Carreras-inspired Gloucester win at Northampton

Gallagher Premiership

Northampton (7) 17

Tries: Furbank, Augustus Cons: Hutchinson 2 Pens: Hutchinson

Gloucester (22) 25

Tries: Carreras 2, Mercer Cons: Carreras 2 Pens: Carreras 2

A Santi Carreras-inspired Gloucester saw off reigning Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens.

Two tries from the Argentina full-back and one from Zach Mercer earned a hard-fought victory for the Cherry and Whites who gained revenge over Saints following their 90-0 thumping in the same fixture only six months ago.

Tries from England international George Furbank and number eight Juarno Augustus proved to be in vain for the hosts who suffered their third defeat in four Premiership matches.

Gloucester's win means they leapfrog their hosts into fifth as Saints drop to seventh.

More to follow.

Northampton: Furbank (c); Hendy, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Sleightholme; Smith, James; West, C. Langdon, Davison, Munga, Coles, Scott-Young, Pearson, Augustus.

Replacements: Wright, Iyogun, Green, Lockett, Pollock, Mitchell, Dingwall, Ramm.

Gloucester: Carreras; Wade, Llewellyn, Atkinson, Thorley; Anscombe, Englefield; Rapava-Ruskin, Singleton, Fasogbon, Clark, Thomas, Clement, Ludlow (c), Mercer.

Replacements: Blake, Knight, Gotovtsev, Alemanno, Ackermann, Chapman, Harris, Hathaway.

Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe.