Saints still 100 per cent
Northampton kept up their 100 per cent record in the European Challenge Cup with a 52-11 victory over Toulon.
Last Updated: 24/01/09 6:58pm
Northampton have kept up their 100 per cent record in the European Challenge Cup with a 52-11 victory over Toulon.
The Saints scored seven tries in all, with number eight Mark Easter scoring in either half at Franklin's Gardens.
The bonus-point win, their fifth, also saw Northampton gain second-seed status behind London Irish for the quarter-final stages of the competition.
Fly-half Stephen Myler claimed an impressive 18-point haul including a try, five conversions and a penalty.
After Myler and David Vidal exchanged early penalties, Toulon were on the back foot after scrum-half Matthew Henjak was sin-binned after 24 minutes.
Easter was pushed over the line for the opener three minutes later but the visitors hit back through captain Mafileo Kefu to reduce the lead to 10-8
at half time.
But Northampton upped the pressure significantly in the second half and Jim Mallinder's men went on to score six more times.
Wing Chris Ashton and prop Soane Tonga'uiha both earned braces with Myler and Easter again touching down.
