News | Northampton Saints | Rugby | Official Site : Dawson Out Of Semi-Final

Northampton Saints' scrum-half Matt Dawson will miss Saturday's Zurich Premiership semi-final against London Wasps.

The Grand Slam hero strained a thigh muscle in Saturday's victory over Leeds Tykes and had to be replaced early on in the second half.

It is hoped Dawson will return to fitness in three weeks when either London Wasps or Saints will play Gloucester in the Zurich Premiership final at Twickenham.

If you're going to go down, go down fighting. A spirited Saints side did just that in their first Aviva Premiership Final before finally succumbing to a Leicester team who eventually made the most of a 40-minute spell with an extra man at Twickenham.

Northampton Saints supporters are committing their support to the team in their droves, with Season Ticket sales well ahead of the equivalent time a year ago.

While prop Alex Waller will be hoping to get his hands on the Aviva Premiership trophy at around 4:45pm on Saturday afternoon, his namesake Martin is guaranteed to lift the silverware earlier in the day.