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Saints’ Phil Dowson fears Premiership clubs ‘sleepwalking’ towards financial crisis

The Northampton director of rugby, Phil Dowson, fears the sport is ‘sleepwalking’ towards another club going bust and endorsed plans for the Premiership to become a franchised league

The Guardian - UK

Northampton dealt injury blow ahead of Champions Cup semi-final clash with Leinster

Captain George Furbank has suffered a set-back after breaking his arm earlier this season

The Independent UK

Saints’ Dowson says English clubs hampered by ‘dysfunctional’ schedule

Director wants fewer club games in the international window while Cardiff are on the brink of entering administration

The Guardian - UK

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Borthwick waits on key players’ fitness for England’s Autumn Nations Series

England are awaiting news on key individuals’ fitness as the head coach Steve Borthwick prepares to unveil a squad for the Autumn Nations Series

The Guardian - UK

Alex Mitchell a doubt for England squad for autumn Tests after concerning neck injury update

Mitchell has not played this season and could miss out on Steve Borthwick’s squad, which is named on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Northampton’s Curtis Langdon: ‘The next England opportunity I get, I’ll be in for good’

Having cut his teeth in the lower leagues and abroad, the hooker is gunning for another shot at international rugby

The Guardian - UK

England sweating over fitness of George Ford and Alex Mitchell ahead of autumn Tests

Steve Borthwick’s first-choice half backs could both be doubts for their November campaign

The Independent UK

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Premiership 2024-25: Club-by-club guide and predictions for new season

Northampton Saints begin as defending champions but eight or nine clubs could contend for the play-offs

The Independent UK

Senior England players left in shock after coach Felix Jones’ resignation

Senior England players have spoken of their shock and disappointment after Felix Jones followed Aled Walters in quitting the national setup

The Guardian - UK

Northampton and Bath prove they are the teams of today and tomorrow

Epic Premiership final suggested rugby union may be about to usher in a new order to follow that of Saracens and Exeter

The Guardian - UK

Courtney Lawes bids emotional farewell to Northampton after leading Saints to title triumph

Lawes led Northampton to Premiership triumph at Twickenham in the final game of his 17-year career at the club

The Independent UK

Brilliance vs consistency: Premiership final will be decided by Northampton and Bath’s contrasting fly-halves

An excellent domestic season has set-up a fitting final with the two playmakers set to star at Twickenham

The Independent UK

Northampton seeking fitting farewell to legendary Courtney Lawes in Premiership final

Twickenham finale will be the end of an era for Saints as former England captain signs off for France switch

Evening Standard

Johann van Graan: Bath exactly where they should be after years of hard graft

The West Country club are bidding to land a first Gallagher Premiership title.

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Owen Farrell reflects ‘fondly’ on Saracens career after defeat to Northampton

Saints booked their place in next Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership final with a hard-fought victory.

The Guardian - UK

Courtney Lawes will ‘run blood to water’ as Northampton finish looms

Owen Farrell and Saracens await as the Saints legend steels himself for a season-defining Premiership playoff semi-final

The Guardian - UK

Phil Dowson puts faith in Saints for Premiership playoff semi with Saracens

Phil Dowson, Northampton’s director of rugby, has said the Premiership playoff semi-final against Saracens is ‘a massive game but we should be confident’

The Guardian - UK

Defying Premiership semi-final travel sickness the aim for Saracens and Sale

Only once since 2015 has an away side reached the Premiership final, and Bath and the Saints are hosting this season

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The Guardian - UK

Weight of history: Saints look to seize day in Leinster Champions Cup clash

One step from a Champions Cup final, Northampton must first navigate a trip to Croke Park that is as historic as it is daunting

Evening Standard

Tommy Freeman exclusive: Northampton Saints sorcerer hoping to produce Champions Cup magic

England wing looks ahead to a huge semi-final tie at Croke Park this weekend

The Guardian - UK

Sam Vesty: the unfashionable former Tiger leading Saints’ resurgence

Sam Vesty, one of the Premiership’s most vaunted coaches, is earning rave reviews for Saints’ swashbuckling style

The Guardian - UK

Furbank and Mitchell see off battling Sale to take Northampton top

Northampton fought back after a disappointing first half to beat Sale 21-17, with George Furbank and Alex Mitchell scoring tries

The Independent UK

Reinvented Tommy Freeman leads list of young England contenders at Northampton

The versatile Freeman has performed well at outside centre and is back on England’s radar

The Guardian - UK

RFU must step up and pay best players to stay in England, insists Lawes

The former England captain Courtney Lawes says the game’s authorities have to acknowledge that top-level rugby is a short career and players should be paid what they are worth

The Guardian - UK

Fin Smith: ‘Most kids watch cartoons. I used to watch Jonny Wilkinson’

Northampton fly-half is quietly confident despite the daunting prospect of a fast and furious east Midlands derby on Saturday

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