Northampton v Scarlets

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Northampton put their seven-and-a-half year unbeaten Heineken Cup record on the line against Scarlets on Friday.

The Llanelli region were the last team to beat Saints at Franklin's Gardens when fly-half Stephen Jones kicked eight points in an 18-9 win in 2004.

The Scarlets have only won once away in their last eight European games and but Heineken Cup runners-up Northampton lost their opener this term at Munster.

Rhys Priestland could make his first Scarlets start this season.

The versatile back suffered a shoulder injury in Wales' World Cup quarter-final victory over Ireland and came on as a replacement for Stephen Jones in the Scarlets' opening European victory against Castres.

Northampton beat Llanelli at the Madejski Stadium in the 2000 Heineken Cup semi-final en route to winning the tournament.

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Should be a good game but unfortunately I can't see the Scarlets getting much out of it, hopefully a LBP. Still we can dream

This 20 point win for Northampton hasn't begun with the best of starts, has it? For those saying Scarlets have been lucky, Saints were extremely lucky in the pool stage last year so you can't have it every year.

With regards to an earlier comment on Lawes I was not looking to stir Poopie up, I just think he's a wannabe flanker and that there's some better 2nd rows up and down England.

Hey guys, can someone message me a stream! What the hell is goin on? 12 points down at half time

Hello...missed the first half...whats this all about then...Good on the scarlets...

It's a tough game DOD I hope you have a strong stomach...!

flankertye wrote:Hey guys, can someone message me a stream! What the hell is goin on? 12 points down at half time

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Scarlets one try away from a bonus point. I expect a different Saints team to come out in this second half. It's quite strange to see them with their heads down. Scarlets scored early on then got a lucky 2nd try; from then on they've dismantled Northampton, it looks like they have done a fair bit of homework.

I sent you one too Flanker. I bet mine is more complex than Val's I see Northampton fans aren't happy with the ref.

Possibility on a stream guys? please

Valjester, any chance you could message me a stream as well. Sorry to be a pain in the a.

Looks like us English might be going out before the comps even got going. And i thought the HC was depressing, sigh.

maestegmafia wrote:It's a tough game DOD I hope you have a strong stomach...!

I hope the welsh lads are keeping to the laws of the game now Maesteg...none of your agricultural type play from in your youth up the valleys see.

How the hell is soane remaining unpenalised? He hasn't been bound at the scrum at any time

Mail call.

Ref has the scrum wrong far too often.

Saints do not deserve all these penalties.

Luckily for scarlets when saints are handed so much leeway by the ref they lack the ability to make anything from it unless it is infront of the posts.

Priestland looks fantastic tonight, making a mockery of Pisi

Thanks everyone for the swift messages for the stream!

all the streams have gone down. is it just me?

Ashton's defence is awful, amazing to think he is such a celebrated player when you see him on the back foot.

mckay1402 wrote:How the hell is soane remaining unpenalised? He hasn't been bound at the scrum at any time

Doing the same thing against BJ Botha last week and getting away with it far too often, and against Ulster last season.

Score?

Saints back play is awful.

They lack cohesion. They look like they lack coaching. Surprised mall under is being taunted as an England coach. Shaun Edwards rated him as his personal fav before the match. He might be eating his words after this...!

errugh my steams are playing up. Could just be my awful university accomodation internet though.

9-21 to scarlets...

Hartley, grabbing Davies by the scruff of the neck off the ball...

Saints have to be the dirtiest side in the HEC.


Thank god all scarlets have to do is rely on saints Teflon gloves for possession...

bit of diving... don't need it in rugby thanks

maestegmafia wrote:Hartley, grabbing Davies by the scruff of the neck off the ball...

Saints have to be the dirtiest side in the HEC.


Thank god all scarlets have to do is rely on saints Teflon gloves for possession...

Not sure if they are the dirtiest...but they havent learned about scrummaging yet...

Thanks for the links guys but they don't work ):

So what one earth is going wrong for saints?
Hows the set piece?
Poor defence? Knock ons?
How can we be losing against Scarlets!

DOD wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:Hartley, grabbing Davies by the scruff of the neck off the ball...

Saints have to be the dirtiest side in the HEC.


Thank god all scarlets have to do is rely on saints Teflon gloves for possession...

Not sure if they are the dirtiest...but they havent learned about scrummaging yet...

Skysports camera man highlighted what Hartley was doing, could wellbe citings after this match

flankertye wrote:So what one earth is going wrong for saints?
Hows the set piece?
Poor defence? Knock ons?
How can we be losing against Scarlets!

Because they are better..?

Sorry Maesteg...missed the incident...

DOD wrote:

flankertye wrote:So what one earth is going wrong for saints?
Hows the set piece?
Poor defence? Knock ons?
How can we be losing against Scarlets!

Because they are better..?

Oh cmon be serious

Ashton is a fantastic finisher and is very fast over 30 meters but he can't defend, i don't anybody has ever claimed he is good in defence to be fair.

flankertye wrote:So what one earth is going wrong for saints?
Hows the set piece?
Poor defence? Knock ons?
How can we be losing against Scarlets!

Because scarlets look the better side.

On the scrums where saints have got a shove they were binding illegally, or boring in.. un spotted by the ref and they pop up every single scrum.

Considering the amount of caps and that the saints were finalist last year they are giving a very very poor account of themselves.

They look a lot better in the premiership than they do in the HEC.

Mujati finally penalised for boring in

When Saints scrummage properly = Scarlets are comfortable.

DOD wrote:When Saints scrummage properly = Scarlets are comfortable.

By properly you mean illegally...?

Hows Ryan Lamb getting on?

The crowd are booing the touch judge for a good call...!

No when they are made to bind correctly and scrummage straight, they lose their edge.

Daft yellow

maestegmafia wrote:

DOD wrote:When Saints scrummage properly = Scarlets are comfortable.

By properly you mean illegally...?

No I mean when they scrummage legally Scarlets handle it without any problems...

That wasnt a yellow.

flankertye wrote:Hows Ryan Lamb getting on?

He is having a nightmare, but his scrum half Dixon is way out of his league at this level...

He isn't even kicking well

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Ashton you muppet lol well done preistland

Wonderful bonus point try for Priestland...

North scorched Ashton for pace...!

Oh for the love of christ.

Well that's Mallinder out of the 'top job' then. Good work by Scarlets, another abject English performance. Pretty depressing.

oh my....as a Munster supporter I am glad we have seen this before we played the Scarlets....not sure we will be able to do anything about it though...

maestegmafia wrote:Wonderful bonus point try for Priestland...

North scorched Ashton for pace...!

Game over! Well done Scarlets. Even as a Saints supporter I can say that we deserve nothing. Incredible.

Scarlets lead 28 points to 9

Four tries to none


Sorry it wasn't Ashton who got scorched it was the ruski lad...!

I quite like him too.


Can't believe saints were playing Dixon ahead of ex scarlet Roberts???

Gotta say priestland and north are fantastic players.

I know munster have only played the one match but Scarlets look like the team to beat all of a sudden