Jim Mallinder has confirmed that he will remain in charge of Northampton, after signing a new long-term deal at the club. Mallinder’s future had been a popular topic of discussion on Betfair.
During his successful five-year reign of the club, Mallinder has turned the Saints fortunes around, with Northampton now challenging for honours both domestically and in Europe.
After another season challenging at the right end of the table – reaching their third successive Premiership semi-finals – Mallinder’s reputation throughout the game was further enhanced.
With four trophies already won under Mallinder’s stewardship, as well as possible interest from abroad, the club were keen to tie their director of rugby to a new contract.
The 46-year old has made it clear he was never tempted by any of the reported offers in his services from other clubs, and even some countries, insisting he was still very happy with his job at Northampton and determined to continue building something special.
“I'm very happy at Northampton Saints. We also have a talented group of coaches and support staff, which is among the best in the league. We all want the club to improve year on year and are committed to working together to achieve that.”
“I'm proud to be director of rugby of the Saints, which has a great history and fantastic supporters, and I'm looking forward to bringing more success to the club in the future”, added the former England Saxons head coach.
With his long-term future now sorted out, Mallinder will be able to put his full focus into making sure the Saints bounce back from their semi-final to Harlequins and come back strong again, next season.
Northampton’s rivals will already have started planning for next year, and Mallinder will have his own plans well under way ahead of the new campaign. Get a head start on other punters, with Aviva Premiership Betting.


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