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Northampton finished first in the Premiership table to secure the home semi-finalLock Courtney Lawes starts as captain for Saints on his final appearance for the club at Franklin's Gardens before moving to France next season
The crowd isn't even full yet but the fans are in full voice as the teams are read out and the players are about to emerge for this semi-final.this week, and was in his customary good form after a season in which he has excelled for club and country. “And to win it was unbelievable, and you just want to have that feeling again, you are dying for it. And we really are.
Meanwhile Earl says he has no doubt Saracens captain Owen Farrell has one glorious final chapter to write as he prepares to depart English rugby. “It’s quite a strange phenomenon this last year or two,” he explained. “I feel like I’ve been plugging away my whole career and then out of nowhere people start giving you accolades! But I am very humbled by it all.
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