Saints move 13 points clear at the top

Champions Northampton moved 13 points clear at the top of the Aviva Premiership with a 17-13 victory which surely ends Harlequins' hopes of reaching the top four.



Tries from Samu Manoa, James Wilson and Tom Wood secured what was in the end a comfortable success, despite Harlequins disrupting the home side's set-piece.



The visitors had opportunities but squandered them in the face of a determined Saints defence, though Marland Yarde ran in under the posts with the last play of the game to give ninth-placed Quins a point.



The first half descended into a mistake-ridden affair at times -…