Person: Jim Mallinder

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Jim Mallinder linked with Dragons after Bernard Jackman sacked

Bernard Jackman has been sacked as head coach by the Dragons.

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Latest: Ulster appoint 'number one candidate' Dan McFarland as head coach

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Wales make 10 changes ahead of Italy match

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Gaffney is back for another dance on the big stage

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Realist Johann van Graan prepares to ‘start again at zero’

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Stuart Lancaster committed to Leinster cause

Leo Cullen keen to keep Stuart Lancaster on board

Leo Cullen is hoping that Stuart Lancaster continues to ignore the whispers connecting him to vacant posts in the Aviva Premiership, with Northampton Saints the latest role to be painted as a good fit for the former England head coach.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2017

Injured Tommy Bowe ruled out of clash with Harlequins

Tommy Bowe, injured in Sunday’s Champions Cup win at Harlequins, is out of Friday’s return leg with the Premiership side in Belfast.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2017

Pat Lam 'proud' of Connacht effort despite defeat to Northampton

Connacht head coach, Pat Lam, was a proud man despite seeing his side lose 21-15 to Northampton Saints who keep alive their hopes of European Champions Cup qualification for next season.

Sat, 20 May, 2017

Glasgow Warriors v Leinster - Guinness PRO12 Round 2

Stuart Lancaster: Northampton have no case to answer for Leinster mauling

Coach Stuart Lancaster feels Northampton Saints have no case to answer for the side they fielded against Leinster in Dublin last Saturday.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2016

Leinster v Northampton Saints - European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4 Round 4

Leinster carve up Northampton Saints in embarrassing turkey shoot

Leinster 60 Northampton Saints 13: The number of blue Santa hats and woeful Christmas jumpers was well down on previous years but Leinster got in on the Christmas theme on Saturday with a nine-try turkey shoot against an obliging Northampton that leaves them in prime position in Pool 4.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Leinster v Munster - Guinness PRO12 Round 6

Leo Cullen says tough festive schedule big disadvantage

Not everything is rosy in Leinster’s garden.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Dylan Hartley's six-week ban ‘about right’ says Leo Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has described the six-week ban handed down to Dylan Hartley this week as “about right”.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

Jim Mallinder bids to resurrect Saints

Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder has challenged his squad to repeat their famous victory over Leinster from 2013 when they face them this weekend.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2016

Brian O'Driscoll questions Dylan Hartley's suitability for captaincy

Dylan Hartley's suitability to lead the British and Irish Lions has been questioned by Brian O'Driscoll as the England captain waits to discover the damage caused to his career by yet another major disciplinary lapse.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2016

Northampton coach on Dylan Hartley dismissal: You can't strike to the head

Jim Mallinder offered no consolation to Dylan Hartley after the England captain lasted just six minutes off the bench as Northampton were dominated 37-10 by Leinster at Franklin's Gardens.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2016

Leinster punish sinning Saints

Northampton Saints 10 Leinster 37: Leinster absorbed some potentially crippling injuries and a Saints third quarter revival to bank a crucial bonus-point win over their 14-man hosts in the East Midlands last night and, with it, grab control of their Champions Cup pool.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2016

Jack McGrath warns Leinster must draw the sting out of Northampton

It’s three years since Northampton and Leinster last crossed paths twice in the space of a week and both clubs will be drawing on lessons learned the hard way as they approach the first of their latest engagements, at Franklin’s Gardens.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2016

Northampton target Leinster double

Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder has challenged his side to do the double over Leinster this season.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Jim Mallinder keeps faith in Northampton Saints to turn around Racing defeat

Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder is keeping faith in his side’s ability to turn around their 33-3 defeat in Paris and beat Racing 92 in their return Champions Cup clash.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

French grins get wider as rugby stars pitch up in Riviera

The eyes are gleaming, the handshakes almost as warm as the golden sands a mile or two away.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Saints delay George North decision

Northampton will await expert opinion before deciding when George North will next play after confirming the Wales wing will miss Saturday’s European Champions Cup quarter-final at Clermont Auvergne after his latest head injury.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015

Rugby medic warns George North to take long break after latest head knock

Wales wing George North will not play for Northampton in Saturday’s European Champions Cup quarter-final at Clermont Auvergne after his latest head injury.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015

Ford hails ‘fantastic’ Bath display

Champions Cup

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

JJ Hanrahan exit a body blow for Munster

Munster’s position as one of European rugby’s movers and shakers came under renewed pressure yesterday as the province lost its fight to keep rising homegrown star JJ Hanrahan.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2015

COMMENT: Munster supporters left to wonder as homegrown star Hanrahan exits stage

It should have been a day when the retention of Ian Keatley for another two seasons was celebrated by Munster supporters, along with the commitment shown by three up and coming players, writes Simon Lewis.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2015

Munster confirm JJ Hanrahan to move to Northampton

“We are extremely disappointed to announce that we will lose the services of a home-grown talent such as JJ.”

Wed, 07 Jan, 2015

Hartley hearing set for Tuesday

England and Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley’s latest Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing will take place in London on Tuesday.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

We don’t have to reinvent the wheel here, says Fitzgerald

Northampton clearly benefited from an outpouring of anger and frustration at the Aviva Stadium last week but Luke Fitzgerald doesn’t see any reason for Leinster to lean on the same emotional props against Edinburgh on Friday.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2013

Madigan hails Saints’ defence but bemoans Leinster breakdown physicality

Close to an hour had passed by the time Ian Madigan was delivered into the media’s maw with the unenviable job of translating the mental anguish and bitter disappointment of the Leinster squad into words.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2013

Mallinder delights in ‘one of the good wins’

When it was all over, when Jerome Garces called an end and the Northampton players had showered, changed and done with their media duties, Jim Mallinder punched a pass for his boys and sent them off into the Dublin night.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2013

Leinster stunned at the Aviva

Leinster 9 Northampton 18

Sat, 14 Dec, 2013

Leinster need a repeat of last week – Madigan

Northampton Saints must suffer deja vu from last week, not last year, according to Leinster fly-half Ian Madigan.

Sat, 14 Dec, 2013

Coach rues Healy’s loss to Leinster

HEINEKEN CUP POOL ONE:

Fri, 13 Dec, 2013

Majestic Blues must now finish job

Northampton 7 Leinster 40

Mon, 09 Dec, 2013

O’Connor targets back-to-back wins

HEINEKEN CUP POOL ONE:

Sat, 07 Dec, 2013

Rampaging Lawes locks up Ospreys

Northampton 27 Ospreys 16

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

Best delighted after belated Lions call

Ireland hooker Rory Best was last night called into the Lions squad for the tour of Hong Kong and Australia.

Mon, 27 May, 2013

Anscombe rues Northampton defeat

Pleased as he is to be into the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe knows that had his charges not slipped up against Northampton Saints in Round 4 they would have the added luxury of a home quarter-final.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2013

Can Quins see off Connacht challenge?

Harlequins are poised to become this season’s first Heineken Cup quarter-finalists tomorrow - if they can see off the Connacht challenge.

Fri, 11 Jan, 2013

Anscombe: We didn’t deserve to get result

Ulster 9 Northampton Saints 10

Mon, 17 Dec, 2012

Awesome Ulster tear Saints apart

Northampton 6 Ulster 25

Sat, 08 Dec, 2012

Northampton left with mountain to climb after comprehensive Ulster win

Northampton 6 Ulster 25

Fri, 07 Dec, 2012

Anscombe calls for more

Despite maintaining their unbeaten record in all competitions with a RaboDirect PRO12 win over second place Scarlets in Wales, Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has called on his players to raise their game ahead of Friday’s Heineken Cup Pool 4 fixture with Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens (8pm).

Tue, 04 Dec, 2012