- Ramm, Langdon and Coles are all doubts for Saturday
- Bordeaux confident Damian Penaud will feature
Northampton are anxious over the fitness of a quartet of key players before the Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Bègles in Cardiff on Saturday. The hooker Curtis Langdon, the lock Alex Coles and the full-back James Ramm are all battling to overcome injuries, while management are also waiting to discover if the club captain, George Furbank, can feature in the matchday 23.
Saints, who are already without Ollie Sleightholme, George Hendy, Juarno Augustus and Burger Odendaal, will be particularly stretched at hooker and in the back three should Langdon, Ramm and Furbank all be ruled out. Langdon has a shoulder problem, Ramm damaged a shin against Saracens last Saturday while the similarly influential Coles has a knee injury. None of that trio could train on Tuesday.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/20/northampton-sweat-on-fitness-of-key-players-before-champions-cup-final under the title “Northampton four face fitness battle before Champions Cup final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
