Mick Cleary talks to Northampton's sinning Saint, Ben Foden, in The Daily Telegraph.
"Foden, who was formally upbraided by the Rugby Football Union as well, also revealed that England manager Martin Johnson had given him a stern warning about the need for improved behaviour.
"If any more reminders were needed that one of England’s most high-profile players, who has a showbiz girlfriend (Una Healy of pop group The Saturdays), would forever be under scrutiny, it came last week when Gloucester fans taunted him with cries of “taxi” every time the ball came near him at Kingsholm. Foden has been in penitent mood since.
“Yes, it was embarrassing and something that I deeply regret,” said Foden as he finished a team training run at stadium: mk where Northampton will take on Perpignan in the Heineken Cup semi-final on Sunday. “I got caught up in something that I ought not to have allowed to happen. There were other Northampton lads there but they weren’t involved. It’s on my head. I’ve been punished, I’ve learnt from it and it’s something I won’t be repeating.”
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