Northampton Saints

England captain Dylan Hartley might make his first appearance in six weeks for his club Northampton Saints in the upcoming European Champions Cup game against Castres Olympique at Stade Pierre Antoine on Saturday.

With Aviva Premiership squads larger than ever, the Aviva A League is becoming more and more important for younger players as a means of pressing their claims for playing time with the senior team.

Fly-half Stephen Myler held his nerve to kick a last-minute penalty as Northampton Saints edged out Montpellier by 16-14 in the European Champions Cup encounter at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.

Alofa Alofa scored the only try in the game as Harlequins registered their third win in the ongoing Aviva Premiership beating Northampton Saints by 20-9 at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.

Harry Mallinder's late 77th minute penalty came to Saints' rescue as they managed to secure a closely fought 20-19 win against the Exeter Chiefs at the Franklin's Gardens during the 2016-17 English Premiership clash on Friday.

Northampton Saints coach Jim Mallinder has expressed confidence in his side to come out fighting against Exeter when they face the Devon based club at Franklin's Gardens during the 2016-17 English Premiership clash on next Friday.

Jimmy Gopperth was at the helm of Wasps advance as the Coventry side eased to the top of the 2016-17 English Premiership points table with a 15-20 win over Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.

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Tonga international Nafi Tuitavake has penned a deal with Aviva Premiership club Northampton Saints.

A late blitz by Mark McCall's Saracens allowed them to overcome Northampton Saints' challenge at the Allianz Park to secure a 27-12 win during the 2016-17 English Premiership clash on Saturday.

Northampton ran four tries against Bristol at the Ashton Gate Stadium to secure a painless 10-32 win during the Aviva Premiership clash on Sunday.

George Ford racked up four penalties and two drop goals to resist late Northampton Saints' late attack and to register a 14-18 victory in the Aviva Premiership game at Franklin's Gardens. This was also first win for Bath under the new coach Todd Blackadder.

Northampton Saints have been dealt a blow ahead of the upcoming season as their centre Tom Stephenson has been sidelined with a broken leg.

After 24 games and 1033 points tallied across two weekends of summer sevens action, attention now turns to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, where on Sunday (7th August) eight teams will battle it out for the 2016-17 season’s first piece of silverware.

Northampton Saints on Thursday confirmed that six players, including England internationals Teimana Harrison and Paul Hill have signed new contracts with the Aviva Premiership club.

Northampton Saints have announced England international Tom Wood as the captain for the upcoming season.

England are still basking in the warm glow of their second Rugby World Cup win, Eddie Jones is set to receive his knighthood and a team from the Premiership has just wrapped up the division’s fifth-straight European Rugby Champions Cup title.

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Northampton secured a European Champions Cup spot for the next season after beating Gloucester 28-20 at Kingsholm.

Northampton Saints will hope to seal the European Champions Cup qualification on Saturday with a victory against Gloucester Rugby.