Northampton 66 - 21 Quins

Full time

03 Jan 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 9

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton vs Quins head to head

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Northampton Saints delivered a commanding performance, defeating Harlequins 66-21 at cinch Stadium. The match began with a try from Cleaves for Harlequins, but Saints quickly took control, scoring four tries in the first half, including two from Coles and one each from Fischetti and Mitchell. Fin Smith was instrumental, converting all but one of the home team's tries and scoring one himself. Despite a brief response from Dombrandt for Harlequins, the Saints continued their onslaught, with Todaro adding two tries in the second half. Coles completed a hat-trick, showcasing his exceptional form throughout the game. Harlequins struggled to maintain momentum, managing only three tries in total, all converted by Smith. This result marked a significant turnaround for Northampton after their previous loss to Harlequins in January 2025.

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Weather

Temperature: -0.1°C (Feels like -8.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 21.4 km/h, gusting to 37.9 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Try

Cassius Cleaves · Quins

0 - 5
1'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · Quins

0 - 7
14'

Try

Danilo Fischetti · Northampton

5 - 7
14'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

7 - 7
16'

Substitution

Sam Graham on for Josh Kemeny · Northampton
17'

Try

Alex Coles · Northampton

12 - 7
19'

Try

Alex Mitchell · Northampton

17 - 7
20'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

19 - 7
26'

Try

Danilo Fischetti · Northampton

24 - 7
26'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

26 - 7
29'

Try

Alex Dombrandt · Quins

26 - 12
30'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · Quins

26 - 14
31'

Try

Tommy Freeman · Northampton

31 - 14
32'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

33 - 14
38'

Substitution

Rory Hutchinson on for Fraser Dingwall · Northampton
40'

Substitution

Cleopas Kundiona on for Elliot Millar-Mills · Northampton
40'

Substitution

Craig Wright on for Robbie Smith · Northampton
Halftime 33 - 14
Second Half
50'

Try

Alex Coles · Northampton

38 - 14
51'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

40 - 14
51'

Substitution

Sam Riley on for George Turner · Quins
51'

Substitution

Pedro Delgado on for Harry Williams · Quins
53'

Try

Edoardo Todaro · Northampton

45 - 14
54'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

47 - 14
54'

Substitution

Will Porter on for Lucas Friday · Quins
55'

Substitution

Archie McParland on for Alex Mitchell · Northampton
60'

Substitution

Elliot Williams on for Guido Petti · Quins
60'

Substitution

Zach Carr on for Chandler Cunningham-South · Quins
63'

Substitution

Ollie Scola on for Danilo Fischetti · Northampton
63'

Substitution

Bryn Bradley on for Luke Northmore · Quins
63'

Substitution

Simon Kerrod on for Will Hobson · Quins
67'

Substitution

Anthony Belleau on for Rory Hutchinson · Northampton
67'

Substitution

Joe Launchbury on for Kieran Treadwell · Quins
68'

Try

Fin Smith · Northampton

54 - 14
68'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

49 - 14
70'

Try

Edoardo Todaro · Northampton

59 - 14
72'

Substitution

Ed Prowse on for Tom Pearson · Northampton
75'

Try

Alex Dombrandt · Quins

59 - 21
75'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · Quins

59 - 16
83'

Try

Alex Coles · Northampton

66 - 21
83'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

61 - 21
Fulltime 66 - 21

Player ratings

Northampton

15 George Hendy 6.9
14 Edoardo Todaro 9.6
13 Tommy Freeman 9.4
12 Fraser Dingwall 6.9
11 James Ramm 8.6
10 Fin Smith 7.8
9 Alex Mitchell 9.0
1 Danilo Fischetti 8.7
2 Robbie Smith 6.5
3 Elliot Millar-Mills 6.9
4 Alex Coles 9.5
5 JJ van der Mescht 6.2
6 Josh Kemeny 6.1
7 Tom Pearson 7.4
8 Callum Chick 7.8
16 Craig Wright 6.3
17 Ollie Scola 6.3
18 Cleopas Kundiona 7.0
19 Ed Prowse –
20 Sam Graham 7.4
21 Archie McParland 6.3
22 Anthony Belleau 6.1
23 Rory Hutchinson 5.4

Quins

15 Nick David 6.9
14 Rodrigo Isgro 7.6
13 Luke Northmore 5.8
12 Jarrod Evans 6.2
11 Cassius Cleaves 7.6
10 Marcus Smith 7.2
9 Lucas Friday 5.8
1 Will Hobson 7.1
2 George Turner 6.6
3 Harry Williams 6.4
4 Guido Petti 6.6
5 Kieran Treadwell 7.2
6 Chandler Cunningham-South 7.1
7 Jack Kenningham 7.3
8 Alex Dombrandt 8.6
16 Sam Riley 6.1
17 Simon Kerrod 6.0
18 Pedro Delgado 6.2
19 Elliot Williams 5.8
20 Joe Launchbury 5.6
21 Zach Carr 5.8
22 Will Porter 5.7
23 Bryn Bradley 5.9