The madness of Dylan Hartley compounds Stephen Myler's confusion to provide the pivotal moment in a Twickenham thriller

Northampton Saints captain sent off after 'cheat' jibe in showpiece final defeat to Leicester Tigers

A tale of two captains who failed to last the course, one in disgrace, the other whose absence looked likely to cost his club the grandest domestic prize English rugby has to offer. The 228th meeting of these two Midland rivals was not, you might say, without incident.

Northampton hooker costs his side dearly and puts his Lions place in doubt after allegedly calling referee Wayne Barnes a cheat

Richard Cockerill says that Leicester's Aviva Premiership success will help his young players step out of the shadow of their dominant predecessors.

When Samu Manoa’s mother last saw him, she decided that the 19st-plus Northampton forward was looking a little on the skinny side. “Are they feeding you over there in England?” she asked him. “Give me the coach’s number. I’ll call him.”

Emotionally charged Saints will need to be at their best to beat the Tigers this afternoon

A year ago, he was his country’s first-choice scrum-half but has since fallen from view. He’s determined to catch the eye again, he tells Chris Hewett, by securing glory at Twickenham today

A look ahead to Saturday's game at Twickenham

Youngs is set to be joined in Tigers' Twickenham line-up by five fellow Lions

Newcastle moved a step closer to a return to the Premiership after claiming an 18-9 lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final.

The 26-year-old is a former England Saxons player

It is difficult to imagine Northampton suffering from a persecution complex – who in their right mind would pick on such hardened street fighters as Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood and the fearsome Samu Manoa? – but they are certainly sick to the back teeth of being written off.

Former New Zealand head coach frustrated with referee Glen Jackson's performance in Auckland's 23-3 defeat to the Crusaders

Former England fly-half admits he has to grow up and take responsibility