grubber

Penaud continued to bristle with danger though and, after spilling forward close to the line on one occasion, he dived over amid the chaos of Jalibert's botched and regathered grubber.

Fin Smith's grubber kick was picked up by Kemeny who just had enough momentum to cross the Sarries line in the eighth minute to put the hosts in front.

Ashworth gave the home fans in the sell-out crowd something to cheer as he sprinted to grab Aidan Sezer's grubber kick before two defenders, but Mourgue, back from a head injury assessment following Cust's challenge, scampered over to give his side a 12-point half-time lead.

Henry Pollock added the gloss by latching on to Smith's clever grubber kick, and Northampton's prize is a return to their East Midlands home next weekend to face either Castres or Benetton in the next round.

England traded blow for blow with a cute Daly grubber, putting Tommy Freeman into the corner before good work from Ollie Chessum down one wing created space for Sleightholme to dive in the opposite corner.