Sport 28-10-2002 who: Northampton Saints what: Beat London Irish 12-14 where: Madejski Stadium, READING when: Yesterday snippet: "It was ugly but beautiful," said Northampton`s coach Wayne Smith afterwards. "Beautiful for the Saints only in that they took four points that takes them up to third in the Premiership," writes Barney Spender in The Guardian. "But oh so ugly for the unfortunates who habitually turn up at Reading in the hope of seeing something approaching a half-decent game of rugby." Elsewhere in the Zurich Premiership, Wasps played host to Gloucester and beat them 23-16 and Newcastle Falcons beat Sale Sharks 31-20. Meanwhile, The Guardian`s Rory Carroll in Johannesburg reports that South African rugby superstar Chester Williams has called the sport "a bastion of white supremacy". [... more]

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