Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson says his side's first-half inaccuracy cost them as they fell short of a memorable comeback against Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals.
Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson said his side's first-half inaccuracy cost them as they fell short of a memorable comeback against Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals.
Fin Smith converted Tom Seabrook's score with six minutes remaining to drag Saints to within three points and set up a tense finale, but four-time winnersDowson said he was "incredibly proud" of Saints, who gave themselves "too much to do" in their first Champions Cup semi-final since 2011. "They shut us down at the set-piece efficiently and we couldn't get the ball away from the breakdown quickly so our attack was stilted.
"Those things are going to happen but there were a lot of them, but we stuck at it and gave ourselves a chance."have been praised for their attack this season, but Dowson says he was "frustrated" his side were unable to impose themselves.
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