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Despite scoring the four tries which ultimately secured a valuable winning bonus point, Wasps had to rely on Van Gisbergen's 75th and 81st-minute penalties for victory following a spirited Saints second-half fightback.

Wasps looked to be cruising to victory when Paul Sackey ran in his second try in the 55th minute to stretch their lead to 29-15. But Northampton refused to give up and hit back with two tries which levelled the scores at 29-29 13 minutes later to earn a losing bonus point which could still prove crucial.

Hooker Dylan Hartley sparked the revival when he took a pass from scrum-half Mark Robinson to force his way over in the left-hand corner in the 58th minute to grab his reward for a hardworking display in the visiting pack.

Skipper Bruce Reihana converted from the touchline and was on target to add the points again when second-half replacement Christian Labit went over in the same corner for his side's touchdown.

Reihana missed with the first attempt but was handed a second chance after Wasps England winger Josh Lewsey was ruled to have charged his original kick too early.

The late scoring burst put Northampton in sight of an unlikely but crucial victory but they failed to capitalise.

Van Gisbergen, who secured victory over Saracens last weekend with an injury-time conversion, made sure Wasps were the beneficiaries of another late show.