England starlet Stephen Myler kicked all of the Saints’ points as they saw off the French outfit 15-3 in an often bad-tempered game at Twickenham Stoop.

Scotland men Euan Murray – poised to join the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa – and Scott Gray, who capped his resurgence in the game by starting the final game of the RBS 6 Nations against England, played the full 80 minutes for Northampton.

Tom Smith, former Scotland captain and a Lions legend, came on for the final six minutes as he bowed out of competitive rugby on a high with a standing ovation from the 8,000 travelling Saints fans.

And Joe Ansbro, the Glasgow-born centre who is in Scotland’s A squad for this summer’s matches, played the last 10 minutes of the match as Northampton secured Heineken Cup for next season at the expense of London Wasps.