Northampton Saints maintained their exceptional home form with a 26-17 victory over Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership.
Harlequins coach John Kingston felt his side paid the price for their poor finishing as they slumped to a 26-17 defeat to Northampton.
Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder believes his side will be handed a stern examination by Harlequins.
Northampton Saints have signed former Munster hooker Andy Long on a short-term contract.
Northampton ended Saracens' perfect record against domestic opponents with a 19-3 victory at Franklin's Gardens.
Ben Foden has been praised by Northampton boss Jim Mallinder after a fine display in Saints' defeat of Saracens.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Northampton | |
| Friday 27th November | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| 20:00 | Newcastle vs Northampton |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Bath |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Heineken Cup | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Treviso |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| 13:30 | Treviso vs Northampton |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| 15:00 | Worcester vs Northampton |
| Saturday 2nd January | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs London Irish |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Northampton |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| 15:00 | Harlequins vs Northampton |
| Saturday 27th February | |
| 14:00 | Northampton vs Leicester |
| Result |
|---|
| Northampton |
| Saturday 21st November |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Northampton 26 - 17 Harlequins |
| Saturday 14th November |
| LV= Cup |
| LV= Cup |
| Northampton 19 - 3 Saracens |
| Thursday 5th November |
| LV= Cup |
| Ospreys 17 - 19 Northampton |
| Saturday 31st October |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Leicester 29 - 15 Northampton |
| Saturday 24th October |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Northampton 21 - 16 Sale |
| Friday 16th October |
| Heineken Cup |
| Heineken Cup |
| Perpignan 29 - 13 Northampton |
| Saturday 10th October |
| Heineken Cup |
| Northampton 31 - 27 Munster |
| Sunday 4th October |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Wasps 20 - 15 Northampton |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saracens | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | London Irish | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Northampton | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | London Wasps | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Leicester Tigers | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Sale Sharks | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | Gloucester | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | Worcester | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | Harlequins | 8 | 13 |
| 11 | Bath | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Leeds Carnegie | 8 | 8 |
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