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Mauger sacked as O’Connor returns

22 March 2017 0 comments

Matt O’Connor is to return to Leicester Tigers as head coach with the Australian set to take over from Aaron Mauger next month. O’Connor won […]

Northampton bring in Francis

22 March 2017 0 comments

Northampton Saints have signed Piers Francis ahead of next season from Super Rugby side the Blues. Francis who is originally from Gravesend in Kent has […]

Ackerman leads list of Kingsholm candidates

12 March 2017 2 comments

GLOUCESTER have spoken to former South Africa lock Johan Ackermann, the current Lions coach, about moving to Kingsholm next season. Ackermann, below, who won 13 […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

5 March 2017 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER ■BRISTOL are now the favourites to land Ireland fly-half Ian Madigan if he is released from the final year of his Bordeaux Begles […]

Dowson set to retire and become coach at Northampton

21 February 2017 0 comments

Phil Dowson will retire from rugby at the end of the season to take up the role of Assistant Coach with former club Northampton Saints. […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

12 February 2017 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER ■ WASPS are in the hunt to sign Northampton Saints prop Gareth Denman when his contract runs out at the end of the […]

20 Questions: Nic Groom – Northampton scrum-half

8 February 2017 0 comments

How do you look back at Northampton‘s Champions Cup campaign? It’s over now. Obviously we wanted to progress but we didn’t. We’ve learnt a lot […]

Wallaby star heading to Northampton

7 February 2017 0 comments

Northampton Saints have announced the signing of Australian international Rob Horne ahead of next season. The 27-year-old has 33 Test caps to his name and […]

Northampton Saint joins Blues on loan

3 February 2017 0 comments

Northampton Saints flanker Sion Bennett has joined the Cardiff Blues on loan for the remainder of the season. The Blues confirmed the news when they […]

Peter Jackson: Like it or not George, facts are facts!

26 January 2017 0 comments

George North put his two big feet into the concussion debate the other day in sneering contempt of the media over their reporting of medical […]

Leicester suspend Ed Slater

24 January 2017 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have suspended Ed Slater from playing for two weeks following an internal disciplinary hearing. Following a citing, club officials have reviewed an incident […]

Hard sanctions on high tackles will suit Louis Picamoles

20 January 2017 0 comments

Teimana Harrison believes the new hard line on high tackles will make Northampton powerhouse Louis Picamoles an even more dangerous ball carrying threat this season. […]

Calum Clark heads to Saracens

17 January 2017 0 comments

As first revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 27, Saracens have signed Calum Clark ahead of next season. Clark will move […]

Saints sign South African lock

6 January 2017 0 comments

Northampton have signed promising English-qualified second-row David Ribbans from the South African side Western Province. The 21-year-old is 6ft 8in tall and weighs in at […]

Jeff Probyn: Offer proper protection for all… or the game could die

6 January 2017 0 comments

As the repercussions of George North‘s concussion story look set to rumble on through the New Year, now is surely the time to look at […]

Peter Jackson: I see a man on a tractor roaring in to lead Lions

6 January 2017 0 comments

Now 2017 has dawned, no New Year would be complete without a few gongs inspired by the events of the old one. How many of […]

Jeff Probyn: Jones wanted an abrasive leader, well he’s got one

23 December 2016 0 comments

Somehow the words leopards and spots have sprung to mind this week, having once again had to listen to all those trying to defend the […]

Northampton statement on George North incident findings

21 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints have issued the following statement following the publication of the Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) regarding the on-pitch treatment of George North during […]

Northampton cleared over George North incident

21 December 2016 0 comments

The Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) has concluded that George North should not have returned to play against Leicester but Northampton will face no sanction […]

Shane Williams: James Davies ban spot on but Dylan Hartley put so much at risk

21 December 2016 0 comments

There is simply no place in rugby for abusing match officials, but any talk of the Scarlets sacking James Davies for his actions in the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Northampton have the personnel to fight back in New Year

21 December 2016 0 comments

We have a tendency to go on autopilot when we hear that Dylan Hartley has been red-carded again. We think about the 54 weeks of […]

Northampton bring in Canada prop

20 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints have announced the signing of Canada international prop Jake Ilnicki until the end of the current season. The 24-year-old tighthead has played 18 […]

King joins Wales coaching staff

16 December 2016 0 comments

Wales have named Alex King as their attack coach in a temporary role for the 2017 Six Nations before he joins Montpellier next season. A […]

Dylan Hartley hit for six

14 December 2016 0 comments

Dylan Hartley had been hit with a six-week following his red card in the Champions Cup last Friday. The England captain had only been on […]

Nick Cain: Clear this fog over North for the sake of others

14 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton‘s attempt to shroud the crucial issue of George North being knocked out against Leicester last weekend in a fog of claims over TV footage […]

Dylan Hartley’s disciplinary hearing date set

13 December 2016 0 comments

Dylan Hartley will appear before a disciplinary hearing tomorrow following his red card against Leinster last Friday. The England captain has only been on the […]

Hartley red piles more pressure on Mallinder

13 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder is fighting to save his job. Mallinder, who was once tipped as a potential England coach, saw Saints anchored […]

UPDATE: New Northampton statement on George North

6 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints have today issued the following statement regarding the ongoing debate surrounding the on-pitch treatment of George North during last Saturday’s game against Leicester. […]

VIDEO: Northampton statement on George North

3 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints has issued the following statement about the medical assessment and treatment of George North at Welford Road tonight. George was attended to by […]

Brookes hit with two-week ban

30 November 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints and England prop Kieran Brookes has been banned for two weeks for making contact with the head of Newcastle‘s Scott Lawson at Franklin’s […]

Luther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall

25 November 2016 0 comments

Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French giants Toulon. Toulon supremo […]

Clark banned for three weeks

24 November 2016 0 comments

Northampton flanker Calum Clark has been handed a three-week ban for striking Worcester‘s Donncha O’Callaghan with his elbow. The incident happened in the first-half of […]

Leigh Halfpenny poised to quit France

16 November 2016 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny will put Wales before Toulon by quitting the former European champions. Halfpenny has given the biggest hint yet that he will return to […]

Young Gun: Alex Mitchell – Northampton scrum-half

4 November 2016 0 comments

A knee injury prevented him from playing in a home World Cup, but Alex Mitchell is back and desperate to put on the England U20s […]

My Life in Rugby: Barry Everitt – former London Irish & Northampton fly-half

18 October 2016 0 comments

It was the norm to have a hurling stick in your hand, not a rugby ball, where I grew up in Ireland and I didn’t […]

Dream Team: Jamie Gibson – Northampton flanker

3 October 2016 0 comments

1. Marcos Ayerza – There can’t have been many better looseheads than him over the last four or five years at club and Test level. […]

Louis Picamoles can make Northampton great says Stephen Myler

28 September 2016 0 comments

Long-serving fly-half Stephen Myler reckons the instant impact of French No.8 Louis Picamoles has put Northampton in shape for double-trophy success. Myler, who is fast-approaching […]

Tuitavake heading to Northampton

22 September 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints has announced the signing of Nafi Tuitavake. The Tongan international joins the Saints from Narbonne, where he has played for the past year […]

13 weeks for Chris Ashton

21 September 2016 0 comments

Chris Ashton has been banned for 13 weeks after being found guilty of biting Northampton prop Alex Waller. The Saracens winger bit Waller on the […]

Dream Team: Alex Waller – Northampton loosehead

5 September 2016 0 comments

1. Soane Tonga’uhia – Very good set-piece but he’s exceptional in the open which comes with being a 140kg (22st) Tongan. He was my mentor […]

Will king Louis Picamoles reign for Saints?

1 September 2016 0 comments

Time will soon tell but don’t be surprised if France No.8 Louis Picamoles proves the best signing for the forthcoming season. As Saints new skipper […]

Louis Picamoles out to sink Premiership big guns

24 August 2016 0 comments

Louis Picamoles is only a few weeks into his new life in Northampton but already feels at home and can’t wait to sample life in […]

Pumas centre heading to Franklin’s Gardens

15 August 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints have confirmed the signing of Juan Pablo Estelles. The 28-year-old Argentina international centre will arrive at Franklin’s Gardens ahead of the Premiership campaign […]

Wood among six to sign new Saints deals

21 July 2016 0 comments

Club captain Tom Wood is among six players to renew their contracts at Northampton Saints. Wood is joined by new England caps Teimana Harrison and […]

Shakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama

1 July 2016 0 comments

Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England’s victorious tour Down Under. That’s because, […]

Jon Fisher on his way to Bristol

28 June 2016 0 comments

Bristol have secured the signing of versatile forward Jon Fisher from Northampton Saints. The 27 year-old, who can play across the back row, made 25 […]

Harrison replaces Haskell in England XV

23 June 2016 0 comments

Teimana Harrison will start in England’s back row for the third Test against Australia in Sydney. The Northampton flanker is the only change to the […]

Tom Wood named Northampton captain

16 June 2016 0 comments

Northampton Saints have today confirmed Tom Wood as club captain for next season. The back row has led the Saints on multiple occasions since arriving […]

Burrell called up as Tuilagi’s replacement

31 May 2016 0 comments

Luther Burrell has been called up to the England squad to tour Australia. The 28-year-old Northampton Saints centre replaces Manu Tuilagi who withdrew last week […]