Drahm sinks Exiles with late drop-goal

London Irish 21 Northampton 22

Drahm stunned a 17,364 Madejski Stadium crowd - the Premiership’s biggest attendance this season - with a virtuoso display after going on as a half-time replacement for Paul Grayson. His match-winning drop-goal arrived four minutes into injury-time. The Exiles led for most of the match, indebted to 18 points from fly-half Mark Mapletoft, including three drop-goals, but Drahm ultimately took top billing.

The Australian also rifled over three penalties, two from long range, and Saints scored the game’s solitary try through scrum-half Mark Robinson.