Ben Foden may not have topped the charts with his Christmas Eve cameo on Hollyoaks but the full-back helped ensure Northampton were flying high in the Aviva Premiership by beating Harlequins at Twickenham. The England back had a relatively quiet game but, watched by a sell-out crowd of 82,000 at HQ, his side secured a gritty victory to round off the most successful year in their history at a venue where they won the title in May. George North is rewarded for his try with a celebratory handshake as Northampton stretched their lead Northampton No 8 Samu Manoa barges over for Saints first try of the match
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Northampton beat Harlequins with less than 30 per cent possession
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'Big Game 7' at Twickenham was sold out with an 82,000 strong crowd
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Samu Manoa, George North and Kahn Fotuali'i crossed for Saints
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Stephen Myler kicked three penalties and three conversions
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George Lowe, Jack Clifford and Sam Twomey scored for Quins
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Tim Swiel kicked two penalties and two conversions
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Saints prop Salesi Ma'afu sin-binned for a high tackle after 33 minutes
@placeholder’ Jack Clifford cut the deficit but scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i dived over for a third try to seal it, despite Sam Twomey’s late reply.