Northampton Saints signed scrum-half Tom James from Doncaster Knights ahead of the 2020/21 season.

The switch to Franklin’s Gardens saw the 6ft tall No.9 make the step up to the Gallagher Premiership for the first time in his career, having enjoyed spells with the Knights and Bedford Blues in the Championship, as well as Loughborough Students in National One.

His exploits for the university outfit saw him called up for England Students back in 2016, and at Castle Park James established himself as Doncaster’s first-choice scrum-half – finishing the 2018/19 season as Knights’ top-scorer and adding eight tries in 18 appearances to his tally in 2019/20, before the season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic.