Jan 7 2012
'); tm.siteLife.daapi.getArticle( "201-102039-23686178", function(article){ tm.siteLife.display.displayCommentCount( article, 'sitelife-commentsWidget-top', false, 'Comments', true, false ); } ); })();//call anonymous function //]]>Northampton head coach Jim Mallinder paid tribute to his team's all-round performance in beating Aviva Premiership leaders Harlequins 24-3.
Mallinder also praised scrum-half Lee Dickson and Ryan Lamb after the victory.
He said: "It was a good performance today. We've been building towards that and we've had some good halves of rugby but I think today we were all round a good team in terms of our tempo and our attacking play."
In particular, he identified some superb defence, as his side resisted Quins while a man short in the second half.
"Defensively we shut them up and stopped them playing, which of course they are good at, so we're very pleased," he said.
Mallinder reserved special praise for his halves pairing of Dickson and Ryan Lamb, the latter kicking 13 points and providing a sublime pass for Roger Wilson to score the side's second try.
"Ryan was excellent. His decision making was outstanding; he's maturing rapidly and playing some good rugby. Lee's been very good for us and is actually getting better. He's been good for us for the last two or three years and I have described him as being the heartbeat of Northampton."
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea, contemplating his side's second defeat of the season, admitted they had been out-muscled by Saints.
"They were just more physical than we were and they won the contact and collision area. They got momentum," he said.
"If you come here and don't get momentum then you're going to be in for a tough night. They were outstanding tonight and we weren't. For the first time this season there was an 80 minutes where we haven't actually performed, but that happens."
Source: http://www.people.co.uk/sport/sports-news/2012/01/07/mallinder-hails-saints-display-102039-23686178/
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