Robbie Smith was happy to help Saints show their fight as they saw off Bath 45-26 at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens on Friday night.
Ricardo Vasconcelos and Will Young racked up a record opening stand after Northamptonshire were put in by Warwickshire in their LV=Insurance County Championship match at Edgbaston.
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