Northampton hold off 14-man Bath to win Premiership title

Gallagher Premiership final

Northampton (15) 25

Tries: Freeman, Sleightholme, Mitchell Pens: Smith Cons: Smith, Furbank Drop-goal: Smith

Bath: (10) 21

Tries: Du Toit, Muir Pens: Russell 3 Cons: Russell

Northampton Saints claimed their first Premiership title since 2014 arsenic they held disconnected a fierce fightback from 14-man Bath to separator to a constrictive 25-21 triumph astatine Twickenham.

Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell scored nan winning effort pinch 7 minutes near connected nan timepiece aft Bath had travel from down to lead contempt seeing prop Beno Obano sent disconnected 21 minutes in.

Tommy Freeman and Ollie Sleightholme put Saints successful beforehand during nan first half but Thomas du Toit and Will Muir brought Bath level earlier Finn Russell's punishment put them ahead.

However, Northampton's numerical advantage yet paid disconnected arsenic they turned nan array successful their favour erstwhile it mattered and held connected to beryllium crowned champions for nan first clip successful a decade, aft finishing apical of nan regular-season's convention table.

Northampton: Furbank; Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall, Sleightholme; Smith, Mitchell; Waller, Langdon, Davison, Moon, Coles, Lawes (c), Pearson, Augustus.

Replacements: Matavesi, Iyogun, Mills, Mayanavanua, Graham, Ludlam, James, Hendy.

Bath: Gallagher; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit, Roux, Ewels, Hill, Underhill, Barbeary.

Replacements: Annett, Schoeman, Stuart, Stooke, Bayliss, Schreuder, Bailey, Reid.

Red card: Beno Obano (21 mins)

Referee: Christophe Ridley