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Quins v Saints available for all on BT Sports on Friday

10 September 2013 1 comment

TV viewers across the UK will be able to watch this Friday’s top Aviva Premiership Rugby clash between Harlequins and Northampton Saints, after BT announced […]

20 Questions: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins prop

4 September 2013 0 comments

How are you settling in at Quins? I’m really enjoying it. It’s a great environment here, they’re a great bunch of lads and I’m really […]

Craig Mitchell: Shame of my ‘Lions’ punch-up

28 August 2013 0 comments

Craig Mitchell has spoken candidly about the horrific long-haul flight home from Australia in June when he feared his rugby career might be over. The […]

Richard Cockerill fails to get ban reduced

31 July 2013 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has failed to reduce his nine-game suspension at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing. But the ban has been […]

George North will be a Saints idol ‘with Stephen Myler’s help’

20 June 2013 1 comment

Former Northampton star winger Jon Sleightholme has backed Stephen Myler to load the bullets for George North to fire in the Premiership when the Lions […]

Northampton Saints to play in World Club 7s

7 June 2013 1 comment

Northampton Saints will play at Twickenham for the second time in three months as they are the ninth team to be confirmed for the inaugural […]

Alex Corbisiero added to Lions squad

5 June 2013 1 comment

Alex Corbisiero is leaving England‘s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian Healy. Healy suffered an […]

Saints sign another prop

3 June 2013 0 comments

Northampton Saints today announced that Gareth Denman is moving to Franklin’s Gardens this summer from Rotherham Titans, adding to the club’s options at tight-head prop. […]

20 Questions: Darren Fox – Beford flanker

31 May 2013 0 comments

How’s your 18 months at Bedford been? Cracking! A lot of lads I’d played with or against before and it’s been a breath of fresh […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants

22 May 2013 0 comments

Northampton‘s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for this Twickenham final, especially […]

Young Gun: Tom Smallbone – London Irish prop

18 May 2013 2 comments

London Irish prop Tom Smallbone has been doing more than his fair share of homework this season and hopes it will pay dividends should he […]

Northampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final

12 May 2013 0 comments

Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final […]

20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker

26 April 2013 1 comment

What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our defence was porous, our […]

James Haskell: Let’s play in summer and watch skills grow

9 April 2013 4 comments

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 a lie-in under the […]

Andrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole

5 April 2013 1 comment

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford to ignore the form […]

George North is urged to get Test clearance

3 April 2013 1 comment

Wales have asked George North to ensure he protects his international future before completing his proposed £250,000 transfer to Northampton. WRU officials have advised the […]

Young Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop

23 March 2013 1 comment

Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could not have asked for […]

London Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine

8 March 2013 1 comment

London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player in the Aviva Premiership […]

Two-week ban for Chris Hala’ufia

27 February 2013 0 comments

Chris Hala’ufia will miss London Irish‘s trip to Northampton on Saturday after being hit by a two-week ban following the Exiles’ clash with London Wasps […]

Young Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre

23 February 2013 1 comment

A year ago Harry Sloan was battling hard to earn a contract at Harlequins – fast-forward 12 months and he has already scored for the […]

Dream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half

20 February 2013 0 comments

1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time in top class rugby […]

Stephen Myler remains a Saint

20 February 2013 1 comment

Stephen Myler has put pen to paper and will carry on with Northampton for the foreseeable future. Myler has been with the Saints for over […]

Season over for Jimmy Cowan

13 February 2013 0 comments

Jimmy Cowan will not play for the remainder of the season after it was revealed the Gloucester scrum-half damaged his ligament on Saturday. The All […]

My Life in Rugby: Justin Bishop – former London Irish and Ireland winger

7 February 2013 0 comments

I scored twice in the Powergen Cup final London Irish won in 2002, but I’m still not sure what my celebration was for the second […]

Alex King can help Northampton Saints be kings of England

7 February 2013 0 comments

Alex King is the man to end Northampton‘s reputation as the nearly men of English rugby, according to two men who have worked with the […]

Harlequins confirm Paul Doran-Jones signing

29 January 2013 1 comment

Harlequins confirmed today they have secured the services of Northampton prop Paul Doran-Jones for the next two seasons. A we revealed it two weeks ago, […]

Room 101: Dan Bowden – Leicester centre

20 January 2013 1 comment

1. Commentator cock-ups It really winds me up when sports commentators fail to correctly pronounce a player’s name. The big second rower from Northampton, Samu […]

Paul Doran-Jones to join Harlequins

16 January 2013 1 comment

Harlequins are thought to have hit straight back to replace James Johnston by signing Northampton‘s Paul Doran-Jones. It was announced earlier this week that the […]

Alex Corbisiero joins Northampton Saints

16 January 2013 2 comments

As expected and revealed in The Rugby Paper weeks ago, England prop Alex Corbisiero will join Northampton Saints next season. With Tongan star Soane Tonga’uiha […]

Let us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs

10 January 2013 2 comments

Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the RFU are responsible for […]

Joel Tomkins states his case for England defence

8 January 2013 0 comments

The defensive prowess of Joel Tomkins makes him a genuine contender for an England call-up, says Saracens team-mate Dave Strettle. With England boss Stuart Lancaster, […]

Young Gun: Will Hooley – Northampton fly-half

5 January 2013 1 comment

As a young fly-half there aren’t many better mentors to learn from than Jonny Wilkinson – so Northampton‘s Will Hooley admits he has no excuse […]

Ulster ease past Northampton with bonus-point win at the Gardens

7 December 2012 0 comments

Ulster remained undefeated this season with a convincing 25-6 bonus-point win at Northampton tonight. But more important than the win, their domination and the way […]

Live: Northampton v Ulster

7 December 2012 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Northampton take on Ulster in the third round of the Heineken Cup at the Franklin’s Gardens […]

Lawes and Wood starting for Saints against Ulster

6 December 2012 0 comments

England duo Courtney Lawes and Tom Wood have been brought straight back into Northampton‘s starting line-up as they prepare for a crucial Heineken Cup clash […]

“We’re going to the Gardens to win” – Mark Anscombe

6 December 2012 0 comments

Securing a losing bonus-point during your Heineken Cup travels is vital to any team hoping to go through the group stages but Ulster head coach […]

“We stopped doing the hard graft up front” – Northampton’s Ken Pisi

23 November 2012 2 comments

Last week against the Dragons, Northampton ended a four-game losing streak which saw them go from unbeaten at top of the Premiership to fifth in […]

Jonathan Joseph set to make a racket for England

21 November 2012 1 comment

Jonathan Joseph could have been donning whites at Wimbledon instead of the white shirt of England had he chosen to follow a different sporting path. […]

Johnny Leota’s try hands Samoa famous win over Wales in Cardiff

16 November 2012 1 comment

A late try from Johnny Leota handed Samoa a 26-19 win over Wales at the Millennium tonight. The score was ever so close all game […]

“We need a big reaction up front against Bath,” Harlequins’ Luke Wallace

16 November 2012 2 comments

Last week, Harlequins needed a last minute try from Kiwi Ben Botica to clinch a 31-30 win at Northampton in the opening round of the […]

Jones to captain Wales against Samoa as Warburton is dropped

15 November 2012 1 comment

Ryan Jones will captain Wales for a record 29th times against Samoa on Friday with Sam Warburton dropped to the bench. Jones is one of […]

Dai Young: Wasps winning and Tom being man of the match would be ideal

9 November 2012 0 comments

Tonight’s clash between the Blues and Wasps will have a familiar feeling for Wasps head coach Dai Young. The former Blues player and coach returns […]

Tom Wood: I’m back, taking it one step at a time

7 November 2012 0 comments

For Tom Wood the pain of not being able to play is far worse than the pain he goes through every time he steps off […]

20 Questions: David Paice – London Irish hooker

2 November 2012 2 comments

Pleased to be back after your suspension? Very happy. It was hard watching early on, especially as we were better than our results were showing. […]

Chris Ashton to miss Fiji Test

31 October 2012 0 comments

Chris Ashton will miss England‘s Test against Fiji on November 10 after being handed a one-game ban for picking up three yellow cards. The Saracens wing […]