Northampton beat Bath in chaotic 18-try, 119-point classic

Northampton Saints defeated Bath 71-48 at Franklin's Gardens in the second highest-scoring match in Premiership history. Ollie Sleightholme scored a hat-trick as the teams combined for 18 tries and 119 total points on Saturday afternoon. Bath led 29-26 at halftime behind scores from Tom Carr-Smith, Charlie Griffin, Archie Griffin, and Arthur Green, but Northampton took control with a prolific second-half performance.

Tommy Freeman scored twice, while Fin Smith, Fraser Dingwall, James Pater, Josh Kemeny, Alex Mitchell, and Alex Coles also crossed for Northampton's 11 total tries. Green scored two tries for Bath, with further scores coming from Kepu Tuipulotu, Santi Carreras, and Josh Bayliss. In another fixture, Saracens secured a 30-7 victory over Bristol Bears at StoneX Stadium.