Northampton have awarded two academy players with full-time professional contracts for 2005/06. England sevens centre Neil Starling and scrum-half Ben Jones, both 22, will become first-team regulars next season.
Starling has already made four appearances for Saints, while Jones has made five and also captained the second team, the Wanderers, three times.
Saints academy director James Sinclair said: "Neil's made great progress and Ben's shown great leadership skills."
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