Northampton 0 - 33 Leicester

Full time

21 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 12

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Leicester Tigers delivered an exceptional performance, defeating Northampton Saints 33-0 at cinch Stadium. The away team quickly established dominance, with Radwan scoring a try just three minutes into the match, followed by van Poortvliet and Cracknell adding to the score. Handre Pollard converted all three tries and added two penalties, showcasing his kicking precision. The Saints struggled to find their rhythm, unable to breach the Tigers' defense throughout the match. Despite making several substitutions, Northampton could not turn the tide in their favor. The Tigers' solid defensive line and effective counter-attacks were instrumental in their comprehensive victory. This match highlighted Leicester's strength and tactical superiority over their rivals.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 12.4°C (Feels like 8.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.2 km/h, gusting to 29.7 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Adam Radwan · Leicester

0 - 5
9'

Try

Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester

0 - 10
10'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

0 - 12
12'

Try

Olly Cracknell · Leicester

0 - 17
16'

Substitution

Come Joussain on for Cameron Henderson · Leicester
27'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Leicester

0 - 20
28'

Substitution

Cameron Henderson on for Come Joussain · Leicester
30'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Leicester

0 - 23
40'

Substitution

Burger Odendaal on for Rory Hutchinson · Northampton
Halftime 0 - 23
Second Half
47'

Substitution

Henry Pollock on for Juarno Augustus · Northampton
47'

Substitution

Alex Coles on for Tom Lockett · Northampton
48'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Leicester

0 - 26
53'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Tommy Reffell · Leicester
57'

Substitution

Luke Green on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
57'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
60'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
60'

Substitution

Chunya Munga on for Temo Mayanavanua · Northampton
64'

Substitution

Izaia Perese on for Solomone Kata · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
67'

Substitution

Henry Walker on for Curtis Langdon · Northampton
68'

Substitution

James Whitcombe on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
68'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Julian Montoya · Leicester
68'

Substitution

Come Joussain on for Harry Wells · Leicester
73'

Substitution

Ben Volavola on for Joseph Woodward · Leicester
74'

Try

Charlie Clare · Leicester

0 - 31
75'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

0 - 33
Fulltime 0 - 33

Player ratings

Northampton

15 George Hendy 6.9
14 James Ramm 6.8
13 Fraser Dingwall 5.9
12 Rory Hutchinson 6.1
11 Tom Seabrook 6.6
10 Fin Smith 5.5
9 Tom James 5.7
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.0
2 Curtis Langdon 7.1
3 Trevor Davison 6.2
4 Temo Mayanavanua 7.0
5 Tom Lockett 6.2
6 Josh Kemeny 6.7
7 Tom Pearson 6.9
8 Juarno Augustus 6.2
16 Henry Walker 5.9
17 Tarek Haffar 6.3
18 Luke Green 5.7
19 Alex Coles 6.1
20 Chunya Munga 6.1
21 Henry Pollock 6.9
22 Jonny Weimann –
23 Burger Odendaal 5.8

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.7
14 Adam Radwan 7.5
13 Solomone Kata 7.0
12 Joseph Woodward 6.9
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 7.0
10 Handre Pollard 7.0
9 Jack van Poortvliet 7.5
1 Nicky Smith 8.1
2 Julian Montoya 7.4
3 Joe Heyes 6.6
4 Cameron Henderson 6.5
5 Harry Wells 6.7
6 Hanro Liebenberg 8.6
7 Tommy Reffell 6.4
8 Olly Cracknell 8.4
16 Charlie Clare 6.9
17 James Whitcombe 6.0
18 Dan Cole 6.3
19 Come Joussain 6.3
20 Emeka Ilione 5.9
21 Ben Youngs 6.2
22 Ben Volavola –
23 Izaia Perese 6.4