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Posted 341 days ago
REIGNING HEINEKEN Cup champions, Leinster, have been drawn in Pool 5 of the 2012/13 tournament and will face ASM Clermont Auvergne, Scarlets and newcomers, Exeter Chiefs, as they attempt to win an unprecedented third title in a row.
The draw for European club rugby’s elite competition took place on Tuesday, 12 June at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin where the 18th…
Posted 607 days ago
At the club’s Annual General Meeting this evening, the Northampton Saints management confirmed the plans and timeline for the development of Franklin’s Gardens.
The new North Stand would turn Franklin’s Gardens into a wraparound arena and in the process complete the redevelopment of the home of the Saints which was started a decade ago.
Designed by Peter Haddon Partnership, who have had…
Posted 730 days ago
The Leinster team to face Northampton Saints in Saturday’s Heineken Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (KO: 5pm) has been named.
Leo Cullen leads a Leinster team which is unchanged from the side who defeated Toulouse 32-23 in the Semi Final. Cullen, who lines up alongside Scotland’s Nathan Hines at second row, is one of six Ireland internationals in a pack…
Posted 730 days ago
Director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that the Northampton Saints team is looking forward to taking on Leinster at the Millennium Stadium in tomorrow’s Heineken Cup final.
The Saints travelled to Cardiff in December during the pool stages, but tomorrow they will head back over the Severn Bridge for the Heineken Cup showpiece occasion to face a Leinster team that lifted…
Posted 737 days ago
Jordan Crane and Steve Mafi return to the Leicester Tigers team for the Aviva Premiership semi-final against Northampton Saints at Welford Road tomorrow.
After last Saturday’s bonus-point win over London Irish secured a top-place finish in the Aviva Premiership league season for a third successive year, director of rugby Richard Cockerill makes just two changes to his starting line-up, with Crane…
Posted 737 days ago
The Northampton Saints team has been named for tomorrow afternoon’s East Midlands Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-final derby at Leicester’s Welford Road.
The Aviva Premiership Rugby honours have been split between Northampton and Leicester so far this season, with each team winning its respective home match.
But with a place at Twickenham at stake, director of rugby Jim Mallinder said today that the…
Posted 738 days ago
Northampton Saints today announced two new additions to the club’s squad ahead of the 2011/12 season – forward James Craig and back Cesar Sempere.
Craig, a 22-year-old, 6’7” lock, joins the Saints from Leeds Carnegie. The 2006/07 Leeds Academy Player of the Year is an athletic and mobile player whose eye for the try line was clear when he scored for…
Posted 744 days ago
The Northampton Saints team goes into tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership Rugby Round 22 clash against Leeds Carnegie determined to avoid a Heineken hangover, according to director of rugby Jim Mallinder.
The Saints may have a place in the 2011 Heineken Cup final, but an Aviva Premiership Rugby play-off spot is far from certain. With Bath snapping at their heels in the chase…
Posted 779 days ago
Northampton Director of Rugby Jim Mallinder is pushing his team to improve on last week’s performance, when they welcome Sale to Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday. The Saints came away with a bonus point win over Wasps last weekend, scoring five tries, but Mallinder believes his side will have to work even harder to overcome the Sharks.
Mallinder said:” Sale are capable…
Posted 793 days ago
Northampton Saints today announced that Keith Barwell will be standing down as the club’s chairman in September 2011.
Mr Barwell has been synonymous with the Saints for over 20 years. One of the club’s first box holders in the late-1980s, his initial million-pound investment in 1995 ensured that the Saints made the transition to professional rugby union successfully and Mr Barwell…
