The Academy are due to make a return trip to face the junior Men in Black on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2011, while home and away clashes with Sale Sharks, Bedford Blues and Leicester Tigers have also been confirmed.
Other visitors to the Gardens include North Wales - which will be the Academy's next outing on Saturday, October 15th - and England U19s in January of next year. Loughborough University meanwhile will host the Saints youngsters in the final week of November.
Saints Academy manager Alan Dickens is pleased that his players will be in action so frequently in 2011/12 and is hopeful that their promising start will continue, too.
"We have said all along that getting the Academy lads playing more regularly for the Saints is one of our goals and it is good to have confirmed a full schedule for this year," he said. "It has been a fantastic start to the season and I see no reason why they can't maintain the levels they have produced so far, despite there being some tough opposition home and away.
"Above all though, we hope the increased number of games will have a positive effect on the players' development and that we will see more players like Ben Nutley and Mike Haywood break into the first team setup in the future."
SAINTS ACADEMY FIXTURES 2011/12
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15/10/11 |
North Wales |
(Franklin's Gardens) |
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22/10/11 |
Bedford Blues v Saints |
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27/10/11 |
Saints v Sale Sharks |
(Franklin's Gardens) |
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04/11/11 |
Leicester Tigers v Saints |
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26/11/11 |
Loughborough Uni v Saints |
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03/01/12 |
Saracens v Saints |
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15/01/12 |
Saints v England U19s |
(Franklin's Gardens) |
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28/01/12 |
Saints v Bedford Blues |
(Franklin's Gardens) |
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16/02/12 |
Sale Sharks v Saints |
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24/02/12 |
Saints v Leicester Tigers |
(Franklin's Gardens) |
*All kick off times and away venues are TBC
