London Irish

37 - 22

Full Time

Northampton

London Irish vs Northampton

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Penalty Goal

Paddy Jackson kicks the penalty.

78'

Rory Hutchinson curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

73'

Try

Lewis Ludlam scores the try from close range.

72'

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto played a key part in that try.

72'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Tarek Haffar getting some game time.

71'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Danilo Fischetti being replaced.

71'

Drop Goal

Paddy Jackson does the business as their drop goal attempt goes over.

70'

Northampton Saints make a substitution with Tom James coming on.

69'

Northampton Saints make a substitution with Alex Mitchell coming off.

69'

Northampton Saints make a substitution with Sam Graham coming on.

69'

Northampton Saints make a substitution with Juarno Augustus coming off.

69'

A gap opened in the defence and Ben Loader took full advantage.

69'

Conversion

The London Irish supporters go wild as Paddy Jackson successfully kicks the conversion.

65'

Try

London Irish are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Chunya Munga touching down.

64'

London Irish sub Henry Arundell comes onto the field.

61'

Lucio Cinti departs for London Irish.

61'

London Irish sub Chandler Cunningham-South comes onto the field.

61'

So'otala Fa'aso'o departs for London Irish.

61'

Northampton Saints sub Angus Scott-Young comes onto the field.

61'

Alex Moon departs for Northampton Saints.

61'

Northampton Saints sub Ethan Waller comes onto the field.

61'

Alex Waller departs for Northampton Saints.

61'

Conversion

The Northampton Saints supporters go wild as Rory Hutchinson successfully kicks the conversion.

60'

Try

A stunning solo try from Tommy Freeman

60'

The defensive line has been broken as Tommy Freeman goes through the gap.

59'

The defensive line has been broken as Alex Mitchell goes through the gap.

58'

Juan Martin Gonzalez comes on for London Irish.

56'

Matt Rogerson leaves the field.

56'

Lovejoy Chawatama comes on for London Irish.

56'

Oli Hoskins leaves the field.

56'

What a run here by Ben Loader as they get over the gainline!

56'

Chunya Munga comes on for London Irish.

55'

Api Ratuniyarawa leaves the field.

55'

Joe Powell comes on.

52'

Hugh O'Sullivan comes off.

52'

Mike Willemse comes on.

52'

Agustin Creevy comes off.

52'

Northampton Saints decide to make a substitution, with Tom Collins getting some game time.

49'

Northampton Saints decide to make a substitution, with Fin Smith being replaced.

49'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson adds the two points for London Irish.

42'

Try

Nobody was going to stop Ben Loader from scoring that try!

41'

Fabulous play by London Irish has led to Ben Loader being able to wriggle through a gap.

41'

Benhard Janse van Rensburg played a key part in that try.

41'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Penalty Goal

Paddy Jackson has kicked a penalty goal.

39'

Yellow Card

Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints) is shown a yellow card

33'

Fabulous play by London Irish has led to Ben Loader being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Paul Hill comes on for Northampton Saints.

32'

Trevor Davison leaves the field.

32'

Conversion

Fin Smith does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

32'

Try

Silky skills by Northampton Saints ends with a try for Juarno Augustus.

31'

Spellbinding play by David Ribbans is finished off with a try.

31'

Northampton Saints decide to make a substitution, with Tom Cruse getting some game time.

21'

Northampton Saints decide to make a substitution, with Robbie Smith being replaced.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Ollie Hassell-Collins bursts through to advance the London Irish attack.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Ben Loader bursts through to advance the London Irish attack.

20'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson converts the try.

18'

Try

Tom Pearson goes on their own for a try.

17'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tom Pearson bursts through to advance the London Irish attack.

17'

Hugh O'Sullivan sets up the try.

17'

Penalty Goal

Fin Smith makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

10'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson has kicked a conversion.

Try

London Irish are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with So'otala Fa'aso'o touching down.

Paddy Jackson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 London Irish v Northampton 
  
 Round 21 
  
 Sat 25th March 2023, 10:30am PDT 
  
 Gtech Community Stadium

Points Flow Chart

London Irish win +15

Time in lead

Mins in lead

95%

% Of Game In Lead

49%

Possession Last 10 min

51%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jackson

37 - 22

78'

Ludlam

72'

34 - 22

Jackson

34 - 17

70'

Jackson

31 - 17

65'

Munga

29 - 17

64'

Hutchinson

60'

24 - 17

Freeman

60'

24 - 15

Jackson

24 - 10

42'

Loader

22 - 10

41'

Half Time

Jackson

17 - 10

39'

Freeman

33'

14 - 10

Smith

32'

14 - 10

Augustus

31'

14 - 8

Jackson

14 - 3

18'

Pearson

12 - 3

17'

Smith

10'

7 - 3

Jackson

7 - 0

Fa'aso'o

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.2

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.8

Entries

Attack Profile

London Irish

Northampton

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Defence Profile

London Irish

Northampton

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

73%

53%

3-6 secs

14%

32%

6+ secs

100

Rucks Won

London Irish vs Northampton Saints Kick Off Times & TV Channel

London Irish face off against Northampton Saints in Gallagher Premiership Round 21 on Sat 25th March 2023 at Gtech Community Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST, 06:30 NZST in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST in Australia and 10:30 EST in the US.

London Irish won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Northampton Saints in 4th and London Irish in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

London Irish vs Northampton Saints Squads

The official squads for London Irish vs Northampton Saints will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.