All posts tagged "Northampton"
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoNorthampton Saints Face Bath Rugby in Epic Gallagher Premiership Final Battle
This Saturday, June 8th, Twickenham Stadium will host an eagerly anticipated clash as Northampton Saints take on Bath Rugby in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCourtney Lawes proud of Northampton legacy as he prepares for final game
Courtney Lawes is proud of the one-club legacy he leaves behind at Northampton as he stands one victory away from a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTwickenham security ‘all over’ any attempted protests at Premiership final
Premiership Rugby has been assured that security at Twickenham is “all over” any potential repeat of last year’s protests when Northampton...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCharlie Ewels believes Bath are ready to claim first Gallagher Premiership crown
Charlie Ewels says Bath are “embracing the pressure” ahead of their quest for a first Gallagher Premiership title. Bath and west...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTommy Freeman: Saints taking lessons from Dublin defeat into Premiership final
Northampton have been reflecting on the harsh lessons of their defeat at Croke Park to steel their bid to claim the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRugby union and league unite to pay tribute to Rob Burrow
English rugby union will unite with the Rugby Football League and pay tribute to Rob Burrow with a round of applause...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘Final will be a huge day for the club’
By PAUL REES Bath are in the Premiership final for the first time since 2015 after overcoming a battling Sale yesterday....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoPlumtree: We must sort out the logistics
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks head coach John Plumtree believes the Champions Cup is the greatest club competition out there but has...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoNorthey leaving Liverpool
By JON NEWCOMBE Liverpool St Helens are on the lookout for a new head coach after Andy Northey’s decision to step...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoPirates move for prop Andrews
Cornish Pirates have signed Coventry prop Ollie Andrews. The 24-year-old spent two years at Coventry having come through Exeter’s academy. “We...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoBoyd got me back on track – Ludlam
By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlam left the Franklin’s Gardens turf in a Northampton jersey for perhaps the last time on Friday...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoClarke confident Gloucester can put the bad times behind them
By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester will have regrets for their disappointing season that saw the Cherry & Whites finish second bottom in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoFinally! Bath hold nerve to see off Sharks
By PAUL REES Bath ..................................... 31pts Tries: Hill 11, Obano 21, Annett 72 Conversions: Russell 22, 73 Penalties: Russell 2, 26,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSmith has final say for Saints
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton Saints..... 22pts Tries: Odendaal 19 Conversions: Smith 20 Penalties: Smith 28, 31, 40, 62, 70 Saracens ...........................20pts...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoProud to see so much character, says Dowson
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson hailed his side’s hunger. He said: “Character is something that’s really hard to define and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’ve just been too inconsistent, admits Farrell
By PAUL REES Owen Farrell succinctly summed up Saracens’ season in two words before what turned out to be his final...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester put faith in ‘some old heads’
By PAUL REES It was typical of Gloucester’s season – make that the last couple – that when they came up...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoMapletoft set for Georgia challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his 30-player squad that travel to Georgia next week in...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Reuben Logan
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS & ENGLAND U20 BACK ROW Being the son of a Scotland legend can be quite daunting but...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCourtney Lawes ready to run ‘blood to water’ one last time at Franklin’s Gardens
Courtney Lawes says he will “treasure forever” his 17 years as a Northampton player as he prepares for an emotional Franklin’s...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 40: Lee Dickson – Premiership semi-finals preview
What a Champions Cup final it was, and Antoine Dupont’s Toulouse ultimately condemned Leinster to a third consecutive final defeat to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoScott can’t wait to pull on the Hong Kong jersey
By BEN JAYCOCK Calum Scott has put the demise of London Irish behind him and, after a season with National One...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall confident stunned Saracens will bounce back
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens have endured a tough campaign on and off the pitch as they head into the playoffs but...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe can beat anyone now says stoked up Matavesi
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi knew something had changed when he joined up with Northampton after Fiji’s World Cup quarter-final exit...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSlade delighted to be presented with top award
Exeter and England outside centre Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Player of the Season award following a standout...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWe will have a full deck of cards next season – McKellar
By PAUL REES Leicester's dejection at finishing well short of the play-off positions was compounded by the sight of their fierce...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime to do away with bonus points
IS it time for a review of the bonus point system? Bath acquired 15 this season to finish second in the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBath and Saints to win – but only just
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It's hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoGood to see the winners party like they meant it
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Well it was good to see the Sharks celebrate on Friday night like the European Challenge Cup really meant...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTry tsunami sends a mixed message
Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Premiership....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCollier fits the bill for NZ challenge
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLawes still has Lions in his sights
Courtney Lawes was typically modest when he was presented with the Rugby Union Writers Club’s prestigious Pat Marshall Award as the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoFantastic four face final tests
PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS: NORTHAMPTON v SARACENS AND BATH v SALE NORTHAMPTON The Saints finished at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoYou write off Saracens at your peril – Grewcock
By BEN JAYCOCK Danny Grewcock has joined Paul Sackey as the second player to be inducted into the Premiership Rugby Hall...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung guns who are shining for the Chiefs
Paul Rees talks to Exeter DoR Rob Baxter to find out how his investment in homegrown talent is paying off at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoPoor defence cost us, admits Wilson
By NICK POWELL Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson has admitted poor defence cost them a place in the play-offs after a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCloete & Van Velze to retire at end of season
Bath's South African forwards GJ van Velze and Chris Cloete will retire from rugby at the end of the season. Van...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoResting players for big games isn’t on
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was just a couple of weeks ago that certain people...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYoung gun Baxter headlines Premiership Team of the Season
By Ben Jaycock Tyro Harlequins prop Fin Baxter is the headline selection in Premiership Rugby’s 2023/24 team of the season which...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSlade awarded Premiership Player of the Season
By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter Chiefs and England star Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby Player of the Season...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoLudlow’s up for the Sharks challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite suffering a 14-try whitewash last weekend and finishing second bottom in the Premiership for a second straight...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoUzokwe: Championship has got tougher to win
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite not getting the chance to secure promotion to the Premiership, back rower Simon Uzokwe says Ealing Trailfinders’...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWilliams is still the centre of attention
By PAUL REES When Bristol signed Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Virimi Vakatawa last year to boost their midfield, few would...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHendy: We want special send off for top Saints
By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton flyer George Hendy has enjoyed a breakthrough year with the table toppers and while the likes of...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoEx-Wasps buzzing for European glory
By BEN JAYCOCK Thibaud Flament has risen from Loughborough University’s fifth team to become a French international with the intention of...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMIE ELLIOTT, THE BEDFORD BLUES AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON AND ZEBRE CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoSarries’ star exits generate extra fuel
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Saracens are the defending Premiership champions, and Mark McCall’s side are looking more and...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRuthless Bath crush Saints on perfect day
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Bayliss 7, Muir 14, 63; Dunn 42, Spencer 53, Barbeary 60 Conversions: Russell 8,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJohann savours ‘special’ moment
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan is proud of his side’s turnaround this season but says the job is not...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFalcons’ misery but hosts restore pride
By PAUL REES Gloucester ....................... 54pts Tries: Mercer 10, Harris 18, C Atkinson 20, Thorley 31, Blake 42, May 48, Hearle...
International Rugby
George Kruis backs Courtney Lawes for England’s 2027 World Cup push
International Rugby
Jonathan Davies: England should pair up Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade at centre
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