Two dazzling tries from Rob Horne sees Northampton victorious at London Irish

• London Irish 25-40 Northampton• Saints’ first-half onslaught opened up match-winning leadNot exactly the homecoming London Irish were hoping for, rather a few home truths on a first Premiership match here for 16 months and the brutal reality of the arduous slog ahead. Chief among the lessons for the Exiles is the danger posed by a start as sluggish as theirs. They stirred themselves after the break but Irish were ultimately outclassed by Northampton, for whom the Australian centre Rob Horne registered his first two tries and caught the eye throughout.The fact that the Saints were themselves …