Gloucester 35 - 37 Northampton

Full time

05 Oct 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Kingsholm

Gloucester vs Northampton head to head

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Northampton Saints secured a narrow victory over Gloucester Rugby with a final score of 37-35 at Kingsholm. The game was marked by an explosive start from the Saints, with early tries from Pearson and Litchfield, both converted by Belleau. Gloucester responded with two quick tries just before half-time from Jordan and Joseph, bringing the score to 26-10 at the break. In a second half filled with tension, Jordan and Fasogbon continued to add points for Gloucester, but Northampton's resilience shone through as they maintained the lead. Key player Belleau's kicking proved pivotal, adding crucial penalties and conversions. Several yellow cards disrupted the flow, but both teams showed remarkable determination. Ultimately, Northampton's ability to hold on in the closing moments clinched the win, reversing their earlier defeat to Gloucester in the season.

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Weather

Temperature: 15.8°C (Feels like 10.7°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 23.8 km/h, gusting to 43.9 km/h Humidity: 64% Cloud Cover: 84%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Tom Pearson · Northampton

0 - 5
5'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

0 - 7
8'

Try

Tom Litchfield · Northampton

0 - 12
9'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

0 - 14
15'

Substitution

Cleopas Kundiona on for Elliot Millar-Mills · Northampton
24'

Penalty

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

0 - 17
29'

Try

Archie McParland · Northampton

0 - 22
30'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

0 - 24
34'

Try

George Hendy · Northampton

0 - 29
35'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

0 - 31
40'

Try

Cameron Jordan · Gloucester

5 - 31
40'

Try

Will Joseph · Gloucester

10 - 31
Halftime 10 - 31
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

12 - 31
41'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

14 - 31
45'

Penalty

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

14 - 34
47'

Substitution

Tom Lockett on for JJ van der Mescht · Northampton
48'

Yellow Card

George Hendy · Northampton
49'

Substitution

Jack Innard on for Seb Blake · Gloucester
49'

Substitution

Danilo Fischetti on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
50'

Substitution

Matias Alemanno on for Cameron Jordan · Gloucester
52'

Yellow Card

Tom Pearson · Northampton
52'

Try

James Venter · Gloucester

19 - 34
53'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

21 - 34
54'

Substitution

Hugh Bokenham on for Jack Mann · Gloucester
56'

Substitution

Harry Taylor on for Josh Basham · Gloucester
58'

Substitution

Robbie Smith on for Henry Walker · Northampton
58'

Yellow Card Complete

George Hendy · Northampton
59'

Substitution

Cameron Jordan on for Matias Alemanno · Gloucester
60'

Substitution

Emmanuel Iyogun on for Cleopas Kundiona · Northampton
61'

Try

Cameron Jordan · Gloucester

28 - 34
61'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

23 - 34
62'

Yellow Card

Tom Lockett · Northampton
62'

Yellow Card Complete

Tom Pearson · Northampton
66'

Substitution

Archie McArthur on for Ciaran Knight · Gloucester
67'

Missed Drop Goal

Anthony Belleau · Northampton
67'

Substitution

Jonny Weimann on for Archie McParland · Northampton
67'

Substitution

Matias Alemanno on for Freddie Thomas · Gloucester
68'

Try

Afolabi Fasogbon · Gloucester

33 - 34
69'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

35 - 34
70'

Yellow Card

Ross Byrne · Gloucester
72'

Penalty

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

35 - 37
72'

Yellow Card Complete

Tom Lockett · Northampton
80'

Yellow Card Complete

Ross Byrne · Gloucester
Fulltime 35 - 37

Player ratings

Gloucester

15 Charlie Atkinson 6.5
14 Ben Loader 7.6
13 Will Joseph 7.8
12 Seb Atkinson 6.6
11 Ollie Thorley 5.4
10 Ross Byrne 4.6
9 Tomos Williams 6.4
1 Ciaran Knight 5.5
2 Seb Blake 6.3
3 Afolabi Fasogbon 6.7
4 Freddie Thomas 6.2
5 Cameron Jordan 8.0
6 Josh Basham 5.9
7 James Venter 6.9
8 Jack Mann 7.1
16 Jack Innard 6.1
17 Archie McArthur 5.9
18 Nepo Laulala –
19 Matias Alemanno 6.1
20 Hugh Bokenham 6.5
21 Harry Taylor 5.9
22 Caolan Englefield –
23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud –

Northampton

15 George Hendy 6.4
14 Edoardo Todaro 7.5
13 Tom Litchfield 8.3
12 Rory Hutchinson 9.2
11 James Martin 5.7
10 Anthony Belleau 7.7
9 Archie McParland 7.6
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.7
2 Henry Walker 7.1
3 Elliot Millar-Mills 6.4
4 Alex Coles 6.6
5 JJ van der Mescht 6.9
6 Angus Scott-Young 6.8
7 Tom Pearson 6.6
8 Callum Chick 6.9
16 Robbie Smith 6.2
17 Danilo Fischetti 6.8
18 Cleopas Kundiona 7.2
19 Tom Lockett 4.9
20 Fyn Brown –
21 Jonny Weimann 6.3
22 Toby Thame –
23 James Pater –