Saints sign hooker Friswell

Newly-promoted Northampton have signed hooker Stuart Friswell ahead of their Guinness Premiership return.

The 25-year-old will spend next season at Franklin's Gardens after a two-year stint at hometown club Coventry.

Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder said: "Stuart is a good young English hooker who adds strength in depth in a position where you cannot have too much cover."