Sleightholme hat-trick fires up Northampton in 11-try blitz of Bath

Prem Rugby: Northampton 71-48 Bath Second-highest scoring match in league’s history Chalk this up as a victory for the Northampton Knicks. In a remarkable match with 18 tries, 119 points were racked up and defence relegated to the merest of afterthoughts, the defending Prem champions romped home. Ollie Sleightholme helped himself to a hat-trick and Tommy Freeman two of Northampton’s 11, in the second-highest scori

Gerard Meagher at DPD Stadium at Franklin's Gardens October 10, 2026 · 7:22 PM 1 MIN READ

Prem Rugby: Northampton 71-48 Bath

Second-highest scoring match (119) in league’s history

Chalk this up as a victory for the Northampton Knicks. In a remarkable match in which 18 tries were scored, 119 points racked up and defence relegated to the merest of afterthoughts, the defending Prem champions eventually romped home.

Ollie Sleightholme helped himself to a hat-trick and Tommy Freeman two of Northampton’s 11, in what goes down as the second-highest scoring match in the league’s history, behind only Saints’ 94-33 win over Bristol in May.