Saints 27 - Exeter 21

You should never complain about a win, but this one was odd.  Just about everyone thought this was a bonus try match.  Yes, Exeter have played well, and they shouldn't be underestimated, but surely the Saints were going to come back from the Sarries match with the blood running hot.  Somehow though all the dominance failed to turn into tries, and another yellow card pur the mockers on our aspirations.  Another match spoilt by too many penalties being given away, and this rings a lot of warning bells for the rest of the season.

A moment of confusion for the Saints supporters when Chris Budgen scored a try.  Dismay that we had let in a try mixed with joy for an ex-Saints player with a certain amount of favoured following.  We like Exeter.  It's a result of us being in the Championship so very recently.  But we don't want them scoring against us (everyone else, that's fine).

Lovely try from Digger.  It's not nice to see Flash sidelined with an injury, but of all our positions then I worry least about this one as I have a lot of time and admiration for Digger.

And Brooce got his 1000 points for the club.  It's been a while coming.  Almost there last season but then he gave the ball to Flash to score a try.  But for this match Brooce was given kicking duties.  There might be something interesting there if Jim has decided that the No.10 is no longer the kicker, or it might just be that TinTin had a groin injury.  We will see as the season progresses.

Strange.  5 matches in, 4 won, and second in the league, and yet we still don't seem to be firing on all cylinders.  Where will it go from here?

Scorers:
Saints:  Tries: Digger, Tiny; Cons: Brooce; Pens: Brooce (5)
Exeter:  Tries: Arscott, Budgen; Cons: Steenson; Pens: Steenson (3)