How to watch Northampton Saints vs Gloucester: TV channel, live stream and kick-off time

Result: Northampton Saints beat Gloucester 28–14 in Gallagher PREM Round 5 at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday 31 October 2026. This page covers how to watch Northampton Saints vs Gloucester, the UK television channel and the streaming options, and what the result meant.

Kick-off was at 5.30pm UK time. The match was shown live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and streamed on the TNT Sports app and on HBO Max.

How to watch Northampton Saints vs Gloucester on TV

TNT Sports 1 was the UK television channel showing Northampton Saints against Gloucester. The Gallagher PREM Round 5 fixture was on the channel on Saturday 31 October, with kick-off at 5.30pm UK time at Franklin’s Gardens.

Could I stream it?

Yes. The match was available to stream on the TNT Sports app and on HBO Max. Both streaming options carried the same fixture as the TNT Sports 1 broadcast: Northampton Saints against Gloucester in Round 5 of Gallagher PREM. Coverage ran from the 5.30pm kick-off.

Kick-off time and venue

Kick-off was at 5.30pm UK time on Saturday 31 October 2026. Northampton Saints were the home side, and the match was at Franklin’s Gardens, their own ground. It was a Round 5 fixture in Gallagher PREM.

What happened in the match?

Gloucester led 14–0 through tries from Max Llewellyn and Will Joseph, both converted by George Barton, before Northampton scored 28 unanswered points. Tom Pearson and Curtis Langdon crossed either side of half-time, and George Hendy and Rory Hutchinson scored in the 62nd and 65th minutes to settle it.

Anthony Belleau converted all four Northampton tries. The win came at a cost: scrum-half Alex Mitchell was forced off with a hamstring injury in the first half, with around 20 minutes played. The full account is in our Northampton vs Gloucester match report.

What changed in the broadcast details?

Streaming moved from discovery+ to HBO Max ahead of this fixture. The UK television channel was unchanged: TNT Sports 1 carried the match, and the TNT Sports app streamed it alongside HBO Max.

Northampton’s team for the fixture was confirmed in Northampton Saints’ own team news, which named Anthony Belleau at fly-half and Fraser Dingwall as captain.

Was the match on free-to-air television?

No. The fixture was a Gallagher PREM match carried by TNT Sports 1, a subscription channel, and streamed on the TNT Sports app and HBO Max. There was no free-to-air UK broadcast of this fixture.

What was the half-time score?

Northampton Saints and Gloucester went in at 14–14. Gloucester scored twice inside the opening half-hour, and Saints replied through Tom Pearson on 35 minutes and Curtis Langdon on 40, with Anthony Belleau converting both.

Who was on the scoresheet?

George Hendy and Rory Hutchinson scored Northampton’s third and fourth tries in the 62nd and 65th minutes, both converted by Belleau, who finished with four from four. Max Llewellyn and Will Joseph scored Gloucester’s tries, with George Barton converting both.

Who captained Northampton?

Fraser Dingwall captained Northampton Saints, as he had in the fixture the previous weekend. Tommy Freeman started in the centres, and Ollie Sleightholme and Callum Chick came into the starting line-up for the match.