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Burrell: Rampant Northampton Saints under no illusions

1 decade ago by Northampton Saints

Luther Burrell filled his boots in on Friday night, but he is not expecting Northampton Saints to roll over everyone in their path this season.

Match officials to September 14

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

The match officials for this week's action have been confirmed, with J�r�me Garc�s refereeing the All Blacks versus Springboks clash. Rugby ChampionshipAustralia vs Argentina at Skilled Park,...

Samu Manoa Huge Hit on Billy Twelvetrees in Premiership opening weekend

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

The Aviva Premiership is up and running and that means Northampton Saints' bone-collector Samu Manoa is on the loose. He made this crunching hit on Gloucester's Billy Twelvetrees in the 53-6 thumping...

Gilbert to leave Bath Rugby

1 decade ago by Premiership Rugby

Flanker Mat Gilbert will be leaving Bath Rugby to seek more game time, the Club can confirm.

Gloucester's Saints loss 'a lesson'

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Gloucester will learn from their heavy opening-day defeat by Premiership champions Northampton Saints, says winger Charlie Sharples. The Cherry and Whites were thrashed 53-6 at Franklin's...

James Hudson insists the pain will drive Gloucester forward

1 decade ago by Gloucestershire Echo

James Hudson insists Gloucester must use the pain of their record Premiership defeat at the hands of Northampton Saints as their driving force. The Cherry and Whites slumped to their heaviest loss since...

Aviva Premiership Round 1: 5 things we learned

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

1. Lucky number 11When was the last time we saw three hat-tricks in one weekend of the Premiership? I’m not sure the internet has those sort of stats without hours of research, but it must be some...

Aviva Premiership talking points: round one

1 decade ago by RFU News Feed

In the build-up to Rugby World Cup 2015, this Aviva Premiership campaign is set to be an extremely intriguing one. Indeed, the competition kicked off this weekend and produced some enthralling encounters. ...

Premiership player of the weekend: James Wilson, Northampton

1 decade ago by Rugby World

Northampton Saints rocketed out of the blocks on Friday evening at Franklin's Gardens, starting their Aviva Premiership title defence with a 53-6 defeat of Gloucester. Their full-back James Wilson...

Billy Twelvetrees: Gloucester Rugby WILL bounce back from...

1 decade ago by Gloucestershire Echo

BILLY Twelvetrees insists Gloucester will come back stronger after a disastrous opening day to the season. The Cherry and Whites were demolished by Northampton Saints who began their title defence in...