Tag: Northampton

Northampton Battle It Out In France

Posted on January 10, 2016 in Northampton Rugby

Northampton has had three victories so far in the Premiership games. The knockout games for the European challenge cup are currently going on and the team has had a single win so far. All they need is another win that will gain them a future in the European games.

This is a gap period before the Six Nations games start off and it is a vital period for the Saints. The team needs to build momentum as the playoff games are coming up against teams like Bath and Leicester. If they are able to put up a consistent performance, fans can have high hopes for the team this year. (more…)

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Contrasting Game Fortunes

Posted on December 27, 2015 in Northampton Rugby

Northampton Saints contrast in their game fortunes. For instance, the game that they played last time with Castres saw them managing to keep the minimum point requirement. However the game that they played against Bristol Rugby saw them winning with a score of 32 against 26. This win was not very dominant for the team as they had to make several attempts and defend at the same time.

However the director of the team, Jim Mallinder was satisfied with the win. The game saw two attempts coming in from Louis Picamoles. This helped the team to stay in a dominant position in the first half. However, Bristol did not give up easily and soon there was a tie position. With two penalties that Bristol gained put the Saints back on a victorious position. (more…)

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South African youngster Howard to join Northampton Saints

Posted on April 23, 2015 in Northampton Rugby

Aviva Premiership Rugby Football Union club the Northampton Saints have pulled off a transfer coup by securing the services of young South African centre Pat Howard for the 2015/16 season.

The 23 year old will join the English giants from South African Super Rugby club the Stormers. He also had spells with the Stormers’ feeder club Western Province, where he won the prestigious Currie Cup as well as with Munster in Ireland for whom he played in both the European Rugby Champions Cup as well as the Guinness Pro 12, earning a lot of plaudits for his performances.

He returned to Cape Town at the beginning of the Super Rugby tournament to turn out for the Stormers but will cut short his spell with the side and move north and England to link up with the Northampton Saints for the upcoming season of the Aviva Premiership, the LV=Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Howard said that the move came about for him in the right time and he is looking to add a lot more experience of playing in Europe to his name. He added that he really enjoyed his short spell in Europe with Munster earlier this year and when the Saints began to show interest in his services, it was hard for him to decline. (more…)

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Northampton Saints Win Against Harlequins

Posted on March 7, 2015 in Northampton Rugby

Northampton Saints became the winner in their match against Harlequins. Northampton Saints scored 17 points while the score of the Harlequins was 13. The match took place on 27th February, Friday at Franklins Gardens which is in Northampton.

Northampton saints are at present at the top of the league table with 13 wins. Before the first half of the match came to an end, they managed to score 7 points while the score of Harlequins stood at 6 points. James Wilson scored for the Northampton Saints taking advantage of the lack of discipline in their opponents. The touchdown that James Wilson scored further advanced his team towards victory.

Tom Wood managed to score a point for his team by doing a driving maul. The 22 years old Marland Yarde who plays for Harlequins also managed to score a point at the very last part of the match. (more…)

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Dowson hopeful of new Northampton Saints contract

Posted on January 29, 2015 in Northampton Rugby

Phil Dowson, the flanker for the Aviva Premiership Rugby Football Union club the Northampton Saints is hopeful of agreeing a new contract with the side before the summer.

The 33 year old, who moved to Franklins’ Gardens in the summer of 2009 from the Newcastle Falcons, is the last remaining player on the club’s high profile roster to have his contract not sorted out yet. With his current contract running out at the end of the season, Dowson remains hopeful that he is still in the thinking of the coaching staff and will be offered a new contract to extend his stay at the club.

He mentioned that he would definitely want to stay at the club, one of the biggest in the country. He went on to add that the club has a brilliant squad and the culture that has been put in place by the likes of Dylan Hartley and the other senior players is not only effective but also very enjoyable. (more…)

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France Gets Turned Down By Dylan Hartley

Posted on December 24, 2014 in Northampton Rugby

Courtney Lawes and Dylan Hartley have a new deal with the current champions: Northampton. These two are among those seven players who have already signed with the Saints recently.

The hooker and skipper of the club Hartley was previously linked to the fact that he might move to Montpellier, the French club after the World Cup next year but now it is confirmed that he will with Franklin’s Gardens on a three-year contract.

Since he joined in 2005, he has had about 200 first-team appearances and has also earned 61 England caps and Courtney who joined in 2007 has had 36 appearances on nationals. Hartley had mentioned in his column in The Sun that it is true that he was offered a position on the French team Montpellier which would have paid him a lot more money but then again, money is not everything in life.

He said that he doesn’t want to come about as someone great but he is a believer in loyalty and it means a lot to him. He admires men or players who stay or stick with a club, be it in any sport and if he gets the opportunity to end his professional career with Saints, it will make him very proud.

The Saints have shown a great deal of loyalty towards him and particularly in the times when he was having disciplinary issues. It is great that he has got an opportunity to pay back that faith they showed on him.

He says that he is well aware of the fact that being with the Saints mean that he will still be eligible for not only the competition of next year but also the England in the run-up to the 2019 World Cup. He wouldn’t have joined Montpellier until after the world cup anyways.

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