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 today announced that Dan Sanderson has been awarded with a contract until the end of the 2010/11 season. Sanderson caught the eye in the LV= Cup Round 1 draw at Saracens. But it is just the latest step that has seen the 26-year-old lock rise up the league ladder from Midlands One...
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Soane Tonga’uiha has been voted the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month. The Northampton prop was picked for October by a panel made up of rugby media representatives from print, TV, radio and the photographers, who all watch Aviva Premiership Rugby on a regular basis. Rugby World editor Paul Morgan, who chairs the...
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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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Scottish international second row Jim Hamilton will make his debut for Gloucester Rugby as they travel to the Madejski Stadium for Sunday’s Aviva Premiership Rugby clash with London Irish. Hamilton has been sidelined with a virus leaving him a frustrated spectator for Gloucester’s opening two fixtures but now packs down alongside Alex Brown in...
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Now Rugby is saddened to learn of the death of the former Scotland and British Lions back-row forward and pioneer of modern rugby coaching Jim Greenwood. He was 81. Known as Mr Rugby in New Zealand, Greenwood arguably made a bigger impression as a coach than he had in a glittering playing career which...
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Director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that the Northampton Saints team that travels to Harlequins tomorrow will have to be switched on right from the first whistle. The Saints opened their Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign with a win over Leicester last Sunday, and while the Saints boss was pleased with the start he said...
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Greig Laidlaw will captain a new-look Edinburgh side for the trip to Magners League champions Munster on Friday evening (19 February, kick off 8pm, live on Setanta Ireland) and head coach Rob Moffat believes the scrum-half has the right skill-set to lead the side to a positive result. Laidlaw, 24, signed a new two...
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Jim Evans, the Harlequins 2nd row, is unfortunately having to retire from rugby following his latest shoulder injury. Jim has been at Harlequins for 10 years and has been a stalwart of the club. In that time, he has represented England Saxons in 2007 and also played for England Under 21s. His reliability and...
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