Henry Pollock revels in ‘special win’ over Leinster in hardest game of his life

“I tell you what … that was a battle,” said Pollock. “Jesus. I’ve never played in a game that hard in my life."

SAINTS GO MARCHING IN: Northampton Saints' Henry Pollock and team-mates celebrate.  Pic: Damien Eagers/PA Wire.

Northampton hope their extraordinary semi-final win over Leinster will now be a springboard to further personal and collective success in the coming weeks.

The Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson also believes several of his players have “undoubtably” enhanced their British & Irish Lions selection chances ahead of Thursday’s tour squad announcement.