If it was any other team but Northampton Saints who had won a game this way you would have called it 'doing it the hard way'.
When Irish lost three players to yellow cards not only did they manage to...
Way back in history I reported on the Bedford Blues as a proud Bedfordian and to us this fixture meant as much as Saints/Tigers does at Franklin's Gardens.
Today as a proud Northamptonian I see this fixture somewhat differently although...
The colours of the court markings went on this week as work continues on Northampton Racecourse basketball courts.
Funding for the makeover of the popular sports courts was pledged back in 2020 by the former Northampton Borough Council and Sports...
Everyone is trying to stay sensible about this. After defeats home and away to Leicester Tigers during the normal run of the season Saints must now go to Welford Road for the Premiership play-off semi-final.
Tigers have not lost at...
The view of Franklin's Gardens from my mum's dinner table in Norfolk at 3pm yesterday was not great.
I had warned her there would be a distraction during our visit. The fact that we were sitting down to eat just...
As the media gears up for Northampton versus Newcastle on Saturday the pundits are all talking about it being Dean Richard's last game in charge of the Falcons.
The former England star is a rugby legend in his own right...
With Her Majesty's rugby press gathered to discuss Tom Wood's retirement there was only one person missing - Tom was still out on the pitch training.
In no sense is this legendary Saints player winding down in the last...
The smoke filtered up into the Sixfields air, with rain teeming down, indicative of Cobblers’ season burning down to an ember and being extinguished.
Whether it was a Cobblers’ fan or a Mansfield supporter who invaded the pitch is by...
Jon Brady was born in Newcastle, Australia that is, and he ain’t no Magpie but a Cobbler.
His youth football club down under was the beautifully titled Adamstown Rosebuds but now he’s found his place in the Rose Of The...
There have been two or three games lately where afterwards I've been saying to people "that is the best Saints have played this season" and now there is another to add to the mix.
For the fast half Saints...
Following England Rugby's recent defeat by South Africa, discussions around the 'English identity' in rugby have intensified. Critiques suggest England's current style is overly focused on brute strength rather than creativity. In contrast, Northampton Saints exemplify a successful approach grounded in basic skills and inclusivity, potentially signalling a need for a shift in England's rugby philosophy.
