In-form Saints see off Blues
BLUES: In-form Northampton Saints Academy turned a 19-3 half time lead into a 40-8 victory over the Bedford Blues Academy U19s at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday.
Saints scored six tries through Will Hooley, Howard Packman, Alex Wootton, Josh Skelcey, Charlie Esam and Sam Harry, with Hooley converting five.
The Blues try came from flanker Ollie Clough with full-back Elliot Clement-Hill kicking a penalty. Saints, with a number of full-time professionals like Alex Day and Danny Herriott in their ranks, were too strong for the Blues.
Academy director Denis Ormesher said: “Saints were clinical in their finishing. We missed some crucial one-on-one tackles 15 minutes either side of half time and Saints punished us.
“I was pleased with our set-piece, with scrum and lineout going well. Our contact skills were good against a physical Saints side, but our defence let us down.”
Blues: Josh Smith, Alex Bloisi, Will Allard, Ben Latimer, Jake Patrick, Will Presland, Ollie Clough, Danny Hartwell, Ali Price, Will Affleck, Nick Coward, Brandon Lewsey, Felix Stretton, Aaron Morris, Elliott Clement-Hill. Replacements: George Stuffins, Matt Collins, Hadyn Edwins, Sven Meiland, Jake Foster, Tom Pritchard, George Humphries, Nathan Donnachie, Will Simmonds.
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Tuesday 29 May 2012
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