Late Smith Score Seals Thrilling Northampton Victory
In a heart-stopping finale, England fly-half Fin Smith scored a last-minute try to propel Northampton Saints to a 35-28 win over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park. The match seemed destined for a draw after replacement winger Paul Brown-Bampoe's 78th-minute charge-down try, converted by Henry Slade, but Smith's dummy and subsequent try broke Chiefs' hearts. Northampton's director of rugby, Paul Dowson,…
April 18, 2026, 6:31 p.m.