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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

The Saints Show is back this week. Looking forward to welcoming the familiar figure @LewisLudlam on the show…

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@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

After an era of Saracens and Exeter dominating English club rugby, I hope this is the start of a new era of Saints and Bath. Two great clubs with supporters who did them proud today at Twickenham. It was great occasion.

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Truly one of the great nights at the Gardens. It hasn’t been that loud for ten years. So pleased for such a genuinely likeable bunch of @SaintsRugby players.

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8 months

I’ve seen some great wins watching @SaintsRugby over the years (and some in the last few weeks) but in terms of grit and toughness and sheer bloody-mindedness that’s right up there. Incredible performance under very tough circumstances.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

8 months

Something from yesterday that says a lot about @SaintsRugby : Twenty minutes after the final whistle, after putting in a huge, exhausting 80-minute shift, Sam Graham was back out with Kev the Kitman collecting tackle bags and cones. Why? “I’d do anything for Kev.”

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

I’m still struggling to comprehend what just happened. Incredibly proud of this @SaintsRugby team. They are a really fine group of young men. We are lucky to have them and this should be just the start of a black, green and golden age.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

The first @SaintsRugby captain of @EnglandRugby and the current one. 112 years apart, both proud Saintsmen. Tomorrow @Courtney_Lawes will lead England as they try to win the new trophy named after Edgar Mobbs. #AUSvENG

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

What a final Saints v Quins would have been…

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

Remember this feeling. This is why we do it.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

3 months

No sweeter feeling 🏆 This one’s for you 🖤💚💛

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@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

A moment I will always treasure…

BBC Sport | Northants

@BBCSportNhants

3 months

It was all too much for @LennieNewman1 as the final whistle blew on @BBCNorthampton ! @SaintsRugby are champions and the tears start to flow. Luckily @Daisyhj1 was there with a hug for the big man.

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Graham McKechnie

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8 months

One of the best games I’ve seen for years. @SaintsRugby were extraordinary and Exeter played their part too. Saints just don’t know when they’re beaten. Premiership rugby at its finest.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

What an utter shambles. In years to come people will look down the results and see @SaintsRugby had to forfeit, with no awareness it was through no fault of their own. Farcical. The match should have been cancelled and the points shared.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

105 years since Edgar Mobbs fell leading his men of the 7th Northamptons. The greatest of all those who have pulled on the black, green and gold of @SaintsRugby . RIP ERM: 29.6.1882 - 31.7.1917

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

Especially pleased for @SaintsRugby coaches Ian Vass and Matt Ferguson this evening, after a win built on the scrum and good defence. They deserve a beer tonight.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

10 months

Always a moving day at @SaintsRugby as they remember the 23 players who died in the two World Wars. As it says on the War Memorial, They Played the Game.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

Jack Gillam: “a quiet, unassuming, gentlemanly man”. Jack was a teacher and played rugby for @SaintsRugby , @BedfordBluesRFC & @olneyrfc . He joined up with his captain Edgar Mobbs and was killed on this day in 1915 at Loos.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

What I’ll take away from today more than anything was the reception @SaintsRugby supporters gave Rob Horne today. Very, very moving.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

I know we're all still a bit flat after last night, but seeing the @SaintsRugby captain @LewisLudlam wearing an @ntfc in the crowd last night says a lot about this great sporting county and the pride we take in our teams. And Jon Brady has a team we're all proud of.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

1 year

Excellent night for @SaintsRugby . Superb in every department. Good to see the away support celebrating in the traditional Northamptonian way! Over to you @ntfc !! Good luck Cobblers! 👞 😇 👞 😇 👞 😇

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

Tom Collins of @SaintsRugby . Killed on this day 1917 at Passchendaele leaving a wife and six children. Collins was a stretcher-bearer when he was hit by a shell. He’s buried at Tyne Cot cemetery close to where he fell. 121 appearance for Saints.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

Winners! ⁦ @SaintsRugby ⁩

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

That’s a good birthday! Thank you @SaintsRugby & @ntfc !! #sportteyn

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@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

I will never tire of this view, even when it’s empty on a chilly Friday afternoon. Always lifts the spirits,

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@GrahamMcKechnie

7 years

Sorry that Jim Mallinder is leaving. Always enjoyed our weekly chats, in good times and bad. There's a warmth and humour about him that doesn't always come across. And his love for @SaintsRugby was deep.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

7 months

Courtney is without doubt one of the greatest players ever to have represented @SaintsRugby . No-one can surely begrudge him a big payday? The club will now move forward without him, but it’s time for the lift tower to be re-sculpted: The Colossus of Jimmy’s End.

BBC Sport | Northants

@BBCSportNhants

7 months

BREAKING! After 1⃣7⃣ seasons at @SaintsRugby Courtney Lawes is leaving the club at the end of the season to join CA Brive 🇫🇷

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@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

If you follow Saints, Cobblers, England rugby and England cricket then that would have been an awful weekend. Even worse if you had an Irish wife.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Very disappointing result for Saints but what a great game of rugby. And @Saracens is such a welcoming place, one of the best away trips.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

Very enjoyable evening at the @premrugby 7s. But really...”Premiership Rugby Dancing Girls”? Is this really the message you want to be giving girls about rugby? How about having some girls playing rugby rather than dancing on the sidelines?! #PREMRUGBY7

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@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

I always felt that @DylanHartley changed after the 2013 Prem Final. He was less abrasive & more reflective, which made him a better captain & more interesting & fun to interview. His influence at @SaintsRugby will be felt for years to come.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

Yes, the traffic will be annoying and yes, it’s a shame for those wanting to go to both games, but having both @ntfc & @SaintsRugby under the lights on 24 January is a chance to show the world what we all know: when it comes to sport, there really is no finer town. #sportteyn

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

100 years ago today @SaintsRugby 's Freddie Blakiston saved the lives of several men, dragging them from the wreckage of an artillery column while under heavy fire. He was awarded the MC for this extraordinary bravery.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

75 years ago today the Northamptonshire Yeomanry fought a tank battle at Saint Aignan in Normandy. The villagers still proudly remember their liberators. A corner of a foreign field that is forever Northamptonshire.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

It feels like a privilege to be here at @SaintsRugby today. It’s not the same without you all, but I don’t take for granted how fortunate I am to be here in the sunshine.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

1 year

The image of Jon Brady shedding a tear when he knew @ntfc were definitely going up said it all. A top man who’s worked miracles this season. We’re lucky to have him and we’re lucky to have this group of players. Wonderful stuff #Cobblers .

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Good day at @londonirish v @SaintsRugby !

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@GrahamMcKechnie

1 year

My heart breaks for all my old friends at London Irish. It’s been so much more than a rugby club for so many people for 125 years. I’m heartbroken for Macca, Dec & Paddy & for all the wonderful supporters. It’s been a big part of my life. It should never have come to this.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Walter Tull: killed in action on 25 March 1918. The greatest Cobbler of them all. @ntfc

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@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

The faces of some of the sportsmen from Northamptonshire who lost their lives in the First World War, from @NorthantsCCC , @SaintsRugby and @ntfc , Much more than just names carved on memorials. #RemembranceDay2021 #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem

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@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

31.7.17 RIP Edgar Mobbs. The greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

The greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all: Edgar Mobbs. Killed in action 31 July 1917. #OnThisDay #WW1 #Passchendaele

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

I really think today was one of the most exciting attacking displays from @SaintsRugby that I’ve seen. Collectively & individually it was superb.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

Swannell (1899 & 1904) Butterfield (1955 & 1959) Jeeps (1955, 1959 & 1962) Dawson (1997 & 2001) Lawes (2017 & 2021) That’s an elite group of @SaintsRugby players that @Courtney_Lawes has joined, going on more than one @lionsofficial tour. #LionsRugby #Lions2021

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

Thank you for all your kind comments. I'm very fortunate to work with @SaintsRugby with such a rich history. I was also very lucky to work with Jon Cooksey for so many years and miss him every day. He'd be pleased but would also be saying, "Bloody Keckers, taking all the credit"!

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

4 years

💬 “Graham is a font of knowledge on the history of the Club.” A man who has helped uncover so much of Saints’ fascinating past already, we’re delighted to appoint @GrahamMcKechnie as our Club Historian.

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Tom Collins of @SaintsRugby . Killed 100 years ago today while on stretcher duty at Passchendaele. Saintsman, soldier, father of six.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Happy birthday Edgar! 140 years ago the greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all, Edgar Mobbs, was born at Billing Road, Northampton. On Saturday @wallabies and @EnglandRugby compete for a new trophy bearing his name.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

My grandfather (far right) enjoying some well-earned liberated wine in France, summer 1944. #DDay #DDay75

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

The @SaintsRugby players are currently trying to clear snow from behind the plane so we can try to leave. Great trip.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Spotted high up a tree behind the Cinch stand at Franklin’s Gardens today, former @SaintsRugby and England flanker @tomwood678 .

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@GrahamMcKechnie

8 months

First stop in Limerick, an Irish breakfast in Story Café.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

#OnThisDay 31 July 1917 the great @SaintsRugby , @Barbarian_FC & @EnglandRugby captain Edgar Mobbs was killed in action. Never forgotten.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

1 month

“So long as that magnificent British spirit of sportsmanship and fairplay exists amongst us, so shall the name of Lieutenant Colonel Mobbs never be forgotten.” (The men of D Company) Edgar Mobbs Killed in action 31 July 1917 The greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

There’s a lot of talk of “war” this weekend at Murrayfield. In January 1915 an England XV played a Scotland XV in Northampton. All were serving soldiers. Five of these players did not survive the war, including the England captain Edgar Mobbs.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

The Bath players deserve huge credit here for their magnanimity. I’m not sure I could have managed it.

Rugby on TNT Sports

@rugbyontnt

3 months

The highs, the lows, and the respect from one competitor to another 🤝 This is the moment @SaintsRugby won the @premrugby final from an on-the-pitch perspective 😇🏆

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

“He has gone, but so long as that magnificent British spirit of sportsmanship and fairplay exists amongst us, so shall the name of Lieut. Col Mobbs never be forgotten. - D Company”. Edgar Mobbs, the greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all, killed in action on this day in 1917.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Great tries but even better defence from @SaintsRugby this evening. And what a noise from the crowd. Great way to end 2018. Bring on the New Year.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Desperately sad news. Rob is one of the good guys. Terrific player & an even better man. I’m sure he was a future @SaintsRugby captain. It’s hard to take it in. He will be so badly missed at Franklin’s Gardens.

BBC Northamptonshire

@BBCNorthampton

6 years

The @SaintsRugby centre Rob Horne has had to retire due to the life-changing injury he sustained in last Saturday’s match against Leicester.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

Very pleased for Phil Dowson & Sam Vesty. They deserve their chance.l and it’s the right move. And grateful for everything Chris Boyd has done for the club and for me personally. He’s a very fine human being and I’ll miss him. Time to go home to enjoy being a grandfather, Boydy.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

3 years

Saints coaches Phil Dowson and Sam Vesty will move into senior management roles at the end of the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership season following confirmation that Director of Rugby, Chris Boyd, will return to New Zealand.

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7 years

Ah so this is how it feels when both @ntfc & @SaintsRugby win on a Saturday afternoon! 🎉🕺😇🍺 #SportTown

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 months

Happy Birthday to the greatest Saint of them all! Edgar Mobbs, born in Northampton 29 June 1882

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@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

Some of the @ntfc , @SaintsRugby & @NorthantsCCC players who lost their lives in the First World War. #RemembranceSunday #RemembranceDay

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Can’t remember the last time I enjoyed myself at Franklin’s Gardens as much as this afternoon. A very promising future for @SaintsRugby with those exciting young players.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

One more thought on @DylanHartley ’s retirement. For someone as interested in the history of the game & of @SaintsRugby , even to be mentioned in the same sentence as Edgar Mobbs will matter an enormous amount to him.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

While Saints have had nine England captains over the years, Dan Biggar is the first to lead Wales.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

3 years

Dan Biggar, Wales captain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Our 🔟 is set to lead @WelshRugbyUnion ’s Six Nations title defence 👏

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

Just in case the sense of elation is starting to wear off…

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

3 months

All the emotions 🥹 Go Behind the Scenes of a simply unforgettable weekend as we won the Gallagher Premiership title.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

Dan Biggar will become the third @SaintsRugby fly-half to start a Test Match for the @lionsofficial . Robin Harrison was the first in 1910 v Argentina; @gregortownsend the second in 1997 v South Africa.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 months

For what it’s worth, I like the crest and love the fact the Club is going back to its origins.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

2 months

An icon rediscovered. We are proud to reveal our new Club Crest, drawing inspiration from the first-ever emblem worn on a Saints jersey 😇

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@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

A cheer at Franklin’s Gardens when the score up the road from @ntfc is read out. #sportteyn

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Ridiculous bloody game

BBC Sport | Northants

@BBCSportNhants

2 years

FULL TIME! Wow! @SaintsRugby come from behind to win @WaspsRugby .

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@GrahamMcKechnie

5 months

Expect the explanation/justification of why Care wasn’t shown a yellow card yesterday will be that the penalty was for the push rather than offside. But everyone watching knows why Karl Dickson blew his whistle and went to his pocket and it wasn’t for a push.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

2008: Foden makes his @SaintsRugby debut v Worcester 2018: 250th & final appearance as captain v Worcester. Couldn’t have planned it better. #hasntchangedabit

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@GrahamMcKechnie

6 months

Impossible to sum up what Alex has meant to the club over the years. One of the greatest servants Saints has ever had and a lovely man off the pitch too. It won’t be the same without him!

BBC Sport | Northants

@BBCSportNhants

6 months

BREAKING! @SaintsRugby legend Alex Waller will retire at the end of this season. Captain ✅ Premiership Title ✅ Record appearance holder in the professional era ✅ A one-club man 😇

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@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

I’ve loved the closeness between @ntfc and @SaintsRugby this season.

BBC Sport | Northants

@BBCSportNhants

3 months

Northamptonshire sport is rooting for you! 🏉 😇 Good luck from @ntfc ⚽️ #shoearmy #twickenham #GallagherPrem

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@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

To all my old friends at @LiRFC : you’ve signed a gem in @StephenMyler .

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@GrahamMcKechnie

8 months

I can help the culture secretary with an example of BBC bias. She should have a listen to @LennieNewman1 ’s reaction to Saints beating Munster on Saturday evening on BBC Northampton.

Kay Burley

@KayBurley

8 months

Govt says there’s evidence of bias at the #BBC ? But Culture Sec @lucyfrazermp can't quite find the words or examples… #KayBurley FC

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

100 years ago today @SaintsRugby vice-captain Ernest White died on the Western Front. A very brave man, he won the Military Cross earlier in 1918. It wasn’t a German bullet that finally brought down this great Saintsman, but influenza.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

1 year

Walter Tull: killed in action on 25 March 1918. Always to the fore! The greatest Cobbler of them all. @ntfc

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Without doubt one of the greats in @saintsrugby ’s long history. And even more importantly a very good man too. He surely has much more still to offer the game.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

2 years

Wood... 𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗!! Saints' double-winning legend @tomwood678 will retire at the end of the season as one of the Club's all-time greats 🐐 What a man. ➡️

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31 July 1917: Edgar Mobbs, the greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all fell in Shrewsbury Forest near Ypres. Saints captain, England captain, commanding officer of the 7th Northamptonshire Regiment. His was an extraordinary life.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

I'm in awe of the players who do this challenge each year. And I'm proud to have helped to tell Freddie Blakiston's remarkable story with my much-missed friend Jon Cooksey. Blakiston was an incredible man - there are many more tales to tell about him, truly one of the greats.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

2 years

Since 2018, the Blakiston Challenge has become a focal point of preseason at Northampton Saints. Here, we tell the remarkable story of the Saints War Hero who inspired it and go behind the scenes at Castle Ashby for the 2022 run.

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6 years

Last from me before bed. @ben_foden was superb today. Would love to see another season from him at @SaintsRugby .

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

Hetherington, Hunter, Beal, Foden and now @GeorgeFurbank , the latest in a long line of @SaintsRugby full-backs playing for England. The moody, mysterious look needs a bit of work though.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

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Walter Tull 28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918 Never forgotten - especially in Northampton and at @ntfc . “Massive in build, strong as a lion was Wally. Off the field he was a gentleman.”

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Three not-so-wise but very excited men all set for @LeicesterTigers v @SaintsRugby

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Very pleased that @tomwood678 is sticking around at @SaintsRugby . We've seen in recent weeks how much he still has to offer and what an influential player he is both on and off the pitch. Very good news.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 years

Tom Collins was killed in action #OnThisDay at Passchendaele. A shoemaker by trade, Tom was a stalwart of the @SaintsRugby pack in the years before the First World War. He was carrying a stretcher when he was hit by a shell. He left a wife and six children in Northampton.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

By far the best thing about today was the return of @HarryMal10 . Very emotional post-match interview. Our stiff-upper-lips were in danger.

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7 years

That'll carry us through the summer! An evening which reminded us how good it is at FG when @SaintsRugby play at their best. Breathtaking.

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@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Tom was one of the greatest props, simple as that. He was a very fine man too. Terribly sad news.

Northampton Saints 😇

@SaintsRugby

2 years

Deeply sad news this evening as we hear that Tom Smith has passed away. The British & Irish Lion was one of the most gifted props ever to pull on the BG&G jersey, and an incredible character to boot. Our thoughts are with Tom’s loved ones at this time 🖤💚💛 #1769

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4 years

A tragic yet touching moment. As they baked, two gingerbread men reached out to each other for comfort and to declare their eternal love.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Happy birthday Edgar Mobbs! The greatest @SaintsRugby player of them all. Born in Northampton 29 June 1882.

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12

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

4 years

I’ve just discovered it’s @LennieNewman1 ’s birthday today. It’s a big one and he’s trying to keep it quiet. Help me out Twitter. HAPPY 60th LEONARDO!!

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

Respectable third place. #FathersRace #SportsDay

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Blimey @SaintsRugby . That was good.

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1

90

Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

2 years

Possibly Saints’ worst 60 minutes of the season followed by their best 20! 🤷‍♂️

7

1

88

Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

7 years

I wrote to Jimmy Armfield when I was 18 to ask for some advice about journalism. A few days later I was in his sitting room having a cup of tea & a chat with this Blackpool legend. An immensely kind & generous man.

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

Happy Northamptonshire Day! To mark the occasion, here’s a smiling Edgar Mobbs, surely the greatest Northampton-born sportsman?

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11

85

Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

6 years

John Dodd was killed in action 100 years ago today, just four days before the fighting stopped. As it says simply & poignantly on his headstone, he was captain of @LiRFC . “Ireland can ill afford to lose such a man.”

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Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

5 years

“Welcome to the most complicated draw in sport. We’ll spend half an hour explaining how it all works before Saints are drawn with Clermont.”

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86

Graham McKechnie

@GrahamMcKechnie

3 months

“He played the game like some Elizabethan adventurer, reckless & without fear.” Freddie Blakiston, born 16 June 1892 One of the bravest and toughest men ever to have pulled on the black, green & gold of @SaintsRugby : Three Grand Slams, a Lions tour and a Military Cross.