Northampton change Ulster match venue

Northampton have confirmed their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster will be staged at Stadium:MK in Milton Keynes.

Northampton change Ulster match venue
Tue, 25 Jan, 2011 - 11:03

Northampton have confirmed their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster will be staged at Stadium:MK in Milton Keynes.

Saints chief executive Allan Robson told BBC Radio Northampton the club had been refused special dispensation to play at their home ground of Franklin’s Gardens, because it falls below the 15,000 capacity required by tournament organisers ERC.

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