Scarlets leave Saints on the brink

NORTHAMPTON crashed to a second consecutive Heineken Cup defeat and to the brink of elimination.

The Saints would rightly question some of the refereeing decisions but the Scarlets capitalised on an error-strewn performance to move clear at the top of Pool One with a bonus-point victory.

The Scarlets, who opened their campaign with victory over Castres, looked to have the game wrapped up by half-time with tries from Liam Williams, Aaron Shingler and Matt Gilbert.