Former England flanker and Northampton legend Tom Wood will retire from rugby at the end of the season after an illustrious career that saw him win 50 international caps and lift the Premiership title with the Saints The flanker will call time on glittering career after 12 years with the […]
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Mansfield confirmed their place in the League Two playoff final at Wembley with a 1-0 victory in the second leg of the semi-final against Northampton. The Stags led 2-1 after the first leg and extended their advantage at Sixfields through Stephen McLaughlin’s goal just after the half-hour mark. Northampton applied […]
Mansfield take a slender 2-1 lead into the second leg of the League Two playoff semi-finals after a superb battle with Northampton at the One Call Stadium. First-half goals from top scorer Rhys Oates and Jordan Bowery saw Mansfield 2-0 up and sitting pretty by the interval, but Ali Koiki’s […]
Bristol Rovers in seventh heaven! Gas win SEVEN-NIL against Scunthorpe to pip Northampton to League Two automatic promotion on final day of the season – as Joey Barton’s side finish third on goals scored Bristol Rovers thrashed Scunthorpe 7-0 to pip Northampton to promotion Rovers struck five times in the […]
The stakes were high, and happily for those who witnessed the Premiership’s latest end-to-end thriller, so was the level of entertainment. Harlequins demonstrated their endless fighting spirit before James Grayson’s late penalty edged Saints past the champions and secured a fifth consecutive league win. Northampton must still play Saracens and […]
Leicester 35-20 Northampton: Tigers do the double in East Midlands derby as powerhouse winger Nemani Nadolo crosses for brace in bonus-ponint win Leicester Tigers have done the double over their fierce rivals this season Freddie Burns pulled the strings superbly at fly-half in a comfortable victory Nemani Nadolo crossed twice […]
When Courtney Lawes left the field with a grimace in the 64th minute, Franklin’s Gardens held its breath. It was the England forward’s 250th appearance for Northampton and Eddie Jones, among the crowd as he prepares to name his 2022 Six Nations squad on Tuesday, looked concerned. Lawes, who impressed […]
“Same old Sarries, always cheating,” came the chant from a Northampton supporter in the crowd. It is unclear whether he was moaning about the legality of some of their defensive work or perhaps making reference to how their salary-cap scandal has been referenced a lot of late, but he got […]