Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union.
They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", which gave them the nickname Saints from the 1880s. The team play their home games at the 15,249 capacity Franklin's Gardens, in the St. James area in the west of the town. Since the early 1900s, the team has played in black, green and gold colours.
