The Saints

The Saints are the Northampton rugby team. Having gone through some rough patches, including most recently relegation during the 2007/2008 season (they completed the year in National Division 1 with an unprecedented 35 wins from 35 games), they have rapidly come back through the combined powers of Jim Mallinder, Dorian West and Paul Grayson, alongside a strong combination of youth and experience.



EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS 2009

LV= CUP WINNERS 2010

Heineken Cup Finalists 2011




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Northampton Saints News

Monday, 24 May 2010

Cardiff Blues 28 - Toulon 21

OK, so the blog is a Saints blog.  But I grew up in Wales, and a Cardiff supporter.  Put the Saint against the Blues and I will shout COYS (wouldn't a few years ago but now brainwashed).  But that doesn't mean I don't like to see the Blues do well.  And being the first Welsh team to get a Euro trophy is certainly doig well.  Cardiff Blues are now second in the Euro Table, with the Saints 3rd.

A tough game.  In many ways mirroring the Saints vs Sarries match from a few weeks ago.  Everything said that Toulon would win, and most of the match they seemed to have the control.  But it all rested on one wrong decision.  Much as the Saints had done, Toulon decided to go for a try off a penalty trather than take the 3 points with a kick.  It shows ambition.  But maybe ambition is the wrong thing in this kind of sudden death match.  Toulon didn't get the try, and didn't get the points, Jonny Wilkinson get injured, and from there on the Blues beat out a dogged victory.

Proud to be a Saint, happy to be a Blue.

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