Northampton Saints today named the team that will play in tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership Rugby match against Saracens. It is the Saints’ first Aviva Premiership Rugby match in a month, and…
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Doran-Jones signs for the Saints
The 25-year-old prop joins the Saints from Gloucester, where he has played for the last two seasons. Comfortable on either side of the scrum, Doran-Jones was capped by England in…
Stephen Myler re-signs with Northampton
Northampton Saints today announced that Stephen Myler has signed a new contract with the club. Myler, 26, has spent his entire rugby union career at Franklin’s Gardens, where he arrived…
Northampton v Ulster switched to Milton Keynes
As predicted Northampton’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster has been switched to Stadium:mk in Milton Keynes. The Saints sought special dispensation from European Rugby Cup organisers to keep the game…
Castres 12 Northampton 23 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine No English side since Bath in 2002 had gone through the Heineken Cup pool stage unbeaten, that was until Northampton won here…
Northampton team to take on Castres
Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that all of the attention this week at Franklin’s Gardens has been given to achieving a positive result in Castres this weekend.…
Today at the Heineken Cup – every try scorer, every score
Another cracking 24 hours in the Heineken Cup leaves Northampton and Leinster as the only two sides definitely through to the quarter-finals, although yesterday and today’s matches certainly tipped the…
Phil Dowson signs new contract with Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have confirmed that Phil Dowson has renewed his commitment to the club by signing a new contract. Dowson, 29, has been at Franklin’s Gardens since the summer of…
Courtney Lawes out of the Six Nations – Jim Mallinder
England’s chances of their first Six Nations title in eight years received a blow with confirmation that key second row Courtney Lawes is out of the Championship. Lawes limped out…
Chris Ashton – Northampton and England
Not only has Chris, a Rugby League convert, made a seamless transition to Union, he has done so with vigour and made sure everyone took notice of his first International…