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Northampton
[ nawr-thamp-tuhn, nawrth-hamp- ]
Northampton
/ nɔːθˈhæmp-; nɔːˈθæmptən /
noun
- a town in central England, administrative centre of Northamptonshire, on the River Nene: footwear and engineering industries. Pop: 189 474 (2001)
- short for Northamptonshire
Example Sentences
Twenty-nine minutes into Northampton's shock win against Leinster in the Champions Cup semi-final on Saturday, Henry Pollock took a short ball off Alex Mitchell, punched a hole and pinned back his ears.
However, Leinster say the back row will have a shoulder procedure this week after being injured in their Champions Cup semi-final loss to Northampton Saints on Saturday.
Bordeaux-Begles set up an Investec Champions Cup final against Northampton as they derailed holders Toulouse in a pulsating match between France's top two sides.
"Lots of people wrote us off and we understood we were underdogs but the belief within the group was outstanding," Dowson told BBC Radio Northampton.
The hosts in Dublin had only conceded seven tries in reaching the semi-finals but Northampton crossed for five on the day, with Henry Pollock and James Ramm also scoring.
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