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Monday, September 25, 2023

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I never would have expected Saints to beat Quins like this

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...

The Mobbs Memorial match in pictures

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...

A game that meant something more than the scoreline

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...

It’s another thriller but this time Saints are the winners

Sometimes they are brilliant, sometimes they are crazy. That's young people for you. The celebration of Alex Waller's 231st appearance (a Premiership record) for Saints underlined it: there aren't that many wizened old campaigners in green, black and gold. https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/1503055320305786881?s=20&t=e74sXlM_6ZhzP56gGFRJPw There...

Risky rugby? I worry that we are too conservative – Chris Boyd

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...

It felt like we were watching a great Saints victory right up until Exeter won it

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. https://youtu.be/iWdOSpHEBKY There...

Dave Ikin’s photography from Saints’ agonising home defeat to Sale

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...

Small mistakes cost Saints big against classy Ulster

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...

No way through Saracens defence for Saints

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...

Tough lessons for Saints from dominant Racing

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...
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