Rugby

Hask and Courts ready for the season ahead

James Haskell and Courtney Lawes spoke to the NQ about the season ahead and both are excited for the new look Saints this season. 'There is no brand Haskell' The big man jokes with Hilary Scott about his shorter drive to...

What a difference a Day makes

He was the player of the season when Saints won the double and has been the heart of oak in the scrum for countless years but now Christian Day is facing a new challenge. He is going to be...

Pictures: exodus of Saints heroes is like Avengers Infinity War

It wasn't Thanos snapping his gauntleted fingers but it was something pretty close - 15 players from Northampton Saints are saying farewell to the club at the end of an extraordinary season. Photographer Dave Ikin joined fans on the pitch...

Francis: Rob will be our inspiration

The gods of rugby pulled a new cruel twist out of their playbook when an historic victory in the East Midlands derby cost Saints captain Rob Horne his career. The impact of his injury - nerve damage to his arm...

Injury forces Horne to retire from rugby

In a shock announcement, Northampton Saints confirmed today that Rob Horne's injury has forced him to leave the game for good. The revelation caused shock and sadness across the rugby family, as the 28-year-old had just received his first captaincy...

A season of stranger things than a Saints win at Welford Road

Stranger things have happened - that was Alex Waller’s take on Saints’ chances of winning at Welford Road in the run up to the East Midlands derby. It was a measure of Northampton’s troubles that such a nonchalant comment represented...

Saints v Saracens is not a cup final – it’s more important than that

Saracens visit to Franklin’s Gardens this weekend ought to be a run of the mill fixture – one of those end of season encounters with not that much at stake. But Saints have been through an extraordinary campaign, arguably to...

We’re desperate to put it right – Cobus Reinach

Saints travel to Bath for the semi-final of the Anglo-Welsh cup and starting scrum-half Cobus Reinach is itching to get back in action. For the South African international the only way to bury the memory of bad results is to...

Saints 36 Harlequins 10 in pictures

Northampton Saints stormed through to the semi-finals of the Anglo-Welsh Cup with a ruthless demolition of Harlequins. Saints scored six tries in their bonus point win. Read a full match report on the Northampton Saints website here

Chris Boyd will be Saints new Director of Rugby

The Kiwi coach Chris Boyd has been announced as Northampton Saints new Director of Rugby. “I am humbled and excited to be joining Saints,” he said. “Northampton Saints is a Club I have admired all of my coaching career. “I visited...
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They say Saints are revolutionaries but in this town it is just common sense: Northampton and the identity of English rugby

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.
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