Northampton Saints centre Luther Burrell revealed that the accusation of becoming 'soft' from rugby director Jim Mallinder provoked them to put a strong performance against Leicester Tigers.
As Northampton Saints registered their maiden win in the ongoing Aviva Premiership season after beating Leicester Tigers 24-11, we take a look on few of the key points and player ratings from the encounter.
Northampton Saints managed to bounce back from their defeat to Saracens with a 24-11 victory over Leicester Tigers in their Aviva Premiership encounter at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.
Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley has urged his team to bounce back from the demoralising 55-24 defeat that they suffered against Saracens in the opening game of the Aviva Premiership at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
Sean Maitland scored a hat-trick as Saracens kick started the 2017/18 season of Aviva Premiership with a convincing 55-24 win over Northampton Saints at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
Northampton Saints rugby director Jim Mallinder is wary of the 'massive challenge' ahead as they kick-start the 2017/18 season of Aviva Premiership with a clash against Saracens at Twickenham on Saturday.
England international Tom Wood has been handed a six-week ban by the Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel following his red card incident during the European Champions Cup play-off final against Stade Francais last week.
Northampton Saints made an incredible comeback after being 6-22 behind while also overcoming a red card to Tom Wood to win the European Champions Cup play-off final against Stade Francais at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.