By GARY FITZGERALD
Northampton....32pts
Tries: Sleightholme 5, 53; Matavesi 12, Collins 43, Augustus 49
Conversions: Grayson 44, 50
Penalties: Grayson 24
Newcastle.........31pts
Tries: Penny 32, 40; Carreras 60, Blamire 65, Wacokecoke 70
Conversions: Connon 33, 40, 70
Eddie Jones visited the Gardens to run his eye over some potential autumn Test recruits and witnessed a breath-taking contest with Saints grabbing the spoils by the skin of their teeth.
The England boss would have had the likes of Falcons hooker George McGuigan on his radar – with Jamie George out injured for a while – p...
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