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Draft:Northampton Saints Season Summary

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Northampton Saints
Full nameNorthampton Rugby Football Club
UnionEast Midlands RFU
Founded1880; 144 years ago (1880)
LocationNorthampton, England
RegionNorthamptonshire
Ground(s)cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens (Capacity: 15,249[1])
ChairmanJohn White
CEOMark Darbon
Director of RugbyPhil Dowson
Captain(s)Lewis Ludlam
League(s)Premiership Rugby
2023–241st (Champions)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.northamptonsaints.co.uk
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Kit

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Team stats

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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

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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

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Prem

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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

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Round-by-round progression

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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

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Round 1

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15 October 2023
13:30
Sale Sharks20–15Northampton 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'		ReportTry: 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

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21 October 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Northampton Saints27–33Bristol 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'		ReportTry: 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

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29 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons14–16Northampton Saints
Try: Stephens 75' m
Pen: Connon (3/4) 10', 26', 59'		ReportTry: 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

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4 November 2023
15:00
Northampton Saints24–18Bath (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'		ReportTry: 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

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