Back rower Siep Walta joined Northampton Saints’ Senior Academy ahead of the 2025/26 season, after graduating through the Club‘s age-group system.
Not many Senior Academy players can list playing time in New Zealand on their rugby CV, but that is the case for Dutch forward Walta.
He arrived at Ipswich School from his homeland in Year 10 before spending time continuing his rugby education with Christchurch Boys’ High School, an establishment that lists All Blacks Dan Carter, Will Jordan and Andrew Mehrtens amongst its alumni.
Alongside playing a key role in Saints Under-18s’ title winning season in 2025, Walta progressed from Under-18s honours for Holland and within his country’s Under-20s set-up. He joins the Senior Academy on a university contract at Loughborough.
