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Northampton Saints Rugby Club
Full name: Northampton Rugby Football Club
Nickname: Jimmies, Saints Ground: Franklin’s Gardens (Capacity: 13,591)
Tournaments: Aviva Premiership, LV= Cup
Northampton Saints news on therugbypaper.com
- 22 May 2013: Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants
Northampton’s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for this Twickenham final, especially as Leicester gave them a tanking at Franklin’s Gardens a month or so ago. However, it would be pretty reckless to write them off given the way that they spoiled [...] - 20 May 2013: England call on Luther Burrell and Stephen Myler for Argentina tour
Luther Burrell and Stephen Myler have been added to the England squad ahead of their tour of Argentina tour. The Northampton Saints backs duo will join up with the squad after this weekend’s Aviva Premiership final against Leicester. Both uncapped, Burrell, 25, and Myler, 28, replace the injured Alex Goode (shoulder) and Joel Tomkins (ankle). [...] - 12 May 2013: Northampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final
Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final after the Saints dominated Saracens 27-13 in Barnet. The Saints were unable to beat one of the Top 3 side all season but two tries in two minutes from Brian [...] - 26 April 2013: 20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker
What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our defence was porous, our continuity in attack was awful and we were well beaten. Backs to the wall now? To a degree, but we’ve always come out fighting. We’ve stewed on that last performance [...] - 11 April 2013: Jeff Probyn: Surely it’s best for Wales that North’s in England not France
Why is it that when clubs or regions have a disagreement with their Unions they always appear to threaten a new cross- border competition? Whether it’s the English clubs with their French counterparts or the Welsh with the English, whenever there is a dispute the threat of a new competition is aired even though there [...]
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The latest Northampton Saints news
- Northampton Saints: Samu Manoa praised by former team-mate – BBC Sport (blog)
23 May 2013 - Northampton Saints: Premiership final ‘do or die’ – BBC Sport
21 May 2013 - Rugby Union: Soane Tonga’uiha backs Bedford Blues – Northampton Herald and Post
21 May 2013 - Rugby Union: Northampton Saints motivated by words of critics – Northampton Herald and Post
17 May 2013 - Rugby Union: Jim Mallinder hails Samu Manoa’s efforts – Northampton Herald and Post
16 May 2013 - Rugby Union: Martin Johnson backs Northampton Saints for Premiership glory – Northampton Herald and Post
15 May 2013 - Saints announce details of tickets to Twickenham – Northampton Herald and Post
13 May 2013 - Northampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final – The Rugby Paper
12 May 2013 - Rugby Union: Northampton Saints get Saracens semi-final – Northampton Herald and Post
4 May 2013 - Rugby Union: Time off could benefit Northampton Saints – Northampton Herald and Post
3 May 2013
Website: www.northamptonsaints.co.uk
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