Champions Cup Pool 3: Northampton Saints v Glasgow Warriors, 17 January

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Northampton Saints v Glasgow Warriors 
Sunday 17 January 2016
KO 17:30
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

Live on BT Sport

Referee Romain Poite (France)
Touch Judge 1 Cyril Lafon (France)
Touch Judge 2 Stephane Boyer (France)
Fourth Official Philippe Bonhoure (France)
TMO Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Assessor Gary Welsh (England)
Citing Commissioner Jeff Mark (Wales)

A. Head to Head

7 Played 7
5 Wins 2
2 Losses 5
0 Draws 0
173 Points 129

B. Tournament Form

Northampton Saints
18/12/15: Saints 9 - 9 Racing 92
12/12/15: Racing 92 33 - 3 Saints
21/11/15: Glasgow 15 - 26 Saints

Glasgow Warriors
9/1/16: Racing 92 34 - 10 Glasgow
19/12/15: Scarlets 6 - 9 Glasgow
12/12/15: Glasgow 43 - 6 Scarlets

C. Teams

Northampton Saints

15 Ben Foden
14 Tom Collins
13 George Pisi
12 Luther Burrell
11 George North
10 JJ Hanrahan
9 Lee Dickson (capt)

1 Alex Waller
2 Dylan Hartley
3 Paul Hill
4 Courtney Lawes
5 Christian Day
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Tom Wood
8 Teimana Harrison

16 Mikey Haywood
17 Ethan Waller
18 Gareth Denman
19 Michael Paterson
20 Jonathan Fisher
21 Tom Kessell
22 Steve Myler
23 Harry Mallinder

Glasgow Warriors

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Lee Jones
13 Alex Dunbar
12 Samuel Johnson
11 Sean Lamont
10 Finn Russell
9 Ali Price

1 Gordon Reid
2 Pat MacArthur
3 Sila Puafisi
4 Leone Nakarawa
5 Jonny Gray (capt)
6 Ryan Wilson
7 Chris Fusaro
8 Adam Ashe

16 Shalva Mamukashvili
17 Alex Allan
18 Zander Fagerson
19 Tim Swinson
20 Simone Favaro
21 Grayson Hart
22 Duncan Weir
23 Taqele Naiyaravoro

Found a feed but the quality is pants. Anyone watching a stable stream?

why do we insist with using Hogg as a kicker.

First input from Hartley, turned the ball over

cakeordeath wrote:why do we insist with using Hogg as a kicker.

lord knows. can't remember the last time he got one?

Brooke's has done well for a fatty

Same old, same old from Glasgow.

GLove39 wrote:Same old, same old from Glasgow.

Until they get a decent front 5 and a reliable kicker, Glasgow will never do anything in Europe.

Russell has become a total liability.

Nicol easily gets excited...

VinceWLB wrote:

GLove39 wrote:Same old, same old from Glasgow.

Until they get a decent front 5 and a reliable kicker, Glasgow will never do anything in Europe.

Very true. I think it's mainly the front 3 that seems to be so average. Puafisi inspires little confidence. Glasgow's front row seems half decent for Pro12, but well below standard against the big guns of europe.

Grey is doing a Dickson, getting on the wrong side of Poite

Glasgow really are sh!t this season, they just don't seem to have the ability to score

That was a terrible decision from Russell

Well that was exciting, but wow, Russell blew that one

Also, I know he's not flavor of the month, but lovely offload from Wilson in the build up of that move & an absolute belter of a tackle there.

Glad it isn't North getting ko'ed as i would have been very worried..

Nasty collision

WELL-PAST-IT wrote:Nasty collision

It was thankfully he was trying to sit up, so hopefully not as bad as it appears

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:

GLove39 wrote:Same old, same old from Glasgow.

Until they get a decent front 5 and a reliable kicker, Glasgow will never do anything in Europe.

Very true. I think it's mainly the front 3 that seems to be so average. Puafisi inspires little confidence. Glasgow's front row seems half decent for Pro12, but well below standard against the big guns of europe.

Surprisingly, the scrum is doing well so far. Reid has been a HUGE improvement on Grant.

Saints are coughing up a lot of penalties in their 22

VinceWLB wrote:

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:

GLove39 wrote:Same old, same old from Glasgow.

Until they get a decent front 5 and a reliable kicker, Glasgow will never do anything in Europe.

Very true. I think it's mainly the front 3 that seems to be so average. Puafisi inspires little confidence. Glasgow's front row seems half decent for Pro12, but well below standard against the big guns of europe.

Surprisingly, the scrum is doing well so far. Reid has been a HUGE improvement on Grant.

I'm a fan of Big Gordy, I hope he keeps improving because he's such a quality character.

Ryan Grant is a ghost of the player that got picked for the Lions...

Is it me, every time Saints try a rolling maul, there are a lot of blue and white bodies on the floor under the feet of the players trying to drive the maul

Surprisingly, the scrum is doing well so far. Reid has been a HUGE improvement on Grant.

Well until that last scrum

64% possession. Glasgow's attack needs to sharpen up asap.

Jonny Gray putting in a man of the match performance so far.

Don't they have to let the player try to get to his feet when diving on a ball?

'Mon the soap-dodgers!!!

Hogg has too big an ego to be turning down these.

Thankfully nailed it this time!

Great kick by Hogg!

I take back what I said about Hogg's kicking

Come on the Weegies!!!!

Saints reserve 15 having a mare!

Swinson ya tool!

Could cost Glasgow the game!

Thank you Swinson, you probably cost Glasgow the win

Homer penalty here

Gutting

It's the hope that kills you

Swinson should never be seen in Glasgow shirt again

Feck. Swinson is in the dog house for a long time.

Stains will be a walking bye in the QF, what a terrible team they are.

Squeaky, really needed the bonus point

In terrible form but not a terrible team.

RDW_Scotland wrote:Come on the Weegies!!!!

Saints reserve 15 having a mare!

Care to repeat that?

Swinson is going to be very unpopular in the changing room.

Glasgow were looking in control until he did that - they probably would have got a penalty themselves if he hadn't.

WELL-PAST-IT wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:Come on the Weegies!!!!

Saints reserve 15 having a mare!

Care to repeat that?

Said after he dropped a high ball under no pressure, and before his match winning try

Swinson.. seriously? Have the advantage in the maul, why would you do something so stupid!? Northampton thoroughly deserved the win after that.

How did Mallinder get MoTM?

Never rated Swinson never will, remember when he cost Scotland the win against France a couple of years ago?

glasgow totally butchered that. dominated the whole game blew it !!

MotM for H. Mallinder, not sure he quite deserves that