Lee Dickson and Calum Clark both score tries to help Saints in their 24 - 7 LV= Cup victory away at Scarlets this Friday.
Howard Packman had put the Saints side to an early lead. However, Scarlets player Steffan Evans responded to level the score up at the break.
After half time, Dickson and Clark slid over the line to grab two quickfire tries for Saints to secure the win, alongside, accurate kicking by young Will Hooley.
Although, the scoreline shows perfection, Saints were hit with an injury by Jon Fisher only two minutes in. It was the only negative point due to a fast and incredible break through from Tom Stephenson let Packman have the chance to score. Hooley made the conversion from an awkward right angle but minutes later, he could not replicate a similar kick to miss a penalty. The Saints side were in the lead 7 - 0.
Scarlets did not waste anytime by scoring their own try and conversion to bring it to 7 - 7. An easy try given away by a James Wilson miss kick in which Saints could not recover from.
A scrum penalty gave the chance for Saints to go ahead. However, once again, Hooley unusually misses, keeping the score at 7 - 7.
Saints were about to have a scare with Scarlets scoring a try. Luckily, a well spotted infringement by the ref, in which the Scarlets flanker deliberate pullback who called a disallowed try.
Scarlets were upping their game with every touch of the ball, despite, like Hooley, a simple penalty was missed by the Scarlets fly-half.
Phil Dowson pushed hard and surprisingly, for a forward, broke through the scarlets defencive wall. Seconds later Saints were given a penalty and Hooley slotted the ball cleanly.
Finally, Saints started to play the way we all know they could. With Alex Waller and Salesi Ma'afu on, the line up started to look like a premiership side. Dickson wiggled through and darted over the line to score. Hooley's well-struck conversion gave Saints a 10 point difference to the homeside.
Another five points was soon to follow by another England international, Calum Clark. Hooley was starting to look more on form and finished the Saints game off with a precise kick to make it 24 - 7.
On the contrary, Scarlets looked likely to a last minute try and conversion but it was too late and Packman pushed him out of play to end the game.
Saints had won in Round 2 of the LV= Cup - next week Saints are back to playing in the premiership and are playing Exeter Chiefs on Friday Night.
Man of the Match: Will Hooley
My Man of the Match: Howard Packman
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