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James Haskell has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current season.  The English flanker has endured an injury-plagued campaign with the Northampton Saints with recurring ankle and toe issues limiting his appearances at Franklin’s Gardens. “I have loved every minute of my career in rugby and feel very privileged to have played with …

Referee JP Doyle was straight into the action in today’s eagerly anticipated East Midlands Derby between the Leicester Tigers and the Northampton Saints at Twickenham.  Saints’ Jamie Gibson got the first try of the game and he has Doyle to thank for going through the effort of viewing the grounding. The Saints were about a metre out from the Tigers’ line …

Danny Cipriani put his off-field problems behind him as he played a crucial role in helping his new Gloucester side to an opening round victory in the Gallagher Premiership.  Gloucester beat the Northampton Saints 27-16 at Kingsholm on Saturday to get their season off to a good start. However, all the headlines from this game have gone to Cipriani who produced …

In 11 days, the Gallagher Premiership season will begin as the newly promoted and newly named Bristol Bears host Bath Rugby at Ashton Gate. In a series of three articles, Pundit Arena will be analysing the twelve teams in the League and order them based on where we believe they’ll finish. We start with the four bottom teams and given …

The Northampton Saints have moved their home fixture with Leicester Tigers away from Franklin’s Gardens to Twickenham in order to raise money for former player Rob Horne.  The 34-times capped Wallaby suffered a life-changing injury when playing for the Saints last season. In a clash with the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in April, Horne made a tackle but in doing …

Five players with their contract running out and currently without a club in England's top flight.

Dylan Hartley has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of South Africa after suffering from effects of concussion. Hartley hasn’t played any minutes since England’s loss to Ireland on the final day of the Six Nations at Twickenham. It has been advised that he take an extended break from the game in order to recover successfully for next season. …

​​England captain Dylan Hartley has been ruled out of the summer tour of South Africa due to the effects of concussion.​

​​Wales international George North is reportedly on the verge of announcing which region he'll be playing for next season.

​Northampton Saints centre Rob Horne has been forced to retire from rugby as a result of severe nerve damage.

Dylan Hartley has emerged as a doubt for England’s three-Test tour of South Africa in June because of concussion symptoms he is experiencing since the loss to Ireland at Twickenham in March. Hartley has not played any minutes since England finished fifth in the Six Nations and Northampton coach Alan Dickens, admitted it is a concern. “Dylan reported concussion symptoms …

Wales and Lions winger George North disciplined by Northampton Saints after missing training in the week leading up to the Saints' defeat to Sale Sharks.

Premiership rugby's five fly-halves to look out for next season.

Bath are into the Anglo-Welsh Cup final after securing a narrow 13-12 victory over the Northampton Saints at The Rec last night. The game was finely poised at a crucial juncture in the second half with the Saints leading 10-12 after 67 minutes thanks to four penalties from the boot of Stephen Myler. However, the game tipped in Bath’s favour when Saints’ Teimana …

George North has been named to start in Wales’ match with Italy on Sunday at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. His selection will come as a bit of respite to the current controversy surrounding his current club situation. North was released last week to be in line for selection for the Northampton Saints Aviva Premiership fixture against Sale Sharks, a …

Northampton Saints wing George North has reportedly expressed discontent at his treatment by interim coach Alan Gaffney.​

The Northampton Saints fell to another home defeat today as they were on the wrong end of a 25-34 scoreline against the Sale Sharks. A dismal first half showing from the Saints meant that they were losing 6-31 after the 40 minutes. You would expect that there were on the receiving end of a dressing down at halftime and they did …

25 minutes into the Northampton Saints’ clash with London Irish at Franklin’s Gardens and the home support’s worst fears were being realised.  They had just conceded another try to the league’s bottom side and it looked like London Irish were on course to record only their second win of the season. Thankfully, a George North inspired comeback in the second …