Northamptons defence proves crucial against bold London Irish

Dylan Hartley and Tom Wood ready to return for saints London Irish impress again, even in defeat Dean Ryan: Shane Geraghty has outside England chanceThe good news for England is that the hooker Dylan Hartley and the back-row forward Tom Wood will be fit for a league return against Sale next week as well as a European match against Racing Métro in Paris before Stuart Lancaster names his elite squad for the autumn Tests. The bad news is that Lee Dickson, Englands understudy scrum-half, limped off after 19 minutes on Saturday to join the list of walking English wounded.According to Northa…