Premiership: Gloucester, 34-19 Northampton Saints. Cherry and Whites get bonus-point win

Santiago Carreras with the ball for Gloucester
Santiago Carreras, try creator and scorer for Gloucester against Northampton was Santiago Carreras
Gloucester (21) 34
Tries: Singleton, Harris, Carreras, Balmain Cons: Carreras 4 Pens: Carreras 2
Northampton Saints (12), 19
Tries: Ramm 2, Freeman Cons: Smith and Furbank

After three consecutive league defeats, Gloucester won with a bonus-point win of 34-19 against Northampton at Kingsholm.

Jack Singleton scored with Chris Harris, while Chris Harris scored the other side of a Saints’ Tommy Freeman double. Santiago Carreras then pushed Gloucester nine ahead.

Fraser Balmain powered over, and James Ramm scored late for Saints. Carreras added two penalties.

Saints fall to fifth place, as Gloucester moves above Northampton to be fourth in the Premiership Table.

More information to come.

Gloucester: Evans, Reeszmit, Harris; Atkinson May; Carreras Varney Rapava-Ruskin Singleton Balmain Clarke Alemanno Ackermann Ludlow (c), Morgan

Replacements: Socino, Elrington, Knight, Jordan, Polledri, Chapman, Twelvetrees, Hearle.

Sin-bin: Ackermann (71 mins)

Northampton Saints Furbank, Ramm, Dingwall and Hutchinson; Smith, Mitchell, Matavesi; Hill, Salakaia Loto, Moon, Coles; Ludlam (c), Augustus

Replacements: Smith, Iyogun, Petch, Ribbans, Scott-Young, James, Collins, Proctor.

Sin-bin: Ludlum (59 mins)

Referee: Ian Tempest.

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