher Premiership trip to second placed Exeter. What would unfold will likely go down as one of the greatest matches in the league’s history.

Still playing of onic Northampton Saints defense being questioned here Pearson looking to arrive at just the right time again trying to smuggle his way Through he’s celebrating he thinks he’s got it balls on the line nor were very passive in defense there and next to get in the 22 they’re so clinical they’re probably the best in the league that they’re going to come away with points they know what they’ve done they’ve done

It for years second try in there many weeks [Applause] jackan the back it’s not accurate in fact the knock on is going to now this Advantage foso will chase the long pass on the outside oh it’s been brilliantly worked man of the moment over the line once more but the intelligence to throw

The bounce pass is what that score was all about and they go quickly yendle at the front oh they’re going to play it back it’s going to work beautifully for towns end where would nor vampt Saints from an ex andent Chief perspective frankly who cares quick ball off the top this time and

They’re going to give it route one again hains will happily off of that now they go back to the other side straight towards the line once more oh it’s another one for thean they are barging the door down again and again at Sandy park Northampton Saints are the minute struggling to find an

Answer she’s do well to get off the line looking to raise questions over whether players are on side or not furbank can he wriggle his way through pouting once twice eventually met and flawed yeah I’ve got pictures on the screen so we are going to see a yellow

Card F daf Jenkins yet to the chief’s Captain okay tackle Chief now having to defend with 14 ball way Graham driving low Advantage One not rolling now a little bit wider for Scott young Advantage again for the Saints and a chance just to dive straight through Callum brayy reacting quickest as the defense

Look to Fan out a little wider now the chip over the top litfield has got his hand on that he’s got Graham on the outside support on the inside from Sone and they cut the cheeks open precisely what was needed from a Saints perspective get another score on the

Board before halftime it’s a couple in a couple of minutes the number 10s that may be in the mix for England but this is nor Hampton Saints trying to strike from set piece Mitchell claps the hands once it quickly B drive from San go now there’s some W oh it’s an

Absolute walking Fab back beautifully put through the hole by Mitchell the Saints came their way downfield kicked into the corner from the set piece using the [Applause] forwards Mitchell wanted to come back this way dummy one open the door slide home on the right gets the ball o he

Slide home to score his second in the match it draws Northampton Saints level the work of Alex Mitchell the finishing from slightom it’s gain on at Sandy [Applause] Park he bur up to the 22 Skinner just pirouettes inside Tom Pearson another one of The Replacements oh no

And now it’s a rabbit from the Hat oh look at that from Russ Vincent play at the breakdown so going to restart the penalty against him cuz I’m I’m not happy with that player then reacting picking him up and creating more of a gap so we can’t allow the try

And restart a penalty against saints that seems a fairly logical flow of events as far as Anthony Woods explained that thaty Henry Slade to put Chiefs back in front great kick there just curled it around the post teasing us through up here in the comment looking like it was going to [Applause]

Miss oh it’s lovely work to find the space Freeman will then draw furb back he’s got another option on the outside for slight home and the hatrick it’s another one fifth one on the board for Northampton Saints and they’re starting to per Now oh well that’s gone to nobody but foso is there and gets to around one as he often will and then farb into make the tackle K up for to it’s a lovely ball inside for f out and now connect to the Chiefs go again on the up to e all the

Way oh Tom k offload Central for Russy Tua to back his fifth of the gallaga Premiership [Applause] season it was the lick of the lips as he saw the line at his Mercy Henry Slade puts exit the Chiefs back in front oh Crossfield kick he’s looking

For slight home oh he’s taking it well slight looking to get on the outside breaks the first tackle ball back inside is there going to be a late drama here oh it’s a line up to Northampton 5 me out oh you got to take it five and

Five but it’s their line out slight cross your kick offload inside huton huton Chucks it inside hits Slade’s face bounces in field hits the post goes down can the league leaders before this weekend make the final play and get Victory round the corner there go slide him again already three tries to his

Name Chiefs call numbers around the corner that’s where it goes Big Frame of Tom Pearson can’t get there started to celebrate they come to the right they walk in north and you walk in go to the right oh it is going to be the walk in oh the man who

Celebrated early is going to be the man who can celebrate now and Rory has got them the key score with the clock in the red what an extraordinary game we’ve witnessed at Sandy Park it’s an eighth League win of the season and the first time Saints have

Bag three away wins in a row for two years but it’s been the man of the match that we’ve enjoyed they’ve ended Chiefs unbeaten the home record and for Saints fans well this is big no one wins titles in January but this is a big one