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It will be a new-look Saints side on Friday night (picture: Claire Jones/redhatphoto.co.uk)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Big match preview

Saints edged out Gloucester at the Gardens back in May (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Gloucester: Big match preview

Saints suffered defeat at Leicester back in May (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Ollie Sleightholme scored when Saints beat Bath back in April (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Bath: Big match preview

Saints' most recent win at Bristol came in November 2021 (photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)placeholder image

Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Race for Life will be back in Abington Park on Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12.placeholder image

Sea of pink to take over park this weekend as Race for Life comes to town

Fin Smith scored a late winner for Saints at Exeter in April (photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs: Big match preview

Fin Smith scored for Saints when they won at home to Leicester back in October (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Big match preview

Saints claimed a PREM Rugby Cup win at the Stoop in February (photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)placeholder image

Harlequins v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Tom Pearson dived over as Saints won at Gloucester back in October (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Gloucester: Big match preview

Ollie Sleightholme scored when Saints last won at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in January 2023 (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Ted Hill's late try inflicted heartache on Saints at The Rec earlier this month (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Bath: Big match preview

Archie McParland in action for Saints during their PREM Rugby Cup semi-final defeat at Exeter last month (photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)placeholder image

Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Henry Pollock grabbed two tries when Saints won at Bath in December (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Bath v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Saints beat Castres in the Champions Cup quarter-finals last season (photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Castres Olympique: Big match preview

Saints are set to play at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time (photo by Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images)placeholder image

Saracens v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Competition: Gallagher PREM (round 12)

Tom Vickers

Saints' most recent Gallagher PREM game was a memorable victory at Sale in January (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Newcastle Red Bulls: Big match preview

Tom Pearson returns for Saints at Sale on Saturday (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Ben Foden scored for Saints when they last met Scarlets back in 2017 (photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Scarlets: Big match preview

Henry Pollock was confronted by Jefferson Poirot at the full-time whistle in Cardiff last season (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Union Bordeaux Bègles v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Anthony Belleau helped Saints to beat Harlequins in a PREM Rugby Cup clash at the Gardens back in November (photo by Morgan Harlow/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Harlequins: Big match preview

Saints beat Bath at the Gardens in their opening game of 2025 (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Bath v Northampton Saints: Preview and Tom Vickers' team selection thoughts

Fin Smith in action during Saints' win against Sale in October last year (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks: Big match preview

Fin Smith in action against the Bulls at the Gardens in April last year (photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Vodacom Bulls: Big match preview

Alex Coles scored for Saints in last season's Champions Cup final (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Section Paloise v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Saints were beaten at Ashton Gate again last season (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Saints won at Saracens in the PREM Rugby Cup last month (photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Saracens: Big match preview

Competition: Gallagher PREM (round five)

Tom Vickers

Fin Smith in action for Saints at Newcastle back in April (photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)placeholder image

Newcastle Red Bulls v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

George Hendy in action for Saints during their 33-0 defeat to Tigers back in March (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Big match preview

Tom Litchfield scored for Saints in their Gallagher PREM final-day defeat at Gloucester last season (photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)placeholder image

Gloucester v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Fraser Dingwall and Saints will start a league season at home for the first time since they faced Gloucester in September 2021 (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs: Big match preview

Meteorological autumn begins.placeholder image

Met office forecast for September as meteorological autumn begins

Ways to keep cool as high temperatures forecast.placeholder image

Five hacks to keep cool in hot weather as high temperatures forecast

A Met Office map shows when temperatures are forecast to rise in Northampton.placeholder image

Met office map shows date Northampton temperatures forecast to rise

People celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge.placeholder image

Date and forecast for summer solstice as people celebrate in the UK

Temperatures surge to mid 20s - are we experiencing a Spanish plume?placeholder image

Watch: Spanish plume explained as UK temperatures surge to mid 20s

Met Office forecasts temperature surge and intense thundery showersplaceholder image

Watch: Temperature surge and intense thundery showers forecast

Rory Hutchinson is the only player who started last weekend's final to start against Gloucester (photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)placeholder image

Gloucester v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Saints boss Phil Dowson at this week's media session (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

All you need to know ahead of Saints' Champions Cup final clash

Saints were beaten by Saracens in December (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Saracens: Big match preview

Saints claimed a fine win at Newcastle despite resting players (photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)placeholder image

Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

People walk in the park.placeholder image

Watch the Met Office’s video forecast for Early May bank holiday

Jamie Elliott scored a dramatic late try as Saints beat Leinster at the Aviva Stadium in December 2013 (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Leinster v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Isolated showers are forecast for parts of the country.placeholder image

Thundery showers forecast for parts of the UK as cold front moves over

Met Office weather map for Thursday (May 1) shows high temperatures forecast.placeholder image

Watch: Met Office map turns red as temperatures to surge in UK

Saints have not beaten Bristol since October 2022 (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears: Big match preview

Marathon runners should dig out their sunhats because it’s going to be a sunny one in London this weekend. placeholder image

Watch: London Marathon 2025 full weather forecast amid UK heatwave

Saints have not won a regular-season away game in the Gallagher Premiership since beating Exeter Chiefs back in January 2024 (photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)placeholder image

Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

Henry Pollock and Saints had plenty of reasons to celebrate (photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Castres Olympique: Big match preview

Saints beat Munster at the Gardens in the round of 16 last year (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Clermont Auvergne: Big match preview

Ben Foden in action when Saints last won at Sale in a league match, back in March 2017 (photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)placeholder image

Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints: Big match preview

A couple walk in heavy rain on the South Parade Pier, in Portsmouth.placeholder image

Watch: Met Office map shows where thundery showers will hit UK

Saints have lost to Leicester twice this season, suffering defeats at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in the league and cup (photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)placeholder image

Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Big match preview

Met Office UK weather map 07:00 February 24.placeholder image

Watch: Met Office’s UK 5 day weather forecast

The Sands Centre, Carlisle was closed on Friday and Saturday after the high winds caused damage to the canopy, which had been fitted as part of the RAAC replacement on the Sands’ auditorium roof. Footage courtesy of cumbrianroofingsolutionsltd.complaceholder image

Storm Eowyn batters temporary RAAC roof canopy on auditorium

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