Overview
- Northampton beat reigning champions Bath 41-21 at The Recreation Ground, running in six tries to three.
- The visitors scored 27 unanswered points after half-time, with Henry Pollock crossing twice, Archie McParland adding one and Tommy Freeman completing his hat-trick late on.
- Bath’s replies came from Thomas du Toit (two) and Tom Dunn as they slipped to second in the table with their first home defeat since December 6, 2024.
- Two Northampton tries were ruled out by the TMO, including a Freeman effort for obstruction, while Ed Prowse (Northampton) and Dan Frost (Bath) were sin-binned; Craig Maxwell-Keys refereed.
- Both sides rotated heavily from the previous weekend, and elsewhere Saracens beat Gloucester and Bristol overcame Newcastle to influence the festive Premiership standings.