Northampton humiliated as David Smith inspires Castres in Champions Cup

• Castres 41-7 Northampton• Dylan Hartley returns from injury but Saints concede six triesThey hoped they had reached their nadir but it seems Northampton have further to fall. Having responded to the departure of their attack coach, Alex King, the week before with a gutsy home win against mighty French opponents at Franklin’s Gardens, mighty French opponents in France proved far too much. Even in their darkest, most try-phobic periods, Northampton have generally been able to count on a solid platform up front. Now even that seems to have deserted them. The 40 points Castres posted on them was…