Premiership: Newcastle 5-66 Northampton - Falcons hammered by ten-try Saints

Saints helping Tom Collins went successful astatine the near country for the 2nd of his 2 tries

Northampton enactment the unit connected play-off rivals London Irish arsenic they did a nonrecreational demolition occupation to tally successful 10 tries astatine bottommost nine Newcastle.

Four first-half tries came from scrum-half Alex Mitchell, helping Tom Collins' brace and guardant Juarno Augustus.

Six much past came aft the interval, including 1 for Fin Smith, who kicked 8 conversions for a 21-point haul.

Forwards Paul Hill, Sam Graham and David Ribbans, full-back Tommy Freeman and a 2nd for Mitchell accounted for Saints' second-half effort scorers.

Having present finished their Premiership programme, Northampton's 11th triumph of the play moves them level connected points with third-placed Leicester.

More importantly, it besides lifts Saints 7 points wide of fifth-placed London Irish, the lone broadside who tin present contradict them a spot successful the play-offs.

Irish present spell to leaders Saracens connected Sunday, earlier their last location crippled connected Saturday, 6 May against Exeter Chiefs.

Northampton stand-off Fin Smith ended up with an idiosyncratic haul of 21 points

More to follow.

Newcastle: Obatoyinbo; Radwan, Moroni, Orlando, Carreras; B Connon, Young; Mulipola, Blamire, Tampin, Peterson, De Chaves, Rubiolo, Lockwood, Chick.

Replacements: Cade, Brocklebank, Kenny, Van Der Walt, Fearns, Stuart, Penny, Tait.

Sin-bin: Carreras (51)

Northampton: Furbank; Collins, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Freeman; F Smith, Mitchell; A Waller, S Matavesi, Hill, Ribbans, Moon, Lawes, Ludlam, Augustus.

Replacements: Cruse, E Waller, Petch, Salakaia-Loto, Scott-Young, Graham, James, Litchfield.

Referee: Wayne Barnes.

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