Draft:Northampton Saints Season Summary

Northampton Saints
Full name	Northampton Rugby Football Club
Union	East Midlands RFU
Founded	1880; 144 years ago
Location	Northampton, England
Region	Northamptonshire
Ground(s)	cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens (Capacity: 15,249)
Chairman	John White
CEO	Mark Darbon
Director of Rugby	Phil Dowson
Captain(s)	Lewis Ludlam
League(s)	Premiership Rugby
2023–24	1st (Champions)
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.northamptonsaints.co.uk
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

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Kit

Team stats

Try’s 1= Northampton Saints 80 Carey’s 1 Northampton Saints 2,582 Unbetan defence. 2 Northampton Saints 525 Metres gained 2 Northampton Saints 9,495 Lineouts won 2 Northampton Saints 90.4% Tackles won 1 Northampton Saints 89.5%

Players in Team of the Season

Premiership Rugby Team of the Season:

11. Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)

10. Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)

2. Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints)

5. Alex Coles Northampton Saints)

6. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)

INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP TEAM OF THE SEASON 2023/24

6. Courtney Lawes

Player Stats

Prem

1 F. SMITH P21 D2 C44 POINTS157 1 O. SLEIGHTHOLME 15 try’s POINTS 75

7 George Furbank 173 carries

8= Ollie Sleightholme 50 defence beaten

Meters gained 5 Tommy Freeman 929 6 Ollie Sleightholme 891

Line outs won

5 Alex Coles 61 10 Courtney Lawes 51

Tackles won

4 Alex Coles 200 8 Fin Smith 176

Numbers of interest Youngest player : Will COTTERILL - 18 years old Oldest player : Courtney LAWES - 35 years old Average : 25 years old Lightest player : Jake GARSIDE - 72 kg Heaviest player : Alex MOON - 127 kg Average weight : 105 kg

Transfers

Players In

Curtis Langdon from Montpellier^[2]
Burger Odendaal from Toshiba Brave Lupus^[3]
Tom Seabrook from Gloucester^[4]
Temo Mayanavanua from Lyon^[5]
Will Glister from Wasps^[6]
Reuben Logan from Wasps^[6]
Elliot Millar-Mills from Edinburgh^[7]
Beltus Nonleh from Sedgley Tigers^[7]
Tarrek Haffar from London Irish^[8]
Chunya Munga from London Irish^[9]
Tom Pearson from London Irish^[10]
James Cherry from Nottingham (short-term loan)^[11]
Oscar Daniel from Loughborough University (short-term loan)^[11]
Toby Fricker from Bristol Bears (short-term deal)^[11]
Luke Green from London Irish (short-term deal)^[11]
Henri Lavin from Loughborough University (short-term loan)^[11]
Izaiha Moore-Aiono from London Irish (short-term deal)^[11]
Theo Vukašinović from Doncaster Knights (short-term deal)^[11]
Gabriel Hamer-Webb from Cardiff (short-term deal)^[12]
Charlie Savala from Edinburgh^[13]

Players Out

David Ribbans to Toulon^[14]
Mike Haywood retired^[15]
Joseph Gaffan released^[16]
Archie Kean released^[16]
Frankie Sleightholme released^[16]
James Fish to Bedford Blues^[17]
Tom Collins to London Irish^[18]
Karl Wilkins to Montauban^[19]
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to Melbourne Rebels^[20]
Oisín Heffernan to Bedford Blues^[21]
Matt Proctor to Melbourne Rebels^[22]
Brandon Nansen to Grenoble^[23]
Courtnall Skosan to Stormers^[24]
Ethan Grayson to Bedford Blues^[25]
Callum Burns to Old Northamptonians^[26]
Toby Fricker to Ospreys^[27]
Alfie Petch to Biarritz^[28]
Luke Green to Ampthill^[29]
Izaiha Moore-Aiono to Ampthill^[29]
Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi to Tel Aviv Heat^[30]
James Grayson to Mitsubishi DynaBoars^[31]
Theo Vukašinović to Rugby FC Los Angeles^[32]

Round-by-round progression

Team Progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18
Northampton Saints	1 (7th)	3 (7th)	7 (7th)	11 (5th)	16 (4th)	16 (6th)	21 (6th)	25 (5th)	30 (3rd)	34 (1st)	39 (1st)	44 (1st)	44 (1st)	49 (1st)	54 (1st)	55 (1st)	60 (1st)	60 (1st)

Key
Win	Draw	Loss

rounds

Round 1

15 October 2023
13:30

Sale Sharks	20–15	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Roebuck 5' c O'Flaherty 11' m Caine 37' m Con: R. du Preez (1/3) 5' Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 35'	Report	Try: Freeman 2' c Ramm 68' Con: F. Smith (1/2) 3' Pen: F. Smith (1/2) 26'

Salford Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Adam Leal

Round 2

21 October 2023
15:00

(2 BP) Northampton Saints	27–33	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Seabrook (2) 2' c, 13' c T. Pearson 22' m Freeman 40' m Con: F. Smith (2/4) 3', 14' Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: Bradbury (2) 10' m, 40+1' c Lahiff 50' c Thacker 59' m Con: Sheedy (2/4) 40+2', 51' Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 16', 37', 53'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,795
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Round 3

29 October 2023
15:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	14–16	Northampton Saints
Try: Stephens 75' m Pen: Connon (3/4) 10', 26', 59'	Report	Try: Langdon 54' c Con: F. Smith (1/1) 54' Pen: F. Smith (3/3) 15', 38', 63'

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Hamish Smales

Round 4

4 November 2023
15:00

Northampton Saints	24–18	Bath (1 BP)
Try: T. Pearson 16' c Coles 32' c Hendy 42' c Con: F. Smith (3/3) 17', 33', 43' Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 1'	Report	Try: Du Toit 26' c De Glanville 38' m Con: O. Bailey (1/2) 26' Pen: O. Bailey (1/1) 6' Spencer (1/1) 69'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,704
Referee: Adam Leal

References

^ "Franklins Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium". Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Saints sign England international Curtis Langdon". Northampton Saints. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Premiership: Northampton sign former Wasps centre Burger Odendaal". Planet Rugby. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Tom Seabrook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Dowson gets his Mayan! Fijian star Temo to join Saints from Lyon". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Saints confirm six talented youngsters will join Senior Academy". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Northampton Saints sign props Elliot Millar Mills and Beltus Nonleh". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "Dowson finally gets his man as talented young prop Haffar signs for Saints". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Munga impressed by Saints coaches as he opts to sign on at the Gardens". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Northampton Saints snap up Tom Pearson after London Irish demise". Evening Standard. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dowson explains Saints squad management as he praises guest players". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "Saints sign former Bath wing Hamer-Webb on short-term deal". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ "Edinburgh's Charlie Savala seals permanent Northampton move". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "David Ribbans (Northampton) à Toulon, c'est fait" [David Ribbans (Northampton) to Toulon, it's done] (in French). Le Equipe.fr. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Double-winning Saints hooker Haywood to retire at the end of the season". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Saints announce that another seven players will be leaving this summer". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "James Fish joins Bedford Blues". Bedford Blues. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Tom Collins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Wilkins departs Saints as he makes move to French club". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Star lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto unveiled as Rebels latest signing". Melbourne Rebels. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ "Heffernan becomes permanent at Bedford". Bedford Blues. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Melbourne Rebels Sign All Black and Super Rugby Champion Matt Proctor". Melbourne Rebels. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Rugby. Derniers renforts, un nouvel entraîneur de la défense" [Latest reinforcements, a new defence coach] (in French). Le Dauphiné Libéré. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Stormers sign Bok wing". SA Rugby Magazine. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Ethan Grayson Signs Short Term Contract". Bedford Blues. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Callum Burns Player Profile". Old Northamptonians. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Toby Fricker: Ospreys sign former Bristol Bears and Ebbw Vale winger". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ "Alfie Petch à Biarritz comme joker médical" [Alfie Petch in Biarritz as medical joker] (in French). Le Equipe.fr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Ampthill reinforcements was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Arkin, David (8 November 2023). "Tel Aviv Heat off to cracking start in RESC". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ｜ジェームス・グレイソン選手加入のお知らせ" [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars - Announcement of player James Grayson joining] (in Japanese). MHI. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Former Wasps lock Theo Vukasinovic seals MLR move". Rugby Pass. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[1] "Franklins Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium". Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[2] "Saints sign England international Curtis Langdon". Northampton Saints. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[3] "Premiership: Northampton sign former Wasps centre Burger Odendaal". Planet Rugby. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[Tom_Seabrook-4] Cite error: The named reference Tom Seabrook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Dowson gets his Mayan! Fijian star Temo to join Saints from Lyon". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[Northampton_academy_intake-6] "Saints confirm six talented youngsters will join Senior Academy". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[Northampton_signings-7] "Northampton Saints sign props Elliot Millar Mills and Beltus Nonleh". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[Tarek_Haffar-8] "Dowson finally gets his man as talented young prop Haffar signs for Saints". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[Chunya_Munga-9] "Munga impressed by Saints coaches as he opts to sign on at the Gardens". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[Tom_Pearson-10] "Northampton Saints snap up Tom Pearson after London Irish demise". Evening Standard. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[Northampton_guest_players-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dowson explains Saints squad management as he praises guest players". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[12] "Saints sign former Bath wing Hamer-Webb on short-term deal". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[13] "Edinburgh's Charlie Savala seals permanent Northampton move". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[14] "David Ribbans (Northampton) à Toulon, c'est fait" [David Ribbans (Northampton) to Toulon, it's done] (in French). Le Equipe.fr. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[15] "Double-winning Saints hooker Haywood to retire at the end of the season". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[Northampton_departures-16] "Saints announce that another seven players will be leaving this summer". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[17] "James Fish joins Bedford Blues". Bedford Blues. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[Tom_Collins-18] Cite error: The named reference Tom Collins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[19] "Wilkins departs Saints as he makes move to French club". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[20] "Star lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto unveiled as Rebels latest signing". Melbourne Rebels. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[21] "Heffernan becomes permanent at Bedford". Bedford Blues. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[22] "Melbourne Rebels Sign All Black and Super Rugby Champion Matt Proctor". Melbourne Rebels. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[23] "Rugby. Derniers renforts, un nouvel entraîneur de la défense" [Latest reinforcements, a new defence coach] (in French). Le Dauphiné Libéré. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[24] "Stormers sign Bok wing". SA Rugby Magazine. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[25] "Ethan Grayson Signs Short Term Contract". Bedford Blues. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[26] "Callum Burns Player Profile". Old Northamptonians. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[27] "Toby Fricker: Ospreys sign former Bristol Bears and Ebbw Vale winger". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[28] "Alfie Petch à Biarritz comme joker médical" [Alfie Petch in Biarritz as medical joker] (in French). Le Equipe.fr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[Ampthill_reinforcements-29] Cite error: The named reference Ampthill reinforcements was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[30] Arkin, David (8 November 2023). "Tel Aviv Heat off to cracking start in RESC". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[31] "三菱重工相模原ダイナボアーズ｜ジェームス・グレイソン選手加入のお知らせ" [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars - Announcement of player James Grayson joining] (in Japanese). MHI. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[32] "Former Wasps lock Theo Vukasinovic seals MLR move". Rugby Pass. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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