Overview

• Saints stormed to a 31-0 advantage inside 35 minutes through tries by Tom Pearson, Tom Litchfield, Archie McParland and George Hendy, plus Anthony Belleau’s kicks.
• Gloucester roared back after the break with tries from Cam Jordan (two), Will Joseph, James Venter and Afolabi Fasogbon as Ross Byrne landed five conversions to close to 35-34.
• Three Northampton yellow cards to Hendy, Pearson and Tom Lockett fueled the surge before Byrne was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on late on.
• Belleau slotted the decisive penalty following Byrne’s card, and Rory Hutchinson produced a crucial try-saving tackle to preserve the win.
• The victory is Northampton’s first of the Premiership season and ends Gloucester’s seven-match home league streak, with Saints still without their four British & Irish Lions among 19 absentees.