If the Charge of the Light Brigade taught us one thing about the history of the British Army it's that it knows how to style out a valiant defeat.
The return of the historic Mobbs Memorial fixture after a two-year...
There was little chance of rescuing the Premiership Cup campaign when a young Saints side welcomed Newcastle Falcons to Franklin's Gardens last night.
However, hot on the heels of a thrilling cup victory against Saracens came this thrilling victory over...
Despite a run of three agonising last gasp defeats Northampton Saints Director of Rugby Chris Boyd is not wavering in his commitment to running rugby.
When asked if he was tempted to call on the players to adopt a "less...
Oops they did it again. They played with our hearts. At times in the home defeat to Exeter it felt that Saints were going to win. Sunshine splashed down on Franklin's Gardens. We were more than one score ahead.
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I must admit I wallowed in the misery of the fan forums after Saints got well beaten at Welford Road and entertained the 'wisdom' of the mob for a few days.
It was a bit like slaking my thirst with...
If Saints had more wins behind them this would have felt closer than it did. Ulster got a good start but Saints ducked and dived their way back into it.
It even looked like we had survived the sin binning...
If a scoreline ever didn't tell the full story it was this one. Six points versus 30 makes it sound like the whole 80 minutes were as one sided as the last ten but it wasn't quite like that.
The...
Saints just weren't in this one. The opening match of a Heineken Cup campaign, at Franklin's Gardens under the Friday Night Lights, should have been more of a cauldron but somehow it didn't turn out that way.
I'm not just...
As Chris Boyd's Saints team continues its development quest this encounter probably serves best as a grim warning.
Saints in recent years have been to some dark places in terms of form and while we are not yet in the...
