Another week, another thumping win for Northampton who could afford to leave out a handful of their star names and still put arch rivals Leicester to the sword with plenty to spare. This was their fourth home match in a row and with the scrum-half Alex Mitchell in fine fettle, their fourth resounding victory to underscore where the balance of power in the east Midlands lies.
It was a painful afternoon for Leicester, who huffed and puffed on Dan Cole’s 235th club record appearance in the league and were trailing by a point when Solomone Kata was sent off for a high tackle on Fraser Dingwall on the hour.
