Samu Manoa and Salesi Ma’afu among 10 Northampton player departures

• Phil Dowson, Alex Day, Joel Hodgson and Tom Ryder also leave club• Jim Mallinder: ‘The players who are leaving have all played their part’Northampton have confirmed the departures of 10 players from their squad this summer. Among those leaving Franklin’s Gardens are forwards Samu Manoa and Salesi Ma’afu to Toulon, while Phil Dowson (Worcester), Alex Day (Cornish Pirates), Joel Hodgson, Tom Ryder (both Yorkshire Carnegie), Will Hooley (Exeter) and Dom Waldouck (London Irish) also depart. Related: England’s Dylan Hartley may miss World Cup after receiving four-week ban Continue reading...…