Northampton 34 - 32 Munster

Full time

18 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 3 Round 4

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton Saints triumphed over Munster Rugby with a nail-biting score of 34-32. Tom Seabrook opened the scoring for the Saints with a try in the 13th minute, but Munster responded quickly through Calvin Nash, who scored two tries in the first half. Jack Crowley's kicking was vital for Munster, converting both tries and adding a penalty, giving them a 19-13 lead at halftime. The second half saw Northampton surge ahead with tries from Curtis Langdon and Seabrook, who completed his brace. Fin Smith's accurate kicking kept the pressure on Munster, converting all his tries and adding a penalty. Diarmuid Kilgallen's late try for Munster brought them within two points, but it wasn't enough to secure victory. In the end, the Saints held on for a well-deserved win, showcasing resilience and attacking flair.

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Temperature: 2.8°C (Feels like 2.9°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 5.8 km/h, gusting to 9.8 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 71%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Try

Tom Seabrook · Northampton

5 - 0
22'

Try

Calvin Nash · Munster

5 - 5
23'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Munster

5 - 7
27'

Penalty

Jack Crowley · Munster

5 - 10
32'

Try

Calvin Nash · Munster

5 - 15
39'

Yellow Card

Gavin Coombes · Munster
Halftime 5 - 15
Second Half
41'

Try

Curtis Langdon · Northampton

10 - 15
42'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

12 - 15
48'

Try

Tom Seabrook · Northampton

17 - 15
49'

Substitution

Thomas Ahern on for Fineen Wycherley · Munster
49'

Substitution

Stephen Archer on for Oli Jager · Munster
49'

Substitution

Jack O'Donoghue on for Peter O'Mahony · Munster
49'

Substitution

Niall Scannell on for Diarmuid Barron · Munster
49'

Yellow Card Complete

Gavin Coombes · Munster
53'

Substitution

Callum Hunter-Hill on for Alex Coles · Northampton
54'

Try

James Ramm · Northampton

22 - 15
54'

Try

Diarmuid Kilgallen · Munster

22 - 20
55'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

24 - 22
55'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Munster

22 - 22
57'

Penalty

Jack Crowley · Munster

29 - 25
57'

Try

Tom Seabrook · Northampton

29 - 22
58'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

31 - 25
59'

Penalty

Fin Smith · Northampton

34 - 25
59'

Substitution

Tom West on for Tarek Haffar · Northampton
59'

Substitution

Henry Pollock on for Juarno Augustus · Northampton
59'

Substitution

Luke Green on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
59'

Substitution

Tony Butler on for Calvin Nash · Munster
59'

Substitution

Brian Gleeson on for Alex Kendellen · Munster
62'

Substitution

Paddy Patterson on for Conor Murray · Munster
62'

Substitution

Angus Scott-Young on for Josh Kemeny · Northampton
62'

Substitution

John Ryan on for Dian Bleuler · Munster
70'

Try

Diarmuid Kilgallen · Munster

34 - 30
71'

Conversion

Diarmuid Kilgallen · Munster

34 - 32
Fulltime 34 - 32

Player ratings

Northampton

15 James Ramm 9.1
14 Tommy Freeman 6.9
13 Fraser Dingwall 6.6
12 Rory Hutchinson 6.7
11 Tom Seabrook 10.0
10 Fin Smith 7.2
9 Alex Mitchell 6.7
1 Tarek Haffar 6.4
2 Curtis Langdon 9.3
3 Trevor Davison 7.1
4 Alex Coles 6.7
5 Tom Lockett 7.0
6 Josh Kemeny 7.7
7 Tom Pearson 6.6
8 Juarno Augustus 8.2
16 Henry Walker –
17 Tom West 6.3
18 Luke Green 6.3
19 Callum Hunter-Hill 6.0
20 Angus Scott-Young 6.2
21 Henry Pollock 6.5
22 Tom James –
23 Tom Litchfield –

Munster

15 Mike Haley 6.7
14 Calvin Nash 8.2
13 Tom Farrell 6.5
12 Rory Scannell 7.2
11 Diarmuid Kilgallen 8.3
10 Jack Crowley 8.1
9 Conor Murray 7.1
1 Dian Bleuler 7.2
2 Diarmuid Barron 8.5
3 Oli Jager 6.2
4 Fineen Wycherley 6.4
5 Tadhg Beirne 6.6
6 Peter O'Mahony 5.9
7 Alex Kendellen 7.2
8 Gavin Coombes 5.6
16 Niall Scannell 5.6
17 John Ryan 5.9
18 Stephen Archer 6.0
19 Thomas Ahern 6.0
20 Jack O'Donoghue 6.3
21 Paddy Patterson 6.0
22 Tony Butler 5.7
23 Brian Gleeson 6.0