Northampton Saints were brilliant against Bath but I feel conflicted
"The first chorus of “Shoe Army” came when Northampton Saints hit 50 points, which was exactly what you would expect from home fans who are seeing a welcome and deserved victory coming their way.
"The gobsmacking detail that makes you think differently, and ask whether rugby is careering down the wrong path, was to realise this outpouring of joy and support came after Saints’ wing Ollie Sleightholme had just scored – checks notes – the eighth of his side’s 11 tries, for a scoreline of 50-41 against fellow Prem title contenders Bath, with another 20 minutes of the 80 still to play.
"By the end at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday, the scoreline was 71-48, and it meant the appreciation of some brilliant attacking play by both teams was fractured by a nagging worry over the cheapening of the try as rugby’s scoring currency.
"If it is too easy to score, the spectacle loses interest and just becomes a matter of who dances through the non-tackling the most often."
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