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![Former European Champions Northampton travel to Murrayfield looking for an improved performance after failing to impress against Castres last weekend. - 15/10/2010 13:54 Former European Champions Northampton travel to Murrayfield looking for an improved performance after failing to impress against Castres last weekend. - 15/10/2010 13:54](https://djl5pr6hub29v.cloudfront.net/epcr/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/05115248/edinburgh560_rdax_1500x1035-788x443.jpg)
Former European Champions Northampton travel to Murrayfield looking for an improved performance after failing to impress against Castres last weekend. - 15/10/2010 13:54
Former European Champions Northampton travel to Murrayfield looking for an improved performance after failing to impress against Castres last weekend.
The Saints won 18-14 but will hope to have better fortunes with the boot after Bruce Reihana and Shane Geraghty had a nightmare in-front of the posts.
Edinburgh came close to beating Amlin Challenge Cup Champions Cardiff Blues in South Wales in their opening fixture, with a late Casey Laulala try the difference between the two sides.
The Scottish outfit will be looking to ignite their Pool 1 campaign against their English opponents as they strive to make it out of their pool for the first time since 2004.
![Northampton outside half Stephen Myler was delighted to make Milton Keynes a home from home for his side as the crowd helped them to a Heineken Cup quarter-final success over Ulster. - 10/04/2011 23:40 Northampton outside half Stephen Myler was delighted to make Milton Keynes a home from home for his side as the crowd helped them to a Heineken Cup quarter-final success over Ulster. - 10/04/2011 23:40](https://djl5pr6hub29v.cloudfront.net/epcr/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/05143041/myler560.jpg)
Northampton outside half Stephen Myler was delighted to make Milton Keynes a home from home for his side as the crowd helped them to a Heineken Cup quarter-final success over Ulster. - 10/04/2011 23:40
Northampton Saints clinched a vital away win at Murrayfield after a James Downey try sparked a comeback for the English side.
Downey’s try on the stroke of half-time brought Northampton back into the game and a Paul Diggin try after 52 minutes gave the visitors the lead for the first time from which point they tightened their grip on the fixture and never looked back.
In a free flowing first-half both side were committed in attack and Edinburgh led the way scoring three fantastic tries.
Dylan Hartley grabbed the first for the visitors after Chris Patterson had given Edinburgh the lead with an early penalty. The re-called Stephen Myler, back in the side following the Saints kicking woes last weekend, converted his captain’s try.
It was then one-way traffic from Edinburgh as they took charge through tries from
Allan Jacobsen, Netani Talei and Ben Cairns who all rounded off stunning attacking moves.
It was Talei and second-row Fraser McKenzie who were at the heart of everything positive for Edinburgh.
Northampton could only respond with three Myler penalties.
The Saints were trailing 24-16 before Downey’s try which cancelled out all of Edinburgh’s first half dominance.
Patterson kicked an early second half penalty for the Scottish side but that was there last points of the day as the Northampton pack took control of the game.
Diggin crossed for his converted try, Myler then added the conversion and a penalty to finish the game with 16 points.
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