- Stadium opens 1pm, kick-off: 3pm.
- Tickets for Saturday’s clash are available from £21 adult / £7 child* HERE.
- Adam Harilaou will join us on Saturday, performing in the Supporter Village pre-match and the Rodber Bar after the game.
- Our Premiership Rugby U18 Academy League winners will do a lap of the pitch with the trophy on Saturday, stick in your seat to congratulate them!
- Saturday’s match is NOT included in 2024/25 Season Ticket packages.
Northampton Saints host their first knock-out game of 2024/25 this Saturday, as Ealing Trailfinders head to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens in the Premiership Rugby Cup quarter-finals.
The men in Black, Green and Gold booked their place in the competition’s knock-out rounds courtesy of a 66-33 victory over Nottingham, having also bested Coventry Rugby and Leicester Tigers during the group stage, to finish top of Pool B.
Saints’ total points tally of 25 from 30 available was enough to secure them a home tie in the quarter-finals, but with either Exeter Chiefs or Sale Sharks waiting in the final four, Northampton will need to find a way past Championship leaders Ealing – who won 48-22 in the only previous meeting between the two teams, back in September 2023.
Tickets for Saints vs Ealing remain available, with prices starting from £21 adult / £7 child* HERE.
STADIUM MAP
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For more detail on everything going on at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens (including off-pitch entertainment, opening times and other important information) please click on the titles below...
+ TICKETS
- This match is NOT included in 2024/25 Season Ticket packages, you must have a match ticket to access the ground.
- Tickets for Northampton Saints vs Ealing Trailfinders remain on sale, with tickets available from just £21 adult / £7 child* HERE.
- If you have purchased match tickets, these are attached to your purchase confirmation email – please ensure you have these either printed on A4 paper, viewable on your smartphone, or added to your smartphone digital wallet before arriving at the stadium. Screenshots of your tickets are not accepted by the scanners on our turnstiles.
+ OPENING HOURS
- The Saints Store, Village Stores, Ticket Office and Stadium will be open at the following times for Saints vs Ealing:
- 10am: Saints Store and Ticket Office open, with Ticket Office found inside the Store
- 12pm: Ticket Office windows open
- 1pm: Stadium opens, with Village Stores also opening
- 3pm: Saints vs Ealing KO, Saints Store closes
- 3.15pm: Ticket Office windows close
- 3.45pm: Saints vs Ealing HT
- 3.45pm: Ticket Office reopens for any Season Ticket Holders wanting to renew for 2025/26
- 4.45pm: Saints vs Ealing FT
- 4.45pm: Saints Store re-opens at full-time
- 5.15pm: Saints Store and Village Stores close
- The Saints Store, Village Stores, Ticket Office and Stadium will be open at the following times for Saints vs Ealing:
+ ENTERTAINMENT
- We’re delighted to welcome our Premiership Rugby U18 Academy League winners to the stadium on Saturday, they’ll be doing a lap of the pitch at half-time with the trophy so stick in your seat to give them a cheer!
- Catch the stars of the future on the back pitches on Saturday morning, with our Under-10s matchday festival kicking off at 10am.
- Adam Harilaou will be joining us on Saturday, performing in the Supporter Village before the match and in the Rodber Bar after Saints vs Ealing.
- Head along to our Inclusion Hub to have a go at our passing cage, and visit our face painters.
- Club partner Hyundai will be with us on Saturday, showcasing one of their vehicles in the Supporter Village.
- Stick around after the match to see if you can catch one of Saints’ signed balls!
+ FOOD & DRINK
- Despite a national shortage of Guinness, Saints have moved swiftly to ensure that the stout is still available on matchday. Guinness will be sold within all in-stadium bars and hospitality areas. However, no Guinness will be available in the container bars in the Supporter Village on Saturday – instead supporters can enjoy Hobgoblin Stout on draught in the Village.
- A wide selection of bars and food stalls are open within the Village and stadium throughout matchday – please see the map above for full details of all the Food & Drink outlets around the Stadium.
- You can also find food units from Saul’s of Spratton and West Cornwall Pasties in the Rodber Bar throughout matchday.
- Loaded Fries are available as a hot food option within the Members Bar.
- Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are all available around the ground.
- Please be aware that cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens is a cashless stadium; all bars and food outlets will only accept card payments.
- There will be a staggered bar closure around the stadium, ending in the Rodber Bar at 5.45pm.
+ MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
- Northampton Saints’ matchday programme is now available to all supporters, free of charge, via a digital-only format.
- Containing exclusive interviews and features with Saints’ first-team squad, all the latest news from around the Gardens, as well as online games, statistics and team line-ups for the match, Saints’ matchday programme is not to be missed.
- Scannable QR codes will also be situated around the Gardens so supporters can open and read the programme on their mobile devices on matchday.
- From 4pm on Friday 28 February, the matchday programme for Saints vs Ealing will be available to view HERE.
+ ECOCUPS – PLEASE DON’T TAKE THEM HOME
- Northampton Saints have made an adjustment to how EcoCups are used and returned around cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens.
- The Club will no longer be charging a £1 deposit fee for EcoCups, having listened to supporter feedback.
- EcoCups can still be returned directly to bars or to dedicated EcoCup return bins located around cinch Stadium, with no refund now required on the cups.
- The Club asks that supporters do not collect these cups to take home, but rather return them to the bars or one of the dedicated return bins around the stadium.
- With EcoCup refunds no longer available to donate to Northampton Saints Foundation on matchdays, the Club have introduced an alternative; ‘One for the Foundation’ – with £1 being added to their order total and donated straight to the Club’s charity.
- New QR codes will also be scannable within the stadium so supporters can donate directly to the Foundation via their mobile devices.
+ NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FOUNDATION
- With EcoCup refunds no longer available to donate to Northampton Saints Foundation on matchdays, the Club have introduced an alternative; ‘One for the Foundation’ – with £1 being added to their order total and donated straight to the Club’s charity.
- New QR codes will also be scannable within the stadium so supporters can donate directly to the Foundation via their mobile devices.
- You can also have a go at the Northampton Saints Foundation’s raffle – find them in the Rodber Bar and around the Supporter Village on Saturday.
+ FOR THE KIDS
- Are you bringing a mini-Saint to their very first match at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens? If so, we want to make it extra special with a First-time Fan Certificate, so they will never forget their first time watching the men in Black, Green and Gold. Fill out THIS FORM to be sent a certificate via email.
- Bernie’s match bingo cards can be viewed HERE – young fans can play along during the game!
- And for anyone whose weekly pocket money is burning a hole in their pocket, we’ve curated a special list of products to help you get ‘Game Day Ready’, which are available from the Saints Store on matchday.
+ CAR PARKING
- Car Parking (in Claret Car Park, NN5 5JT) will be available for £8.50 on the day via contactless payment upon arrival. Car parking tickets are not available to purchase in advance. Car Parks open at 12pm, with the stadium opening its gates at 1pm.
- Seasonal car passes valid for the 2024/25 season will be accepted for this match.
- Please also be aware that there will be no movement in the VIP Car Park from ten minutes before the full-time whistle for approximately 25 minutes. As usual, traffic management will be in place in Car Park D, Claret Car Park and on Edgar Mobbs Way.
- After the Car Parks close at 8pm on Saturday, there will be no access to any vehicle left behind until Monday morning.
- Given that cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens sits in a residential area of the town, Saints strongly urge all supporters to use the Club’s car parks. Should they choose not to do so, supporters must park with due care and respect for the needs of local residents and businesses.
+ SMOKING
- cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens is a NO SMOKING stadium. Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes is not permitted anywhere in the stadium or Supporter Village pre, during or post-match.
- Supporters wishing to smoke will be allowed to exit the stadium during half-time to use one of the designated smoking areas outside Gates 1, 2, 3 and 4 – stewards will be on hand to direct you and will manage exit and re-entry into the stadium.
+ OTHER IMPORTANT INFO
- The Club requests that supporters refrain from standing at the side of the pitch to watch the warm-up to prevent congestion. Please watch the warm-up from your seat.
- As cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens is a front-loading stadium, Northampton Saints asks supporters to avoid moving around the stadium while the match is in play to avoid blocking the view of your fellow supporters. Please note, you may be held back from returning to your seat by our stewards until there is a break in play.
MATCHDAY TIMINGS
| 10am | Ticket Office and Saints Store open, with the Ticket Office desk found inside the Store |
| 12am | Car Parks open |
| 12pm | Ticket Office windows open |
| 1pm | Stadium and Village Store open |
| 3pm | Northampton Saints vs Ealing Trailfinders KO |
| 3pm | Saints Store closes |
| 3.15pm | Ticket Office windows close |
| 3.45pm (approx) | Northampton Saints vs Ealing Trailfinders HT |
| 3.45pm (approx) | Ticket Office reopens for STHs wanting to renew for 25/26 |
| 4.45pm (approx) | Northampton Saints vs Ealing Trailfinders FT |
| 4.45pm (approx) | Saints Store reopens |
| 5.15pm | Saints Store and Village Store close |
| 5.45pm | Staggered bar closures, ending in the Rodber Bar |
| 8pm | Car Parks close |
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* All match ticket prices are subject to a £1.50 booking fee.
