Northampton Saints defeat Newcastle Falcons 38-13 to secure the top spot in the Premiership. Tom James scores his second try in three games as a replacement for Alex Mitchell.
Tom James scored his second try in three Northampton games as he started in place of England scrum-half Alex Mitchell . Northampton Saints went into the Six Nations break top of the Premiership after beating bottom side Newcastle Falcons 38-13. Saints - who were missing seven players on England duty - led 19-13 at the break as Courtney Lawes and Sam Matavesi added to a penalty try, while Adam Radwan responded for Newcastle.
Newcastle missed three good chances to score before Ollie Sleightholme and Juarno Augustus added to Saints' tally. It means Northampton open up a seven-point gap at the top of the table - although that gap will be cut if Exeter Chiefs win at Saracens later on Saturday. It was a 12th successive league loss for Falcons this season and a 15th in a row going back to March. Newcastle drew first blood through Louie Johnson's seventh-minute penalty after Callum Chick raced three-quarters of the length of the pitch following an interception
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