Premiership: Northampton Saints 21-41 Leicester Tigers - Freddie Steward hat-trick seals comeback
Premiership champions Leicester fought back to beat Northampton in a compelling 250th East Midlands derby.
Freddie Burns' penalty gave Tigers a sixth-minute lead, but the hosts dominated territory in the opening half-hour, with Dan Biggar seeing a try ruled out for a forward pass. Leicester seized the momentum, forcing a string of penalties before Burns spun a long pass out wide for Steward to stroll in unopposed.
Leicester had trailed since the 10th minute, but edged 22-21 ahead with 11 minutes left when Ashton finished in the corner against his former employers, just moments after coming off the bench.
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