Northampton’s indiscipline exploited as impressive Exeter strengthen play-off bid

Exeter 21 Northampton 10

Exeter Chiefs forced their way back into the Aviva Premiership play-off places
in impressive style yesterday with a controlled and mature performance that
prolonged the present agonies of Northampton Saints, the leaders.



A week after Clermont Auvergne humiliated Northampton in the European
Champions Cup, Exeter became the only club to do the league double over them
this season.

Northampton turned out in their lime-green away kit, but yellow
was more their colour at Sandy Park as they had three players sent to the
sin-bin, which, along with their jitters, l…