The 2018/19 season was one of huge progress for Northampton Saints and over the next few weeks we’ll look back fondly at what proved to be a memorable campaign.
Next up in our recap of the season, a look back to the month of October...
Rob Horne returned to the UK for The Derby at Twickenham
Great to see Horney back in the UK ahead of The Derby on Saturday 😇 pic.twitter.com/m91oC1fpN5
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 2 October 2018
…and received a fitting welcome at the home of English Rugby
No words, just 🖤💛💚 pic.twitter.com/C4zOi2M6iX
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 6 October 2018
We represented our Clubs at HQ by going Barbarians-style with the socks
View this post on Instagram🧦 Here are the club socks the lads will wear at today’s game - tag your club below if you see them!
A post shared by 😇 Northampton Saints (@officialnorthamptonsaints) on
Fraser Dingwall became Saint #1995
👏🏼 Congrats @FraserDingwall_
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 6 October 2018
He makes his debut to become Saint #1995😇 pic.twitter.com/LaxtrzMCWO
Our photographer Claire Jones hit a remarkable milestone snapping Saints
3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 16 October 2018
A huge congrats to @redhatphoto, who is set to celebrate a remarkable Saints milestone at Friday's game with Dragons 👏🏼
🔴 https://t.co/5rNJZiH1iH pic.twitter.com/92SnDohh0o
Courtney Lawes committed his future to the Club
He's one of our own and he’s not leaving home…
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 19 October 2018
📝 @Courtney_Lawes has penned a new deal with Saints until at least 2021#MoreLawes pic.twitter.com/gISVx7pzTV
We picked up a BP win in Newport as our Challenge Cup campaign burst into life
View this post on Instagram🔥 Biggs is on fire, your defence is terrified... LA LA, LA LA, LA LA LA, LA LA LA, LA LA
A post shared by 😇 Northampton Saints (@officialnorthamptonsaints) on
James Grayson bagged his first Saints try as our Cup campaign opened with a 51-24 win over Bristol
🙌🏼 @JaamesGrayson10 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/sEY342d4tB
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 27 October 2018
Ollie Sleightholme made us all feel old
View this post on InstagramA post shared by 😇 Northampton Saints (@officialnorthamptonsaints) on
…and there were a lot more debuts, too!
🔢 Saints v Bristol in numbers...
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) 28 October 2018
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th Saint crowned
🖐🏼☝🏼 points
👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼
👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼 @SaintsRugbyAcad graduates
🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉 tries
😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 debuts
✅✅ first starts
🥧🥧 first tries
👌🏼 bonus win pic.twitter.com/IhI2pfCmmb
