Saints humiliate Bristol in record-breaking game

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George Hendy scored four of Northampton's 14 tries [Getty Images]

The Prem, Franklin's Gardens

Northampton (61) 94

Tries:
Hendy (4), Hutchinson (2), Chick, Coles, McParland (2), Furbank, Kemeny, Pollock, Graham Cons: Smith (11), Hutchinson

Bristol (14) 33

Tries:
Thacker, Rees-Zammit, Randall, Ivanishvili, Heward Cons: Jordan, Williams (3)

Northampton scored 14 tries to humiliate Bristol at Franklin's Gardens and confirm their place in the Prem semi-finals.

George Hendy led the rout with four tries, bookending the game with a try in the fourth minute and the last.

In between, Saints scored with almost every attack as they racked up nine first-half tries for a 61-14 lead at the break, rendering their five more after the break as something of a come down.

The defeat, and the manner of it, is a blow to Bristol's hopes of making the play-offs leaving them four points behind fourth-placed Exeter who play Harlequins on Saturday. The Bears did at least score five tries to take away a bonus point.

More to follow.

Northampton:
Furbank, Freeman, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Hendy, Smith, McParland; Iyogun, Smith, Millar Mills, Coles, Prowse, Kemeny, Pollock, Chick

Replacements: Walker, Fischetti, Green, Van Der Mescht, Pearson, Graham, Mitchell, Dingwall

Bristol: Lane, Rees-Zammit, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ravouvou, Jordan, Randall; Genge, Thacker, Kloska, Dun, Batley, Owen, Harding (c), Grondona

Replacements: Gwilliam, Woolmore, Lahiff, Taylor, Ivanishvili, Marmion, Moroni, Heward

Referee: Luke Pearce

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