Northampton Saints
Full name	Northampton Saints RFC
Founded	1880
Location	Northampton, England
Ground	Franklin's Gardens
Capacity	13,600
Chairman	Keith Barwell
Coach	Jim Mallinder
League	National Division One
2006-07	12th (Premiership)
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.northamptonsaints.co.uk

Northampton Saints are a professional English rugby union club from Northampton, England that will play in England's second tier, National Division One following their relegation from the Guinness Premiership on 28 April 2007. Northampton play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which currently has a capacity of 13,600. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 498 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (831 × 1000 pixel, file size: 150 KB, MIME type: image/png) This basic image can be found at [1] in an uncropped form. ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Franklins Gardens is a multi-use stadium in Northampton, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... National League One is the second tier of the English rugby union leagues. ... The 2006-07 Guinness Premiership, the top level of club rugby union in England, started in September 2006, and ended with the final in May 2007. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 38 × 59 pixelsFull resolution (38 × 59 pixel, file size: 400 B, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 31 × 59 pixelsFull resolution (31 × 59 pixel, file size: 348 B, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 38 × 59 pixelsFull resolution (38 × 59 pixel, file size: 325 B, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 31 × 59 pixelsFull resolution (31 × 59 pixel, file size: 365 B, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... National League One is the second tier of the English rugby union leagues. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Franklins Gardens is a multi-use stadium in Northampton, England. ...

The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. The club won their first major trophy when they defeated Munster in the 1999-00 Heineken Cup final. Official website www. ... The 1999-2000 Heineken Cup (the rugby union club championship of Europe) is the fifth of the series. ...

History

Early years

The club was established in 1880 under the original title of Northampton St. James (Saints) by Rev Samuel Wathen Wigg, a local clergyman and curate of St. James. This is how the club got its two nicknames of The Saints or Jimmies. His original concept was to promote "order" to his younger parish members by creating a youth rugby club, with the philosophy of a "hooligan sport designed to turn them into gentlemen".

It was not long before Northampton had one of the major rugby union teams in the country. Twenty years after its establishment, the first Saints player, local farmer Harry Weston, was awarded an England cap. Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... First international (also the worlds first)  Scotland 4–1 England  (27 March 1871) Largest win  England 134–0 Romania  (17 November 2001) Worst defeat  Australia 76–0 England  (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team represents... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ...

As the club progressed through the early years of the 20th century one player dominated this era for the club, Edgar Mobbs. Edgar was a hero throughout the town. He was the first Northampton player to captain his country but he is best remembered for his exploits in World War I. After initially being turned down as too old, Edgar raised his own "Sportsman's" battalion otherwise known as Mobbs Own. Edgar was sadly killed in battle, on 29th July 1917 attacking a machine gun post and his body was never found. The club arranged the Mobbs Memorial Match as a tribute. It has been played every year since 1921 between the Barbarians and East Midlands at Franklin's Gardens. Edgar Mobbs (1882 - 1917) was an English rugby union footballer who played for and captained Northampton R.F.C. and England. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... (Redirected from 29th July) July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

In this postwar period the Saints continued to grow, and they started to produce some of the best players in England, some of whom went on to captain their country. They were one of the driving forces in the English game for the next 60 years producing players such as Butterfield, Jeeps, Longland, White and Jacobs but hard times were ahead.

The club failed to keep pace with movements within the game and top players were no longer attracted to the Gardens, where a 'them and us' mentality had built up between the players and those in charge of the club. Some former players formed their own task force which swept out the old brigade in the 1988 'Saints Revolution' and put a plan into action which would put the club back at the top of the English game.

Barry Corless, as director of rugby, set about restructuring the club and soon the Saints were back on the way up, helped by the signing of All Blacks legend Wayne 'Buck' Shelford. First international  Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand  (15 August 1903) Largest win  New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan  (4 June 1995) Worst defeat  Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand  (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 The All Blacks are New Zealands national rugby... Wayne Buck Shelford (born 13 December 1957 in Rotorua) was a New Zealand rugby player who captained the All Blacks from 1987 to 1990. ...

In 1990, Northampton Rugby Union Football Club gained promotion to the then First Division and the following year made their first trip to Twickenham to play Quins in the Pilkington Cup Final. They lost in extra time but the foundations of a good Saints line-up were beginning to show in the following few seasons. Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. ... The Harlequin Football Club (The Harlequins or Quins for short) is an English rugby union team who play in National Division One. ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ...

Tim Rodber and Ian Hunter forced their way into the England setup while youngsters like Matt Dawson and Nick Beal came through the ranks. Tim Rodber (born July 2, 1969) is an English rugby union player. ... Ian Hunter (born 15 February 1969 in Harrow, London) is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing or at full back for Northampton Saints and England. ... Matthew James Sutherland Daws Dawson MBE (born 31 October 1972 in Birkenhead) is a now retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Wasps having played most of his career for Northampton Saints. ... Nicholas David Beal (born 2 December 1970 in Howden) is a rugby union player who played at full back for Northampton Saints, England and the Lions. ...

In 1994, Ian McGeechan took over as Director of Rugby, and although the club were relegated in his first season, they returned in style the next season, winning every single game of their campaign and averaging 50 points a game. This season is referred to by many fans of the club as the "Demolition Tour of Division Two". Ian McGeechan (born on October 30, 1946) is a hugely successful rugby coach of the Northampton Saints, the Scotland national rugby union team and the British and Irish Lions. ...

The professional era

In 1995, rugby union turned professional and the club was taken over by current chairman local businessman Keith Barwell.

In 1999, Saints came runners-up in the Allied Dunbar Premiership, their league campaign climaxing with a crucial home local derby with eventual winners Leicester Tigers which they lost 15-22 [1]. However they became the second English club to win the Heineken Cup (emulating Bath's success in the 1998-99 competition), beating Munster 9-8 in the final [2]. Ian McGeechan had left the club at the end of the previous season to return to coach Scotland, and was replaced by former Saints player John Steele who had done well on a limited budget at London Scottish. Steele relied the foundations laid by McGeechan, as well as the inspirational captaincy of Samoan Pat Lam to lead the club to European success. The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... Ian McGeechan (born on October 30, 1946) is a hugely successful rugby coach of the Northampton Saints, the Scotland national rugby union team and the British and Irish Lions. ... London Scottish Football Club is a Rugby Union team in England. ... Patrick Richard Lam (born 29 September 1968 in Auckland) is a former rugby union footballer and head coach of Auckland. ...

In 2000, the club became a Public Limited Company (Plc) and shares were issued to the public; in this season the Saints lost in the Tetley's Bitter Cup Final to Wasps, but beat Munster 9-8 in the European Cup Final to win their first major trophy. The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

After a poor start to the 2001/2002 season, former All-Black coach Wayne Smith was appointed as Head Coach. He went on to transform the club in five short months. A team who looked down and out in November were moulded into a side that reached the Powergen Cup final and again qualified for the Heineken Cup. Wayne Ross Smith (born 19 April 1957 in Putaruru, New Zealand) is a former rugby union footballer, and currently a rugby union coach. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

In recent times the club narrowly survived relegation from the Premiership, after the then coach (Alan Solomons) was sacked in the middle of the 2004-5 season. The coaching role was passed onto the former first team fly half Paul Grayson to tide the team over. Grayson had a slow start in the 2005-6 season, but continued to stay mainly unbeaten after the New Year. Alan Solomans is a 55-year-old rugby union coach, he has previously been Director of Rugby for Ulster, and was assistant coach for South African Rugby team, Springboks. ... Paul James Grayson (born 30 May 1971 in Chorley) is the head coach of Northampton Saints rugby union club. ...

The Saints would again compete in the 2006-07 Heineken Cup. They finished second in their pool, behind Biarritz Olympique, the runners-up from the previous season. Northampton qualified for the quarter-finals and actually met Biarritz in Spain. Despite being in last place of the English league at the time, they defeated the French champions 7-6 to advance to the semi-finals. The 2006-07 Heineken Cup is an annual rugby union competition in Europe. ... Official website www. ...

On 28 April 2007, despite a 27-22 victory over London Irish at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton were relegated from the Guinness Premiership. A "behind the scenes restructure" led to the appointment of Peter Sloane as Head Coach, from the role of forwards coach. Paul Grayson was demoted to skills and backs coach. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

On 9 June 2007, Northampton announced that England Saxons coach Jim Mallinder will become the new head coach and Director of Rugby, with his assistant Dorian West also following as assistant coach. Peter Sloane has since left the club. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

National Division One Table 2007/2008

This article documents a current sports-related event. Scoring and other results will change as the event progresses.

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Players

Ins and Outs for 2007/2008 season

In Joe Van Niekerk (Western Provence/Stormers), Barry Everitt (London Irish), Euan Murray (Glasgow), Paul Shields (Ulster), Dave Ward (Bath), Chris Ashton (Wigan/RL), Karl Rudski (Bayonne), Barney Purbrook (Academy), Jon Vickers (Academy), Joe Gray (Academy), James Cannon (Academy), Phil Hoy (Academy), Courtney Lawes (Academy), Will Harries(Academy), John Brake (Academy), David Smith (Academy), Grant Anderson (Academy) Johann Joe van Niekerk (born 14 May 1980 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby player, who generally plays either as a flanker or Number 8. ... The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as Vodacom Stormers, are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super 14 competition (formerly Super 12). ... Barry Everitt (born 9 March 1976 in Nenagh, Ireland) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for London Irish. ... Official website www. ... Euan Murray (born 7 August 1980) is a Scottish rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League competition. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the nine-county Irish province. ... Official website www. ... Chris Ashton is a full back rugby league player for the Wigan Warriors of the Super League. ... , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... Bayonne (French: Bayonne, pronounced ; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

Out David Akinluyi (Released), Mattieu Bourrett (Stade Francais/France),Matias Cortese (Biaritz/France), Vaughan Going (released), David Quinlan (retired due to injury), Steve Thompson (retired due to injury), Seamus Mallon (Ulster), Rob Laird (released),Luke Myring (released), James Percival (Harlequins), Chris Wyles (Belmont Shore, USA), Daniel Browne (Bath), Dan Richmond (Bedford), Geoff Appleford (retired due to injury) David Akinluyi (born on the 10 February 1984 in Ilesa, Nigeria) is a rugby union footballer who played on the wing for the Northampton Saints. ... Stade Français CASG Paris is a French rugby union club that plays in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at Stade Jean-Bouin, across the road from Parc des Princes. ... Official website www. ... Steve Thompson or Steven Thompson may be: Steve Thompson musician and producer. ... Seamus Mallon, (born 21st November 1980) is a professional rugby player for Northampton in the Guinness Premiership [1]. He formerly played for his school-team, St. ... This article is about the nine-county Irish province. ... Luke Myring (born 20 December 1983 in Leicester) is a rugby union player. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... This article is about the English county town. ... Geoff Appleford (born 26 September 1977 in Dundee, South Africa) is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for Northampton Saints and England. ...

Current Squad

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Current England elite squad

• Dylan Hartley

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Other current internationals

• Tom Smith (Scotland)
• Euan Murray (Scotland)
• Barry Everitt (Ireland)
• Paul Shields (Ireland)
• Soane Tonga'uiha (Tonga and Pacific Islanders 2005 Southern Hemisphere Tour)
• Carlos Spencer (New Zealand, New Zealand Māori and Barbarians)
• Sean Lamont (Scotland)
• Robbie Kydd (Scotland)
• Bruce Reihana (New Zealand, New Zealand Māori and Barbarians)
• Mark Robinson (New Zealand and Barbarians)
• Paul Tupai (Samoa)
• Joe Van Niekerk (South Africa)
• Chris Ashton (England RL)

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Carlos James Spencer (born 14 October 1975 in Levin) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half (first five-eighth) for the Northampton Saints in England and formerly for the New Zealand All Blacks. ... First international Ireland 4 - 13 New Zealand Māori (as the New Zealand Natives) (1888-12-01) Largest win United States 6 - 74 New Zealand Māori (2006-06-07) Worst defeat New Zealand Māori 6 - 31 Australia (1936-09-23) ... First match Hartlepool Rovers 4 - 9 Barbarians (27 December 1890) Largest win Scotland 31 - 74 Barbarians (24 May 2001) Worst defeat Barbarians 0 - 42 Wales (26 May 2004) The original Barbarians The Barbarian Football Club, typically referred to as Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Sean Lamont (born 15 January 1981 in Perth) is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for Northampton Saints and Scotland. ... 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International Caps in the club's History

• Jeff Butterfield (England, British Lions and Barbarians)
• Wayne Shelford (New Zealand)
• Matt Dawson (England and British and Irish Lions)
• Steve Thompson (England and British and Irish Lions)
• James Pritchard (Canada)
• Federico Mendez (Argentina)
• Martin Scelzo (Argentina)
• Andrew Blowers (New Zealand and Samoa)
• Pat Lam (Samoa)
• Gary Pearce (England)
• John Olver (England)
• Olivier Brouzet (France)
• Paul Grayson (England)
• Ben Cohen (England and British and Irish Lions)
• Tim Rodber (England)
• Martin Bayfield (England)
• Nick Beal (England)
• Ian Hunter (England)
• Gregor Townsend (Scotland)
• Budge Pountney (Scotland)
• John Leslie (Scotland)
• Don White (England) and (British and Irish Lions)
• David Gerard (France)
• {{flagicon|Ireland}] Dave Quinlan (Ireland)

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First international (also the worlds first)  Scotland 4–1 England  (27 March 1871) Largest win  England 134–0 Romania  (17 November 2001) Worst defeat  Australia 76–0 England  (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team represents... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Ben Cohen MBE Ben Christopher Cohen MBE (born on the 14 September 1978 in Northampton) is a rugby union footballer who plays wing for Northampton Saints and England. ... First international (also the worlds first)  Scotland 4–1 England  (27 March 1871) Largest win  England 134–0 Romania  (17 November 2001) Worst defeat  Australia 76–0 England  (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team represents... 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Club honours

• Heineken Cup 1999/2000
• Middlesex 7s 2003

The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... The Middlesex Sevens is an invitation rugby union sevens tournament held annually during the summer at Twickenham stadium in London, England. ...

References

External links

• Official Site
• BBC site
• Fansite
• Northampton Chronicle and Echo