All posts tagged "Northampton"
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoNEWS EXTRA
Double injury blow for Bristol BRISTOL full-back Noah Heward will be out until the New Year after injuring his hamstring during...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoSeries 4, Episode 3: Gallagher Premiership season preview with Luther Burrell
The Gallagher Premiership returns! Can Northampton defend their title? How will Saracens fare without Owen Farrell? Will Newcastle give a better...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with Rich Vasey
Rich Vasey, the Caldy backs/attack coach and former fly-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against... Forwards 1....
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGeorge Furbank at the double as England lads return
By Ben Jaycock Northampton................. 36pts Tries: Furbank 4, 14; Smith 26, Dingwall 34, Savala 44, Haffar 52 Conversions: Smith 4, 34,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRusty Bath get in flow with three late tries
■ By ROGER PANTING Bath .................................... 26pts Tries: Muir 14, Hill 56, Annett 64, Pepper 71 Conversions: Russell 56, Harris 64,...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoDan Tobin is England’s new strength & conditioning coach
Dan Tobin has been appointed as England’s new strength and conditioning coach following the departures of Aled Walters and Tom Tombleson.
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Friendlies
/ 1 year agoLeinster make Saints pay for their errors
By Tom Vickers Northampton …26pts Tries: Ramm 4, Smith 41, Glister 57, Graham 67 Conversions: Savala 4, 41, 57 Leinster………… 54pts...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman: England will be ready for All Blacks
Tommy Freeman has November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count against the All...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBayonne centre Manu Tuilagi to miss start of season
Manu Tuilagi will miss the start of the upcoming Top 14 season for new club Bayonne after breaking his hand.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson says Northampton Saints must forget Courtney Lawes
Northampton boss Phil Dowson has told his squad to get used to life without Courtney Lawes in a hurry ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCavalry comes to rescue for Bath
■ By ROGER PANTING Bath .................................... 24pts Tries: Emens 12, Spandler 21, Coetzee 42, Offiah 46 Conversions: Burns 5 McCarthy 25,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s going to be a thriller – van Graan
By Jon Newcombe Johann van Graan is predicting a Gallagher Premiership 2024/25 season to set pulses racing. Bath’s head of rugby...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – JJ Hanrahan
JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLogan double puts Blues on the right track
REUBEN Logan’s double ensured Bedford Blues made a victorious start to their pre-season schedule in a battling contest against Blackheath.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaracens agree deal for Braley
SARACENS have signed former Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old joins on a three-month deal to...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI want that winner’s medal this time around
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid as he prepares for the new Prem season Miles Reid is saving...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoYoungsters were quick to take their chances
Ben Jaycock caught up with England U18s assistant and backs coach Will Parkin Reaching out: Noah Caluori scores for England against...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoChapman moves up at Northampton
PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton have appointed Julia Chapman as Mark Darbon’s successor as chief executive. She will begin her new role in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
STUART CORSAR, THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM & DONCASTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games
Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEx-Leicester Tigers centre Guy Porter retires at 27
Former Leicester Tigers and England centre Guy Porter has retired from rugby at the age of 27 after suffering issues around...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears defend hosting Premiership game in Cardiff
Bristol Bears COO Tom Tainton insists rugby must continue to “take calculated risks” to widen its appeal and draw in new...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAlan Dickens happy to take Newcastle Falcons role
Newcastle Falcons have appointed former England U20s boss Alan Dickens as senior coach as they look to break a run of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGustard urges RFU to ditch overseas player ban
and Kieran Brookes has done really well since he has been with Toulon and now moves to Perpignan. “I think it...
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Features
/ 1 year agoThe Bears blueprint: Go and play without fear
PAUL REES ON HOW BRISTOL HEAD COACH PAT LAM PLANS TO GUIDE THE WEST COUNTRY OUTFIT BACK TO THE TOP Class...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCRAIG WRIGHT
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNorthampton start new Premiership season with clash against Bath
Bristol to host Bath in first Premiership game at Principality Stadium. Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton will kick off the new domestic...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoFreeman: We left with NZ respect
By ADAM HATHAWAY Tommy Freeman flew out of New Zealand on Monday morning beaten but not bowed claiming England had won...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland going in the right direction
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK If we measure England from the time Steve Borthwick took over as head coach...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoNew Northampton logo looks like a marketing ploy
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IAM Northamptonshire born and...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoHigh-risk blitz puts England in charge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There's nothing not to like about England’s blitz defence. It’s bold, gutsy, and good...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoEuropean Cup must only be for elite
Nick Cain Column When an elite competition like the European Cup comes up with a dullard draw which has deposed two-time...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJosh McNally: I still have a lot more to give
Josh McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after contemplating for a time that his rugby career may...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSix Nations may stick to Saturdays
The Six Nations is considering playing all three matches in a round on Saturdays, something that has been reserved only for...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHunslet become dual-code outfit
■ By JON NEWCOMBE A DUAL-CODE rugby club is set to return to the Rugby League heartland of Leeds, with Jason...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup to stick with format
By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in...
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Features
/ 1 year agoThe scrum has decided the last two World Cups
Q&A Ben Jaycock speaks to Northampton scrum coach Matt Fergurson about their victorious Premiership campaign and the game’s issues around the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFreeman ready to roast the All Blacks
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Auckland Tommy Freeman has one more box to tick before he packs his golf clubs for a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership final tickets for 2025 going fast
By JON NEWCOMBE Ticket sales for next year’s Premiership 2024/25 final are double what they were at this stage last year,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHunter-Hill joins Smith at Saints
PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton Saints have signed Callum Hunter-Hill after the second row left rivals Saracens earlier this week at the end...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoVakatawa to leave Bristol
FRANCE centre Virimi Vakatawa will leave Bristol this summer following the end of his contract. The 32-year-old signed on a one-year...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWarriors deserved to take the glory
Glasgow Warriors’ 21-16 win over the Bulls in Pretoria to clinch the URC title has earned them deserved accolades after outscoring...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBorthwick is right to keep faith with Smith
Paul Rees Looks at the challenges facing England in New Zealand... While another Aussie steps in at Leicester Steve Borthwick hopes...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCheika knows he will be judged on results
Leicester were once a byword for stability. Like Liverpool FC, they had a reputation for promoting from within and benefiting from...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year ago25 years on and it’s still a special place
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was the 25th anniversary of the first-ever...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success
MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe’ll get it right this time, insists Darbon
By JON NEWCOMBE WITH the dust barely settled on their Premiership-winning season, Northampton Saints CEO Mark Darbon has insisted that the...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCov’s chief: We’ll drop to Nat leagues
By LUKE JARMYN Coventry chief executive Nick Johnston says the Championship club remains prepared to drop down to the national leagues...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFour-match Obano ban
BATH prop Beno Obano has been given a four-match ban after being sent off during last Saturday’s Premiership final defeat by...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaints chief confident they will build on title triumph
NORTHAMPTON chief executive Mark Darbon is confident Saints can build on their Premiership title and be a force for season to...












