Northampton Saints

Saints duo sign new deals

Northampton Saints have announced that first-team players Tom Collins and Lewis Ludlam have signed new deals to remain at Franklin’s Gardens.   Collins, 23, and 22-year-old Ludlam have both...

Six Nations U23 XV To Watch Out For

The 2018 Six Nations kicks off in less than a month when Wales host Scotland at the Principality Stadium. Reigning champions England will begin the tournament as short-priced favourites to capture a historic...

Harlequins quartet sign new deals

Harlequins Rugby have announced that academy members Gabriel Ibitoye, Dino Lamb, Niall Saunders and Calum Walters have all extended their time at the club.   Confirming their new contracts, Harlequins...

Crunch Champions Cup Clashes

Champions Cup Rugby makes its debut in 2018 this weekend with only two rounds left in the pool stages of the competition.   We take a look at what we think is the biggest match from each pool.    Pool...

Premiership Highlights: Northampton Saints v Gloucester Rugby

Saints end their 7 game losing streak at home to the high flying Gloucester in an absolute thriller at Franklins Gardens. The resurrection was started by a neat Groom try and eventually went down to the...

Dylan Hartley needs full matches to hang on to captaincy

With Dylan Hartley's club Northampton struggling, the debate has re-emerged and Eddie was right to nip it in the bud. That tells us the relationship between the coach and his captain. ,

England U20s name their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season

The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard Blaze and James Ponton.   Of...

Premiership Highlights: Harlequins vs Northampton

European club games are trumping international rugby

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I am starting to really worry about international rugby. The recent November internationals have become a largely meaningless procession of friendlies. ,

Friday Evening Round Up

  Eddie Jones names England training camp squad The camp will be used to begin preparations for England’s opening match of the 6 Nations against Italy on 4 February in Rome. 23-year-old prop...