Tenacious Tigers ride out yellow card storm

By TOM WALKER

LEICESTER earned only a second win in seven matches since the restart despite three yellow cards and a period of playing with only 13 men
Ben Youngs marked his 250th appearance for Tigers with an early try and three Zach Henry penalties made it 16-3. Saints earned a penalty try but Freddie Steward’s 50m penalty and Henry’s fourth kick extended the lead before Paul Hill’s superbly-taken try for Northampton.
But a drop-goal and penalty from Henry, below, confirmed Saints’ fifth straight loss despite Henry Taylor’s try with the last...

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