Northampton Saints : Roll of Honour - British & Irish Lions

The Saints ran in eight tries as they demolished London Wasps and at the same time sealed their place in the LV= Cup semi-finals. First ever Saints tries for Andy Long, James Craig and a double from Noah Cato put the gloss on the dominant performance.

Saturday's game against London Wasps is crucial for the Saints and their LV= Cup ambitions, and as always with the cup competitions the qualification permutations are both straightforward and complex at the same time! One thing is simple - your support will make a difference, so snap up some of the last few tickets remaining!

Last Match
Score 46-14 Score Lost Score Lost 46-14 Teams Bath v Saints Date 28/01/2012, KO 14:30 Opposition Bath Rugby (A) Venue Recreation Ground Att- 11,994 Referee: Davey Report Munster Rugby (H) Lost 36-51 Scarlets (A) Won 17-29 Harlequins (H) Won 24-3

Next Match
Teams Saints v Wasps Teams Northampton Saints v London Wasps Opposition London Wasps (H) Date 04/02/2012 Date 04/02/2012, KO 15:00 Date Sat 4th Feb 12 Home/away H Opposition London Wasps Venue Franklin's Gardens Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting Wasps 13-24 Saints Saints Form W W W L L Wasps Form L L W W L Ticket Information Overview Preview Teams Gloucester v Saints Teams Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints Opposition Gloucester Rugby (A) Date 11/02/2012 Date 11/02/2012, KO 14:15 Date Sat 11th Feb 12 Home/away A Opposition Gloucester Rugby Venue Kingsholm Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Saints Form W W W L L Gloucester Form D L L W W Ticket Information Overview Teams Saints v Sharks Teams Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks Opposition Sale Sharks (H) Date 18/02/2012 Date 18/02/2012, KO 15:00 Date Sat 18th Feb 12 Home/away H Opposition Sale Sharks Venue Franklin's Gardens Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting Saints Form W W W L L Sharks Form L L W L L Ticket Information Overview Teams L Irish v Saints Teams London Irish v Northampton Saints Opposition London Irish (A) Date 26/02/2012 Date 26/02/2012, KO 13:15 Date Sun 26th Feb 12 Home/away A Opposition London Irish Venue Madejski Stadium Time KO 13:15 Referee Previous Meeting Saints Form W W W L L L Irish Form L W L L L Ticket Information Overview Teams Saracens v Saints Teams Saracens v Northampton Saints Opposition Saracens (A) Date 04/03/2012 Date 04/03/2012, KO 15:30 Date Sun 4th Mar 12 Home/away A Opposition Saracens Venue Vicarage Road Time KO 15:30 Referee Previous Meeting Saints Form W W W L L Saracens Form D W W W W Ticket Information Overview

Some legendary players have worn the famous red shirt of the British and Irish Lions as well as the black, green and gold. Leading the total number of Lions appearances is Dickie Jeeps with 13 from his three tours. Jeeps is also unique in this list for being capped by the Lions before playing for England.

There are several other players who have toured more than once - Jeff Butterfield, Keith Savage and Matt Dawson, who has also gone into Lions folklore for his spectacular try in the first test against the Springboks in Cape Town, 1997. In Sir Ian McGeechan Saints also provided the head coach for this successful tour of South Africa as well as five players, the highest number to come from the club for any one tour.

The most recent Lion was Euan Murray, who toured South Africa in the summer of 2009.

Year	Country Toured	Players
1955	South Africa	Jeff Butterfield, Dickie Jeeps, Frank Sykes
1959	Australia, New Zealand	Jeff Butterfield, Dickie Jeeps
1962	South Africa	Dickie Jeeps
1966	New Zealand	David Powell, Keith Savage
1968	South Africa	Peter Larter, Keith Savage, Bob Taylor, Bryan West
1993	New Zealand	Martin Bayfield, Ian Hunter
1997	South Africa	Nick Beal, Matt Dawson, Paul Grayson, Tim Rodber, Gregor Townsend, Sir Ian McGeechan (coach)
2001	Australia	Ben Cohen, Matt Dawson
2005	New Zealand	Steve Thompson
2009	South Africa	Euan Murray

In 1899 and 1904 Blair Swannell was capped seven times by a British touring side, an early forerunner of the Lions.

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