Northampton Saints beat Exeter Chiefs 26-17 to win Premiership rugby title

Northampton Saints defeated Exeter Chiefs 26-17 in the Premiership rugby final at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham. The victory gave Saints their third league title. George Hendy scored two tries for Northampton within a three-minute span in the 64th minute.

Tommy Freeman and Fin Smith also scored tries for Saints. Campbell Ridl scored a try for Exeter Chiefs. Josh Iosefa-Scott scored from a lineout in the final moments of the first half. Captain Dafydd Jenkins scored a try that gave Exeter their first lead of the match.

The match opened with an early try for Northampton after Immanuel Feyi-Waboso collided with teammate Olly Woodburn. Henry Pollock was held up just short of the tryline shortly afterward. Max Norey left the match with an ankle injury.

Ridl's try was his 17th of the season. Exeter scored after kicking a penalty to the corner that led to Iosefa-Scott's try. Fin Smith scored eight minutes before half-time. Josh Kemeny received a yellow card on 51 minutes.

Dafydd Jenkins received a yellow card five minutes later. Northampton used the numerical advantage to score through Hendy twice. Northampton Saints supporters traveled to the match at Twickenham. The final score remained 26-17 at full time.