All posts tagged "Northampton"
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSaints sign another prop
Northampton Saints today announced that Gareth Denman is moving to Franklin’s Gardens this summer from Rotherham Titans, adding to the club’s...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Darren Fox – Beford flanker
How’s your 18 months at Bedford been? Cracking! A lot of lads I’d played with or against before and it’s been...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy 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...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Smallbone – London Irish prop
London Irish prop Tom Smallbone has been doing more than his fair share of homework this season and hopes it will...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton 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...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 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...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Let’s play in summer and watch skills grow
You wake-up. It’s Saturday morning. Your bedroom’s freezing, but at least it is only 10.00am, so you can ease back for...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoAndrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole
Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGeorge North is urged to get Test clearance
Wales have asked George North to ensure he protects his international future before completing his proposed £250,000 transfer to Northampton. WRU...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop
Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine
London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTwo-week ban for Chris Hala’ufia
Chris Hala’ufia will miss London Irish‘s trip to Northampton on Saturday after being hit by a two-week ban following the Exiles’...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre
A year ago Harry Sloan was battling hard to earn a contract at Harlequins – fast-forward 12 months and he has...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoStephen Myler remains a Saint
Stephen Myler has put pen to paper and will carry on with Northampton for the foreseeable future. Myler has been with...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSeason over for Jimmy Cowan
Jimmy Cowan will not play for the remainder of the season after it was revealed the Gloucester scrum-half damaged his ligament on...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Justin Bishop – former London Irish and Ireland winger
I scored twice in the Powergen Cup final London Irish won in 2002, but I’m still not sure what my celebration...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAlex King can help Northampton Saints be kings of England
Alex King is the man to end Northampton‘s reputation as the nearly men of English rugby, according to two men who...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHarlequins confirm Paul Doran-Jones signing
Harlequins confirmed today they have secured the services of Northampton prop Paul Doran-Jones for the next two seasons. A we revealed...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dan Bowden – Leicester centre
1. Commentator cock-ups It really winds me up when sports commentators fail to correctly pronounce a player’s name. The big second...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPaul Doran-Jones to join Harlequins
Harlequins are thought to have hit straight back to replace James Johnston by signing Northampton‘s Paul Doran-Jones. It was announced earlier...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAlex Corbisiero joins Northampton Saints
As expected and revealed in The Rugby Paper weeks ago, England prop Alex Corbisiero will join Northampton Saints next season. With...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLet us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs
Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoJoel Tomkins states his case for England defence
The defensive prowess of Joel Tomkins makes him a genuine contender for an England call-up, says Saracens team-mate Dave Strettle. With...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Will Hooley – Northampton fly-half
As a young fly-half there aren’t many better mentors to learn from than Jonny Wilkinson – so Northampton‘s Will Hooley admits...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoUlster ease past Northampton with bonus-point win at the Gardens
Ulster remained undefeated this season with a convincing 25-6 bonus-point win at Northampton tonight. But more important than the win, their...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Northampton v Ulster
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Northampton take on Ulster in the third round of the Heineken Cup...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLawes and Wood starting for Saints against Ulster
England duo Courtney Lawes and Tom Wood have been brought straight back into Northampton‘s starting line-up as they prepare for a...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years ago“We’re going to the Gardens to win” – Mark Anscombe
Securing a losing bonus-point during your Heineken Cup travels is vital to any team hoping to go through the group stages...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“We stopped doing the hard graft up front” – Northampton’s Ken Pisi
Last week against the Dragons, Northampton ended a four-game losing streak which saw them go from unbeaten at top of the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJonathan Joseph set to make a racket for England
Jonathan Joseph could have been donning whites at Wimbledon instead of the white shirt of England had he chosen to follow...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJohnny Leota’s try hands Samoa famous win over Wales in Cardiff
A late try from Johnny Leota handed Samoa a 26-19 win over Wales at the Millennium tonight. The score was ever...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We need a big reaction up front against Bath,” Harlequins’ Luke Wallace
Last week, Harlequins needed a last minute try from Kiwi Ben Botica to clinch a 31-30 win at Northampton in the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJones to captain Wales against Samoa as Warburton is dropped
Ryan Jones will captain Wales for a record 29th times against Samoa on Friday with Sam Warburton dropped to the bench....
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Featured
/ 13 years agoDai Young: Wasps winning and Tom being man of the match would be ideal
Tonight’s clash between the Blues and Wasps will have a familiar feeling for Wasps head coach Dai Young. The former Blues...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoTom Wood: I’m back, taking it one step at a time
For Tom Wood the pain of not being able to play is far worse than the pain he goes through every...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Paice – London Irish hooker
Pleased to be back after your suspension? Very happy. It was hard watching early on, especially as we were better than...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoChris Ashton to miss Fiji Test
Chris Ashton will miss England‘s Test against Fiji on November 10 after being handed a one-game ban for picking up three...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Henry Purdy – Leicester centre
In all the machinations and hand-wringing behind the scenes at Wasps this summer Henry Purdy was one of the people to...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Martin Roberts – Northampton scrum-half
Happy with how Saints started the league season? We were five wins from five going into last week and we’re still...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“We can’t afford to go backwards now, “ – Sailosi Tagicakibau
London Irish will look to build on their bonus point win over Bordeaux-Begles last week when they take on Mont de...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“Last week was a major boost but let’s be consistent now,” says Topsy Ojo
On paper, London Irish are one of the most threatening team in the Premiership. On the pitch however, the Exiles have...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAndy’s new attitude means he’s coming Goode for the Worcester Warriors
In recent times rugby’s version of the Goode life has all been about Alex, not Andy. While Saracens star Alex is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWatch out, Saints Courtney Lawes is back and bigger than ever
It was Andy Goode’s misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time last Saturday afternoon. With 60 minutes...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGeorge Ford may be forced to quit Leicester Tigers says Austin Healey
Austin Healey says Welford Road is not big enough to accommodate both Toby Flood and George Ford. Tigers director of rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSaints’ scrum put Wasps to the sword
Northampton remains unbeaten and go top of the table with a convincing 24-6 win over London Wasps at Franklin’s Gardens. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWe’re on the cuff of doing something special – Worcester Richard Hill
Worcester head-coach confessed it was hard to pick up the players’ spirit on Monday morning but he is adamant the Warriors...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoInspirational Dylan Hartley lead Northampton to bonus-point win over Exeter
Dylan Hartley put down an early marker for a Lions selection with a superb performance to help Northampton claim a 24-21...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dave Walder – former England and Mitsubishi Dynaboars fly-half
1. Ineffective Touch Judges It amazes me how TJs fail to get the number of an offending player or can’t suggest...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Stephenson – Northampton centre
Centre Tom Stephenson is the third generation of Northampton season ticket holders in his family and it might not be long...












