What did people feel about the SA game?
I thought the ref let SA just ruin the breakdown by flopping on the ball far to often and allowed them to swim along the side of the ruck illegally.
u/DaMasterofDaDisaster — 2 days ago
r/NorthamptonSaintsRFC
Italy team to face Japan
u/Historical_Smile_268 — 4 days ago
JVP and Smith as a halfback pairing is also an absolute belter of a decision.
u/aaarry — 4 days ago
Five Saints to face South Africa with England
Alex Coles, Tommy Freeman and Fin Smith all start for England in their Nations Championship opener, with Alex Mitchell and Henry Pollock also named amongst the matchday 23 set to face South Africa.
The quintet of Saints will take to Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday (4 July, kick-off: 4.40pm UK time).
u/Pure_Wonder3046 — 4 days ago
Hutchinson starts for Scotland in Nations Championship opener
northamptonsaints.co.uku/Pure_Wonder3046 — 4 days ago
Champions Cup Draw
Oh look, it’s the Bulls, again, shock. 🙄
That’s a pretty brutal group with Montpellier and Bath
u/Capital_Court_9413 — 5 days ago
Invest Champions Cup Pool Draw 2026/2027
Pool 4
Saints
Bath
Cardiff
Montpellier
Stade Francais
Bulls
u/No-Obligation-8631 — 5 days ago
Springbok lock duo loom large for Itoje's replacement (Coles)
rugby365.comu/ScrumNause24 — 5 days ago
End of season awards voting
A slightly ridiculous wall of images is the only fair way to post the results really, there's not really any commentary needed as its all very self explanatory! 79 responses so far with more coming in. if you want to see results which update with the latest responses click here
u/smooothsides — 7 days ago
End of season awards form
Using the season long player ratings as a starting point, there's one more form this season. There's a couple of general questions around player of the season, a couple looking at specific performances and then a couple looking ahead to next season. I couldn't put every player in every category, so its mainly based on number of prem / Europe appearances but there's an other box for every question if i've missed out someone who deserves it in your eyes
u/smooothsides — 10 days ago
Latest SARugby Magazine Cover with an interesting editorial slant - Why are some parts of the SA rugby community so obsessed with HP when they've never even played him? (The Bokke cult of personality on display here is also really quite something...)
u/T_Finchy — 11 days ago
Pollock MOTM Performance in Prem Final
19 carries. Most in the match
17 tackles. 2nd most in the match.
8 defenders beaten. Most in the match
1 defender beaten.
4 lineouts taken.
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u/ScrumNause24 — 14 days ago
Who will be Saints Captain next season?
Still buzzing about the past few weekends, went to the Tigers game on Friday and have re watched it 3 times at home since, didn't enjoy the final as much as the game didn't flow the saints way but glad they got over the line.
However now that Furbanks gone (still gutted about it) who will be the next captain?
I reckon these are the main contenders:
Dingwall, if hes out of the England picture I feel like he's the obvious choice, although the Litchfield and Hutchinson duo works well, and if Todaro/Hendy/Sleightholme/Freeman are all in good form maybe even Freeman/Todaro would go into the centres
Chick, good leader and has captained saints on his first season, similar to Dingwall, would he start? We're stacked in the second row and wouldn't be surprised if a Lockett or Coles go to 6 if Kemeny is injured/rotated, and that only leaves Pearson, Pollock and Chick free for the last 2 spots (also have Ulcoq and Lewis coming through)
Smith, rogue shout and unlikely because he should be away a lot with England but he leads a lot of the talks, and speaks very well for such a young chap and would always start/finish every game he plays in
Wouldn't be surprised if they go for a Dingwall/Chick Co-captain set up like the Waller/Ludlam days
u/Golfrs — 13 days ago
Unsung heroes of the season
This year, players like Smith, Pollock, Furbank, Kemeny and McParland have been outstanding, but some players have exceeded expectations without getting the recognition they deserve in the usual star rankings.
A few worth mentioning:
- Tom Lockett is following the same trajectory that Ribbans, Moon, LSL and Mayanavanua were on before him.
- Remember the look on our faces when Ed Prowse played lock for the first time in Paris last year? Now he is the starting second row on a final without injuries involved.
- Danilo Fischetti is far more than just a prop. He's a genuine menace in open play.
Who are your unsung heroes?
u/oalfonso — 14 days ago