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David Ribbans

Ribbans ready to deliver for his club after playing the Saints way for his count...

Sam Matavesi

Saints hooker Sam ready to square up to New Zealand

Wayne 'Buck' Shelford

'A great honour' - former Saints No.8 Shelford is knighted

Owen Franks

Saints prop Franks was really looking forward to Tigers battle

Owen Franks is used to winning things, having starred for the Crusaders and New Zealand before his switch to Saints

Franks impressed with culture Boyd has created at Saints

Owen Franks

World Cup winner Franks sets the record straight ahead of switch to Saints

Owen Franks and Ben Franks will team up at Saints next season

Franks looking forward to brotherly reunion at Saints

Jamal Ford-Robinson is looking forward to learning from Ben Franks (picture: Sharon Lucey)

Ford-Robinson relishing chance to learn from Franks at Saints

Saints' new signing Ben Franks

BREAKING: Saints swoop to land former All Blacks forward Ben Franks

Dylan Hartley is Saints and England captain (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

England should stick with Saints skipper Hartley, says Smit

Courtney Lawes enjoyed an impressive season (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Saints lock Lawes helps Lions to series draw in New Zealand

Courtney Lawes will be among the Lions replacements on Saturday

Saints star Lawes on bench again for Lions' crucial clash

Saints star Courtney Lawes

Saints star Lawes helps to secure memorable win on Lions Test debut

ON TOUR WITH THE LIONS: Phil Pask's New Zealand diary

Phil Pask pictured at the Waikato Stadium ahead of the Lions clash with the Chiefs

ON TOUR WITH THE LIONS: Phil Pask's New Zealand diary

George North

Saints wing North hopes to help Lions repeat 2013 heroics

Saints star George North is hoping to help the Lions repeat their heroics of four years ago when they head to New Zealand this summer.

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Courtney Lawes got a Lions call

Saints star Lawes confident Lions can cause an upset

Jonah Lomu and Bruce Reihana at The Deco in Northampton in September

VIDEO: Northamptonshire dad recalls recent moving tribute made to his daughter b...

Victor Matfield will be on the South Africa bench

Saints star Matfield ready to drive Springboks to World Cup glory

Tom Wood

Wood calls for England perspective

Courtney Lawes

England boss Lancaster relieved to have Lawes back for Springboks clash

Dylan Hartley is tackled by New Zealand's Richie McCaw and Kieran Read at Twickenham on Saturday

Saints stars say England in positive mood after All Blacks clash

Saints captain Dylan Hartley is the only half-centurion named in the England team to face New Zealand

Saints trio named in England team to face All Blacks

Luther Burrell suffered a hand injury against Ospreys on Saturday (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Saints centre Burrell set to miss New Zealand Test

BIG BACKING - Dylan Hartley expects Saints to impress in the LV= Cup (Picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Hartley backs Saints’ fringe players to shine in LV= Cup

NORTH FAN - Ken Pisi believes fellow Saints winger George North is as good as New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu

Pisi declares Saints winger North already ‘as good as Jonah Lomu’

TOO STRONG - Saints power over for a try against Gloucester in the pair's Aviva Premiership meeting at Franklin's Gardens last season (Picture: Linda Dawson)

Saints boss Mallinder says Gloucester can’t be bullied

Saints boss Jim Mallinder knows bully boy tactics will no longer frighten Gloucester.

Tom Vickers

TEAM-MATES - Juandre Kruger played alongside Courtney Lawes for Saints (Picture: Linda Dawson)

Kruger hails Saints coach West for turning Lawes into England talisman

READY FOR THE ULTIMATE TEST - Courtney Lawes

Lawes ready for ‘ultimate’ challenge against the All Blacks

PROUD TO WEAR THE SHIRT - England and Saints hooker Dylan Hartley

Saints skipper Hartley ‘proud to wear the rose’ as he wins 50th England cap

Saint Wood gearing up for tough battle with fired-up Scotland