Northampton 41 - 38 Bath

● full_time 80 minutes

25 Apr 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 14

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Head to Head

🎉 4

👏 2

🔥 3

Northampton Saints narrowly defeated Bath Rugby 41-38 in a thrilling Premiership showdown. Fin Smith opened the scoring for the Saints with a try and conversion in the second minute. Bath responded quickly through Louie Hennessey, but Northampton kept the pressure on with tries from Tommy Freeman and Ollie Sleightholme. Despite two yellow cards for the Saints, Bath's Will Muir and later Arthur Green put them back in contention. The second half saw more drama, with Freeman scoring again, but Bath's Archie Griffin led a comeback. The match remained tense until the final moments, with Smith missing a drop goal that could have sealed the game earlier. Ultimately, a late penalty from Smith secured the victory for the Saints.

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Weather

Temperature: 19.0°C (Feels like 21.2°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 4.6 km/h, gusting to 14.1 km/h Humidity: 36% Cloud Cover: 6%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
2' try Fin Smith
3' conversion Fin Smith
7' yellow_card Tom Litchfield
8' try Louie Hennessey
9' conversion Ciaran Donoghue
10' substitution Bernard van der Linde
13' yellow_card Will Muir
14' try Tommy Freeman
15' conversion Fin Smith
17' yellow_card_complete Tom Litchfield
19' try Ollie Sleightholme
20' conversion Henry Pollock
23' yellow_card_complete Will Muir
25' try Arthur Green
26' conversion Ciaran Donoghue
29' try Tommy Freeman
40' try Tom Carr-Smith
40' substitution Luke Green
40' substitution Craig Wright
40' substitution Emmanuel Iyogun
40' half_time
40' second_half
41' conversion Ciaran Donoghue
46' try Ollie Sleightholme
49' try Tom de Glanville
50' substitution Ewan Richards
50' substitution Josh Bayliss
50' substitution Arthur Green
50' substitution Scott Kirk
50' substitution Kieran Verden
50' substitution Dan Frost
50' substitution Alex Mitchell
55' substitution Ed Prowse
56' substitution Josh Kemeny
59' try Archie Griffin
64' substitution Cleopas Kundiona
70' substitution Ollie Sleightholme
72' try Tommy Freeman
73' conversion Fin Smith
75' try Kepu Tuipulotu
75' substitution JJ van der Mescht
76' conversion Ciaran Donoghue
78' substitution Louie Hennessey
80' drop_goal_miss Fin Smith
82' penalty Fin Smith
80' full_time