All posts tagged "Northampton"
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Another battling show by Bordeaux
What a great game last weekend’s Champions Cup final turned out to be with both of the finalists, Northampton and Bordeaux...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBordeaux Begles accused of Henry Pollock vendetta
Fin Smith accused Bordeaux Begles of having a vendetta against Henry Pollock as Northampton Saints’ 28-20 Champions Cup final defeat ended...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDoctor calls for concussion protocols to be revised
Doctor Ben Jones, a former scrum-half with Northampton, Worcester and England 7s, has called for concussion guidelines to be revised to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso ‘raring to get stuck in’, says Steve Borthwick
Steve Borthwick says Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is ‘raring to get stuck in’ and hopes the ‘world-class’ Exeter winger will feature in England’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago‘I love it here’ – Chunya Munga extends deal with Northampton Saints
Chunya Munga had no hesitation in signing a new contract to remain at Northampton for another two seasons, even though he...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce
I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints in race to get stars fit for Champions Cup final
Northampton's last-minute victory over Saracens yesterday came at a cost, with four players left on the treatment table ahead of Saturday’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFriday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty
Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBath 43-15 Leicester Tigers: Bath turn on power to secure top spot
Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Spencer 4, Obano 20, Roux 37, Dunn 47, Stuart 66, Cokanasiga 76, Butt 80 Conversions: Russell 21,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 28-26 Saracens: Saints fightback hits Sarries play-off hope
By Brendan Gallagher Northampton Saints ..... 28pts Tries: Kemeny 8, Haffar 59, 80; Penalty 71 Conversions: Smith 9, Hutchinson 59, 80+1...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMark McCall: Saracens didn’t deserve to win
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall refused to make any excuses after their controversial defeat. He said: “We didn’t deserve to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBurger off the menu
SOUTH African centre Burger Odendaal will leave Northampton at the end of the season. The 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJordie gets runaround
FOR their ritual romp against Zebre in Dublin last weekend, Leinster played Jordie Barrett from the start. He was still there...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHUGHSHIELDS
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF Northampton Saints academy fly-half Hugh Shields has followed the career of Fin Smith closely and hopes to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBritain’s first European king on trip down memory lane
■By ROB COLE Champ: Tony Rees with the European Cup in 1997 TONY Rees and Alain Penaud will share a moment...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSaracens 75-28 Newcastle Falcons: Sarries run riot as Falcons crumble
By Roger Panting Saracens .......................... 75pts Tries: Gonzalez 5, 41, 47; Dan 9, Earl 16, 73; van Zyl 23, Itoje 27,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI will treat the players here like men, says Rob Baxter
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter is not one to normally dead bat questions, but he stuck to the party line when...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Luan de Bruin
LUAN DE BRUIN, THE NEWCASTLE FALCONS AND FORMER EDINBURGH, LEICESTER TIGERS, CHEETAHS AND SOUTH AFRICA U20 PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoSaints deserve to be given medal for this impressive hat-trick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Quality: Tommy Freeman dives in to score against...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaints go for Belleau
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON have signed French fly-half Anthony Belleau from Clermont Auvergne. The 29-year-old, who earned the last of his 12...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChris Collyer: Leinster need to reset and restart from the ground up
By Chris Collyer For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith ‘unfazed’ and ‘relaxed’ about the possibility British and Irish Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year ago“Don’t like it then don’t watch it” – Henry Pollock’s message to social media scrooges as he aims for British and Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints stun Leinster in Champions Cup semi and sweep into final
By Adam Hathaway in Dublin Northampton captain Fraser Dingwall hailed the spirit of his side as they pulled off one of...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster 34-37 Northampton Saints: Tommy Freeman hat-trick ignites stunning Saints
By Adam Hathaway Leinster ...........................34pts Tries: O’Brien 17, Van der Flier 25, 58; Doris 58, Lowe 69 Conversions: Prendergast 25, 47,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoHenry Pollock’s energy could give British and Irish Lions that extra boost
By Nick Cain The likelihood of any uncapped young “bolters”, who were a feature of Lions squad announcements in the amateur...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJack Singleton: Gloucester to keep chasing Premiership play-off spot
By Mark Stevens Jack Singleton believes Gloucester are hitting form at just the right time in the race for the play-offs....
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Young Gun
/ 1 year agoJAMES PATER
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FULL-BACK Northampton flyer James Pater went viral across rugby’s social media when he scored a breakaway try...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoKnights and Spears end up all square after hard battle
Japan League One round-up ■ By BEN JAYCOCK IN the top-of-the-table clash, Saitama Wild Knights and Kubota Spears could not be...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoThe summer sporting events to look forward to in 2025
As spring gives way to summer, the UK begins to bask in longer days, warmer evenings, and a collective sense of...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 48-31 Bristol Bears: Alex Mitchell gets Saints in mood for Leinster
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ..... 48pts Tries: Mitchell 12, Langdon 19, Freeman 23, 36; Iyogun 46, Augustus 59, Pollock 76...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI’m glad to see the Lions will commemorate Swannell
THE exotic, slightly eccentric figure of Blair Swannell has appeared in this column on previous occasions and expect to hear the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoPollock on European shortlist
Precocious: Henry Pollock PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON flanker Henry Pollock has been nominated for the Champions Cup player of the year....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: We need to be flexible over 30-match limit
By Paul Rees Phil Dowson has called for give-and-take in the management of England players who are near the 30-game limit...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGloucester will keep on the attack whatever happens – Jake Morris
By Gary Fitzgerald Jake Morris insists the Cherry and Whites will not be applying the brakes and “playing it safe” in...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoTime to show the right spirit, Henry Pollock
By Simon Walters No one can dispute the brilliance of England rugby’s new star, Henry Pollock of Northampton Saints. He scored...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons 34-35 Northampton Saints: Fin Smith pulls strings to deny Newcastle
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons ....... 34pts Tries: Blamire 5, Doherty 42, Hearle 60, Stevenson 67, Pepper 75 Conversions: Connon 6,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAlan Dickens annoyed by sloppy Newcastle Falcons mistakes
Newcastle coach Alan Dickens admitted that conceding three tries in nine sloppy minutes before half-time cost Newcastle dear. Dickens said: “The...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAllen looking for some positive momentum
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM and Cambridge will both be desperate to return to winning...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRAF fly high to take honours in fine style
RAF Women.......36pts Navy Women.... 10pts A STRONG second half secured the RAF Women a comfortable win over the Royal Navy. Given...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRampaging Northampton Saints set up Leinster showdown
Beating Leinster in Dublin might sound like Mission Impossible but Northampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith insists playing the ‘Saints’ way is...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: Rest rules are ‘dysfunctional’
By James Logan Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson feels more needs to be done to allow English clubs to hit...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWest Country derby is the best – Jordan
■ By PAUL REES Hard man: Cam Jordan in action for Gloucester PICTURE: Alamy CAM Jordan thought that the East Midlands...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 51-16 Castres: Job done! Alex Mitchell makes it simple for Saints
Northampton Saints, putting their foot down after the break, breezed past Castres to book a repeat of last year’s Champions Cup...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Ashton: Designated away sections will build atmosphere
By Ben Jaycock Chris Ashton is backing Premiership Rugby’s away end trial later this month, believing it will enhance the atmospheres...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoItalian international Danilo Fischetti signs for Northampton Saints
Northampton have signed Italy prop Danilo Fischetti from Zebre for next season. The 27-year-old won his 50th cap during the Six Nations...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEnglish clubs get a harsh lesson
Flag bearers: Tommy Freeman’s hat-trick helped earn Saints a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals PICTURE: Getty Images THE Premiership have...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTamani in charge as Scots demolished
England..............71pts Scotland.............. 5pts by Ben Jaycock CHARLIE Tamani burst onto the international age-grade scene with two well-taken tries as England destroyed...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHenry Pollock must keep on pushing to front
One of the big talking points between now and the Lions tour squad being announced on May 8 is whether Henry...
International Rugby
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