Sunday 5 February 2012

Northampton Saints headlines

Elliott and Cato double up as Saints cruise into LV= Cup semis

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 57 LONDON WASPS 10: Northampton Saints booked their place in the semi-finals of this season's LV= Cup after they cruised past London Wasps at Franklin's Gardens, racking up a half century of points in a seven try rout of Dai Young's side.

Saints make eight changes for crucial Wasps clash

L-R: Tom Mercey, Brett Sharman and Alex Waller

Jim Mallinder has made eight changes to the Northampton Saints starting line-up for the visit of London Wasps in their crucial final LV= Cup pool match on Saturday.

Saints struck by Sharman knee injury setback

Brett Sharman

Saints hooker Brett Sharman faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines as the injury which saw him hobble out of last weekend's game with Bath is likely to require surgery.

Dowson set to earn first England cap against Scotland

Phil Dowson

Phil Dowson is one of three players earning their first cap for England when they face Scotland in the Six Nations opener at Murrayfield on Saturday evening.

Clark returns as boss plans cup sting

Calum Clarke

Jim Mallinder is confident that his reshuffled Saints side will rise to the task against Wasps on Saturday.

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Fed Cup triumph for GB

Fed Cup triumph for GB

Judy Murray's Great Britain side completed a superb four days in Israel by beating Austria to reach the World Group II play-offs in the Fed Cup.

City ease to win over Fulham

City ease to win over Fulham

Sergio Aguero ended his five-game barren streak by sending Manchester City on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Fulham.

New-look England claim Calcutta Cup

New-look England claim Calcutta Cup

England's new era began with a scrappy first win at Murrayfield in eight years as Scotland's familiar failings contributed to their 13-6 downfall.

France too strong for Italy

France too strong for Italy

France started their RBS 6 Nations campaign with an impressive 30-12 defeat of Italy in Paris.

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