NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson denied rugby has gone soft after Saints and Bath served up 18 tries in another Prem points fest.
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Franklin’s Gardens

The 119 points, with Saints winning 71-48, was the second highest in the league’s history and the latest in a series of high tallies recently. Northampton beat Bristol 94-33 in May, the Prem’s biggest aggregate and the trend has been for attack to dominate defence in recent games the world over.

But director of rugby Dowson said: “I know people will say it is too easy to ...

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