George Hendy wasn’t born the last time this famous Northampton ground hosted a Champions Cup knockout match. In 2000 the Saints beat Wasps by just three points in the quarter-finals. The following month they edged Munster to lift the cup and two years down the track a future flying winger entered the world.
This was a contest dripping with narrative but the headline was supplied by Hendy, who scored two breathtaking tries as a substitute to win an epic contest for his team. Having just come on at the hour with the game locked at 14-14, he flew down the right wing with his first touch of the ball to finish with a flourish in the corner. Then with seven minutes to play he gathered a bouncing loose ball and beat two defenders to touch down again.
