Hartley's men were always trailing at the Stade Aime Giral

Northampton Saints captain Dylan Hartley has promised the team will learn from Friday's 29-13 defeat at Perpignan in the Heineken Cup.

"You can never question the commitment and attitude of the players," Hartley told BBC Radio Northampton.

"There were lots of heads down afterwards because it means a lot to the boys when they lose."

"We're all disappointed. But it could be a wake-up call and shows that we're not quite there as a team."

"We had a good result the previous week and then to come to the home of the French champions was always going to be tough.

"As a team we'll learn from the defeat and take that with us into the next stage."

Northampton slipped to third place in the table - with four points from two matches - ahead of December's home and away pool games against Benetton Treviso.

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