- Stadium opens 6pm, kick-off: 8pm.
- Tickets for Friday’s clash remain available from £25 adult / £9 child* HERE.
- The Horn Brokers will join us on Friday night – performing in the Supporter Village pre-match, on the pitch at half-time, and in the Rodber Bar after the game.
- Don’t forget to grab a FREE flag on your way into the stadium – you’ll be able to pick one up at the turnstiles!**
- Please allow plenty of time to get into your seat or spot on the Terrace on Friday, with a large crowd expected queues are likely.
- Please note, Friday’s game is NOT included in your 2024/25 Season Ticket package.
Northampton Saints head into the Investec Champions Cup knock-out stages this Friday (4 April, kick-off: 8pm), facing ASM Clermont Auvergne at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens.
The clash is Saints’ second consecutive Round-of-16 outing on home soil – having defeated Munster Rugby 24-14 in the same match last term – and marks the next step on the way to the competition’s Cardiff Final in May.
Clermont make the trip to Northampton for the first time since 2018, when a third meeting of the two sides on English soil ended in a 20-41 loss for the men in Black, Green and Gold. The previous season provided Saints’ only victory over Clermont at home, with tries from Teimana Harrison, Nafi Tuitavake, Ben Foden, Ken Pisi and Cobus Reinach securing a spectacular 34-21 win.
Tickets for Friday’s clash remain available from just £25 adult / £9 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
- Tickets for Northampton Saints vs ASM Clermont Auvergne remain on sale, with tickets available from just £25 adult / £9 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.
- Please note, Friday’s game is NOT included in 2024/25 Season Ticket packages.
+ OPENING HOURS
- The Saints Store, Village Stores, Ticket Office and Stadium will be open at the following times for Saints vs Clermont:
- 12pm: Saints Store and Ticket Office open, with Ticket Office found inside the Store
- 5pm: Ticket Office windows open
- 6pm: Stadium opens, with Village Stores also opening
- 8pm: Saints vs Clermont KO, Saints Store closes
- 8.15pm: Ticket Office windows close
- 8.45pm: Saints vs Clermont HT
- 9.45pm: Saints vs Clermont FT
- 9.45pm: Saints Store re-opens at full-time
- 10.15pm: 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 Clermont:
+ ENTERTAINMENT
- We’re delighted to welcome back The Horn Brokers on Friday, they’ll be performing in the Supporter Village pre-match, on the pitch at half-time, and in the Rodber Bar after Saints vs Clermont.
- Make sure you grab a FREE Saints flag on the way into the stadium on Friday – they’ll be available at our turnstiles as you enter!
- Please note that the Inclusion Hub will be closed for this fixture.
- Stick around after the match to see if you can catch one of Saints’ signed balls!
+ PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY
- With cinch Stadium set to be at close to capacity on Friday, the Club urges supporters to arrive as early as possible to avoid queues.
- Friday night clashes at the Gardens are always busy, so please make sure you give yourself enough time to get to the ground and into your seat.
+ ROADWORKS ON WEEDON ROAD
- Please note, the A4500 (Weedon Road) has been reduced to one lane on the side of the dual carriage way heading from Sixfields out towards the M1.
- As always, the Club will do what it can to mitigate delays on entering/exiting the Club’s Car Parks with the usual traffic management in place in Car Park D, Claret Car Park and on Edgar Mobbs Way.
- However, these roadworks could cause delays on matchday, and so the Club urges supporters to take this into account for their travel plans both before and after the match.
+ FOOD & DRINK
- 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 10.45pm.
+ 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 Thursday 3 April, the matchday programme for Saints vs Clermont 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 are no longer 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 at the stadium bars 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 Friday.
+ 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.
- 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 5pm, with the stadium opening its gates at 6pm.
- 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 midnight on Friday, 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
- As the teams run out onto the pitch on Friday, there will be a pyrotechnic display in front of the Carlsberg Stand – please be advised this may include a series of loud bangs/crackles.
- 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
| 12pm | Ticket Office and Saints Store open, with the Ticket Office desk found inside the Store |
| 5pm | Car Parks open |
| 5pm | Michael Jones Jeweller Champions Suite opens |
| 5pm | Ticket Office windows open |
| 5.30pm | Directors Lounge and Heroes Restaurant open |
| 6pm | Stadium and Village Store open |
| 6pm | Legends Lounge and Captains Bar open |
| 8pm | Northampton Saints vs ASM Clermont Auvernge KO |
| 8pm | Saints Store closes |
| 8.15pm | Ticket Office windows close |
| 8.45pm (approx) | Northampton Saints vs ASM Clermont Auvergne HT |
| 9.45pm (approx) | Northampton Saints vs ASM Clermont Auvergne FT |
| 9.45pm (approx) | Saints Store reopens |
| 10.15pm | Saints Store and Village Store close |
| 10.45pm | Staggered bar closures, ending in the Rodber Bar |
| 12am | Car Parks close |
Next Home Match
18
Days
07
Hours
39
Mins
Saturday 17 May - 3:05pm
* All match ticket prices are subject to a £1.50 booking fee.
** Subject to availability.
