Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints live: score and latest updates from 2022 Premiership semi-final

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A typically fair assessment of things from Lewis Ludlam, there - if Northampton convert their opportunities, they might well have been out of sight before Leicester's final quarter surge. The game was there for the taking. It mightn't have mattered, but you'd say that Oisin Heffernan was probably unfortunate to be shown yellow for his high tackle.  

Defeat means this is Chris Boyd's farewell to English rugby, with the Northampton DOR returning to his native New Zealand at the end of this season. A figure who has made a real difference at Franklin's Gardens - Phil Dowson and Sam Vesty are now tasked with building upon his fine work to enable Northampton to challenge again next year, though Boyd will continue to advise from afar. 

"It's a tough pill to swallow really. You can't put it into words. They were the better team today, unfortunately. I couldn't be prouder of the boys.

"The tough thing is we had the chances, we just didn't finish them. That's the difference. They took their chances.

"We'll use it as motivation. This group ain't done."

"Sometimes things are bigger than rugby. What the Youngs family have been through, no-one could ever imagine it. That effort today, every single person at Welford Road, that is for the Youngs family.

"It weren't too long ago we were bottom of the league fighting relegation. We've worked hard and got ourselves in a position to do something special next week.

"What a place, what a club, what a set of people. I've been here eight years in two stints and I've loved every second of it. I will miss it greatly. We've got a job to do next week,