Northampton vs Exeter - Sunday 3pm

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He was decent, when he wasn't broken or playing for Wales.

He was better than decent and averaged 20 club appearances per season which is better than Ford and Farrell over the same period…

Very highly regarded at Saints on and off the park.

but nonetheless, clearly a part-timer with a penchant for taking an early bath

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He was decent, when he wasn't broken or playing for Wales.

He was better than decent and averaged 20 club appearances per season which is better than Ford and Farrell over the same period…

All Rugby has it 69 games for Saints, if we discount the short fifth season that's 66 games in four seasons or 16.5 games a season. Not a bad return for an international to be fair to him.

He (particularly in that final full season) didn't finish some important games. Leaving both East Midlands Derbies he played in early with knocks, one being the Prem Semi final and both being losses. Getting sent off Vs Glaws in the Challenge Cup.

Quality player but Saints definitely allowed him to move on at the right time. He didn't shy away from putting his body on the line and it told.

Yes, 16.5. Apologies, I thought 3.5 seasons. Still decent for a test player in a club that doesn’t exactly make a run at the knockout stages in Europe very often, as you say.