Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 and Top 14 weekend review: Northampton Saints make their mark
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NO NEED FOR GLOUCESTER TO DESPAIR
Were Northampton that good? Yes, they were.
And were Gloucester that poor?
No, they were not.
The scoreline from Franklin's Gardens (Northampton 53
Gloucester 6) suggests a rout.
It was not that.
Gloucester are not to be
reaching for the pills at this point of the season.
There was enough bite in
their early play to indicate that their spirit is in good order.
It will
simply taken them time to gell.
As for the Saints - champion stuff.
Slick, fast and menacing.
They didn't sign
many in the close-season.
And you can see…