go begging

After 90 minutes of Liverpool's trip to London, it appeared another two would go begging.

An overthrown line-out saw one early opportunity go begging and the miscue loomed larger when Billy Burns kicked the ball dead when trying to poke a grubber through into the Leinster backfield.

Bristol's attack has been fizzing this season - averaging 38 points in eight previous games - but they were out of sorts as their first chance to run at the opposition saw a long ball over the top go begging, before another from Harry Randall was thrown forward.

But Northampton went in at the break narrowly in front thanks to a second Makepeace-Cubitt penalty, having seen a third try go begging and held up on the line minutes before.

Scotland continued to ask questions of the Wallaroos after the interval, but lineout failings saw chances go begging in a frustrating start to the second half.