Overall a harder fought match than last week at the Wasps. Not helped by being down 4 men to the Autumn Internationals. And then definitely not helped by the injuries as the game progressed (not looking good for Dicko, which is depressing).
The forwards again showed their dominance. One of the longest drives you are ever likely to see was the result of one action. Bascially they were all over the Falcons scrum, but couldn't quite turn that dominance into a score for a lot of the match. It is sometimes as though they are too powerful, and it all runs away with them.
An odd interview at half time. ESPN spoke to the Falcons coach who implied that Brookes had been brought off as he was struggling but would come back on in a new position later. Sure enough, later in the seond half an "injury" meant that Brookes was able to come back on. Tactical substitutions are illegal in rugby union, so this smells funny to say the least.
Brett Sharman got man of the match. Also odd. Certainly Brett played well in the loose and is rapidly coming up to form. But his line-out throwing still leaves a lot to be desired. A number of times the Saints could have had the Falcons on the rack, only for the line-out to let us down.
But, overall, another excellent result.
Scorers:
Saints - Tries: Dicko, Tonks, Ansbro, Downey; Cons: Smyler (4); Pens: Smyler (2)
Falcons - Tries: Manning; Cons: Gopperth; Pens: Gopperth (2)
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