Overview
- Northampton won 43-31 in a top-two meeting at Franklin's Gardens as Tommy Freeman finished with four tries.
- Saints raced 17-0 ahead before Saracens hit back with 26 unanswered points straddling half-time.
- Tom Pearson crossed twice for Northampton but his sin-bin on the stroke of half-time helped Sarries seize the lead.
- Riccioni's yellow card handed Saints the initiative, with Freeman completing his hat-trick and then a fourth to close it out.
- Hyped teenager Noah Caluori was largely contained as Saints stayed unbeaten in the Premiership, with Phil Dowson calling Freeman "a phenom."