Dowson Tells Saints to 'Never Forget' Their 'Very Painful' Defeat at Leicester

Opposition view: Tigers found 'real sweet spot physically' against Saints

Boss Geoff Parling says his Leicester Tigers side found a ‘real sweet spot physically’ as they beat Saints 41-17 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Saturday afternoon.

Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling on 'very calm' build-up to feisty PREM derby v Northampton Saints

Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling was quick to keep his team's feet on the ground despite savouring a "special" win over Northampton Saints.

Saints 'never really got going' during disappointing defeat at Tigers

Fraser Dingwall admits Saints 'never really got going' during their 41-17 defeat at Leicester Tigers on Saturday.

Leicester Tigers 41-17 Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s side cut down by razor-sharp Tigers

Geoff Parling refused to get carried away despite his Leicester Tigers’ serving up a six-try thrashing to title rivals Northampton Saints. The post Leicester Tigers 41-17 Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s side cut down by razor-sharp Tigers appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Henry Pollock forced to throw line-out in bizarre moment

Leicester produced a statement performance as they swept aside Northampton with a 41-17 record home league win in a fiery East Midlands derby. Save us to your Google Favourites for nonstop RUCK content! Hooker Jamie Blamire led the charge with a brace as the Tigers ran in six tries in total at a packed Mattioli Woods Welford Road, handing Saints their first league defeat of 2026 and only their second loss of the season. George Martin, Ollie Hass…

Dowson tells Saints to 'never forget' their 'very painful' defeat at Leicester

Phil Dowson has told Saints to make sure they never forget what happened at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Saturday afternoon.