NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said his team had been determined to avenge the defeat by Leicester at Twickenham last October.
That match at HQ was a testimonial for Rob Horne, the Australian centre who was paralysed in his right arm following an incident in this corresponding match last season. Boyd said: “We were terribly disappointed with the way we played. I thought we dis-respected that occasion.
“So there was a little extra ‘bird’ on the shoulder for Rob this evening.” Boyd said Northampton had played their most complete 40 minutes in the first half, buildin...
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