Saints eye quarter-final as Cohen blitzes Borders

NORTHAMPTON boosted their hopes of earning a quarter-final place in the Heineken Cup with a solid bonus-point triumph over struggling Borders in a match switched from storm-lashed Netherdale to Murrayfield at short notice.

The Saints now face Biarritz at Franklins Gardens next weekend in the showdown to decide who will progress as group winners.

Reivers had made a stirring start, grabbing the lead in the seventh minute thanks to a try by hooker Ross Ford, scuttling down the narrow side after a lineout clutch from Opeta Palepoi.