Joy of six secures Northampton’s place on top of the pile

Northampton Saints 46 London Welsh 0

Northampton Saints will go into the Aviva Premiership play-offs as league
leaders after finishing top of the table for the first time in their history
courtesy of a six-try thrashing of hapless London Welsh.



There were two tries apiece for Lee Dickson and Luther Burrell, the England
pair, with Ahsee Tuala and Jamie Elliott also touching down as the champions
sealed a home semi-final with one match of the regular season to go.



London Welsh held out for 13 minutes before the worst defence in the league
was breached.

A five-metre lineout drive…