By NEALE HARVEY

SCRUM-HALF Nic Groom orchestrated a well deserved bonuspoint victory as Northampton consigned memories of their opening day hammering by Saracens to the dustbin by powering past injuryhit Harlequins to go top of the Aviva Premiership.
While Kyle Sinckler’s second-half act of stupidity when he ripped off Michael Paterson’s skull-cap, drawing suspicions of potential gouging, will hog most of the headlines, South African maestro Groom deserves full credit for a masterful display.
It proved too much for Harlequins who fought gamely despite being shorn of over 20 pl...