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England hooker Curtis Langdon has become the latest Northampton Saints player to sign a new contract with the Prem leaders.

The 28-year-old made his 50th appearance for the club in last season's European Champions Cup final against Bordeaux and will extend his time at Franklin's Gardens.

He has been unable to add to that tally in the current campaign because he is still recovering from shoulder surgery.

Langdon won his first two caps against the US and Canada in 2021 and added two more during England's summer tour last year.

"Curt has had an enormous impact at Saints. He's an outstanding talent, and he's worked very hard over the last couple of years to put himself back into international contention," said Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson.

"His physicality, his ability to break a game open, his offloading skills, and his knack for being in the right place at the right time because he reads play so well make him a top class hooker."

Langdon, whose brother Nathan also played for the club before being released at the end of last season, is hoping to play again "at the back end of the season".

"Mentally, this season has been one of the toughest of my career as I've worked through my first surgery," he said.

"The support the club has shown me throughout my recovery – especially from our head of medical, Matt Lee – has been outstanding, and has helped me push through the difficult moments.

"Staying positive during rehab has also been so much easier because of how well the team has been playing."

Northampton did not disclose the length of the contract.