Northampton Saints coach James Craig swore on live TV and apologised to his mother as Ugo Monye was left in stitches. The moment occurred in an English Premiership match between Saints and Sale Sharks last weekend, with the Sharks securing a 27-24 win over the reigning champions. With 30 minutes played, Saints had just returned to a full side of 15 players after previous yellow cards to Tom James and Tommy Freeman. TNT Sports were broadcasting the match, and during a break in play they had a quick interview with Saints coach Craig. When asked about the game so far, he let an expletive slip in quite comical circumstances. "There's tonnes of fight in there from the boys," began Craig. "They're scrapping away, they've been physical, you can see some of their sets when we're defending. "Two men down, the lads are f****** . . . oh, sorry!" "They're what, sorry?" asked commentator Alastair Eykyn. "They are working very hard!" said Craig. "Are they?" added Eykyn, jokingly. "They don't want to be doing that," joked Ben Kay. "They want to be playing rugby!" "Sorry... lads, there's a lineout going on... apologies, mum!" added Craig, as Monye couldn't hold in his laughter. You can watch the clip below. Thirty-six-year-old Craig represented Leeds Carnegie and Saints during his playing career. He made 73 appearances in the black, green and gold jersey, and hung up his boots at the end of the 2018/2019 season to pursue a career in coaching. Despite the fact they won the Premiership last year, Saints are languishing in eighth place of the table this time around. This weekend it's a different challenge, as they face Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup tonight.