LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Former winners Northampton set up a Heineken Cup final showdown with Leinster later this month after a 23-7 defeat of Perpignan on Sunday.First-half tries from Ben Foden and Jon Clarke helped the 2000 winners to establish a 20-7 halftime
lead and despite conceding a try on 40 minutes they never looked back, with flyhalf Stephen Myler adding 13 points with the boot.
Perpignan, the 2003 runners-up, were ragged from the start and offered plenty of space to the hosts who exploited the gaps in the French side's defence to waltz over the tryline after 15 and 31 minutes.
Julien Candelon was shown a yellow card for the visitors on 32 minutes for a dangerous late tackle on Lee Dickson, summing up his team's frustration.
Northampton, bidding to be the first English winners since Wasps in 2007, will play 2009 champions Leinster in the final on May 21 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium after the Irish team beat holders Toulouse 32-23 in Dublin on Saturday.
lead and despite conceding a try on 40 minutes they never looked back, with flyhalf Stephen Myler adding 13 points with the boot.
Perpignan, the 2003 runners-up, were ragged from the start and offered plenty of space to the hosts who exploited the gaps in the French side's defence to waltz over the tryline after 15 and 31 minutes.
Julien Candelon was shown a yellow card for the visitors on 32 minutes for a dangerous late tackle on Lee Dickson, summing up his team's frustration.
Northampton, bidding to be the first English winners since Wasps in 2007, will play 2009 champions Leinster in the final on May 21 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium after the Irish team beat holders Toulouse 32-23 in Dublin on Saturday.
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