Saints backs 'on fire' against Sale - Scott-Young

Northampton Saints back row Angus Scott-Young hailed a "great bounce-back" by the Premiership champions as they ran in seven tries to beat Sale Sharks.

Saints were beaten at Leicester in the East Midlands derby six days earlier, but were 30 points clear of the Sharks by half-time and maintained that gap to win 47-17.

It maintained their 100% record at home this season - and put them fifth in the table ahead of next weekend's trip to Bristol Bears.

"That's the Saints brand of rugby, we love to shift the ball and attack whenever we can," Scott-Young told BBC Radio Northampton.

"It was a great bounce-back from last week's result, some of the backs were on fire.

"Not much really changed from last week with the game plan but we were able to put our DNA on the park.

"We had some unlucky stuff happen last week, but this week it came our way, which was awesome."

The Australian made his 50th appearance in a new look back row, which saw him and Tom Pearson joined by youngster Henry Pollock, making his first Premiership start.

"We have different strengths. We do complement each other. It was really exciting to see HP running around like a mad thing and TP is always a physical presence," said Scott-Young.

"I love playing with them, it's a great combination."

Northampton expect a tougher challenge next week against a Bristol side at the top of the table ahead of Saturday's fixtures.

"They do seem to be a bit of a bogey team for us especially playing down there at Ashton Gate," he added.

"They're pretty dynamic and a box of surprises as well. We'll definitely need to play our best rugby to counteract them when they're playing at home."