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Sleightholme hat-trick fires up Northampton in 11-try blitz of Bath

Prem Rugby: Northampton 71-48 BathSecond-highest scoring match (119) in league’s historyChalk this up as a victory for the Northampton Knicks. In a remarkable match in which 18 tries were scored, 119 points racked up and defence relegated to the merest…

By Gerard Meagher · The Guardian

Published: Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 4:22 PM

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Northampton Saints defeated Bath 71-48 in an 11-try blitz featuring an Ollie Sleightholme hat-trick.
The 119-point, 18-try fixture is the second-highest scoring match in Premiership Rugby history.
Tommy Freeman scored twice for Northampton, alongside tries from Fin Smith, Alex Mitchell, and Alex Coles.

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Ollie Sleightholme scored a hat-trick as defending champion Northampton Saints defeated Bath 71-48 in an 18-try spectacle at Franklin's Gardens. The high-scoring clash produced 119 total points, making it the second-highest scoring match in Premiership Rugby history.

Northampton crossed for 11 tries, including two from Tommy Freeman and additional scores from Fin Smith, James Pater, Dingwall, Alex Mitchell, and Alex Coles. Bath scored seven tries through Arthur Green, Tom Carr-Smith, Charlie Griffin, Archie Griffin, Santi Carreras, Josh Kemeny, and Josh Bayliss, but Northampton pulled away after yellow cards for Bayliss and Ollie Lawrence.

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Sleightholme hat-trick fires up Northampton in 11-try blitz of Bath

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