Italy "A" coach Gianluca Guidi has revealed the team that will face Canada in the Churchill Cup opener on Saturday June 4 at Franklin’s Gardens. The Azzurri, who are making their debut in the competition this weekend, will clash with the North Americans under the watchful eye of Italy Head Coach Nick Mallett, who...
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Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks) has been cited for making contact with the eye or eye area of Northampton Saints’ Christian Day during the Aviva Premiership match at Franklin’s Gardens on April 2, 2011. Cueto has been summoned to appear before an RFU Disciplinary Panel of Antony Davies (chair), Clif Barker and David MacInnes on...
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Northampton Saints today announced that Russian back Vasili Artemiev will be joining the club later this year. The 23-year-old, who can play either on the wing or at full back, will be a familiar face to supporters who watched the 2010 Churchill Cup. Artemiev scored in all three of Russia’s games, including against the...
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Northampton Saints today announced that front rowers Brian Mujati and Brett Sharman have both signed new contracts with the club. Both players have made massive contributions to the Saints since their arrivals at Franklin’s Gardens. Tight-head prop Mujati has been one of the standout performers during 2010, his contributions in the set piece and...
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Northampton Saints today announced that Euan Murray has left the club by mutual consent. Murray, 30, joined the Saints after the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In his three years at Franklin’s Gardens he played 61 times for the Saints, including in the 2009 European Challenge Cup final, scored two tries and represented the club...
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Northampton Saints have named the team for tomorrow night’s sold out Aviva Premiership Rugby Round 9 clash against London Irish. The two teams are dominating the Aviva Premiership Rugby league table and scoring charts as the competition edges ever closer to the half-way stage, and unsurprisingly Friday’s game has seen Franklin’s Gardens be declared...
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Northampton Saints chief executive Allan Robson says that he is delighted with how the club’s supporters have reacted to the start of the Aviva Premiership Rugby season. Franklin’s Gardens has had the ‘Sold Out’ signs hung outside it for both of the opening two home matches of the season, against Leicester Tigers and Bath...
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Bath Rugby travel to Franklin’s Gardens to face top of the table chasers Northampton Saints on Friday evening, kick-off 7.45pm. Defence and Skills coach, Brad Davis, is looking forward to a tough encounter, and believes the team deserves the results they have had so far. “It’s been a promising start and to get two...
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Northampton Saints have named the team for tomorrow night’s Aviva Premiership Rugby Round 3 home clash against Bath. The Saints and Bath have been the early pacesetters in Aviva Premiership Rugby and are the only two undefeated teams, with just a solitary bonus point separating the clubs at the top of the league table....
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Newcastle first team coach Alan Tait has challenged his players to turn words into deeds on Saturday, as the Falcons look to regain their place in the top half of the Guinness Premiership table against London Irish. The Exiles travel to Kingston Park for a 5.30pm kick-off, with Tait insisting that a victory is...
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