Northampton vs Newcastle - Sat 3pm

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Northampton Saints v Newcastle Falcons
Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Chunya Munga, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Tom West
Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Luke Green, 19 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Iakopo Mapu, 22 Archie McParland, 23 Rory Hutchinson

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Connor Doherty, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 Kiran McDonald, 4 Sebastian de Chaves, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Murray McCallum
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Callum Hancock, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Philip van der Walt, 21 Hugh O’Sullivan, 22 Kieran Wilkinson, 23 Oli Spencer

Venue: cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, Wayne Falla
TMO: Dean Richards

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Mark Atkinson on comms. Insert aubergine emoji here.

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Jamie Blamire out with illness so Ollie Fletcher starts.

Saints on top early.

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The #justice4dingers pull back on the gain line is a thing of beauty.

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Mark Atkinson on comms. Insert aubergine emoji here.

He's very good. Doesnt over do it, talks knowledgably and doesnt try and make inane jokes. Lets have him on more often.

The game is a terrible mismatch with Saints pretty much doing as they please.

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Mark Atkinson on comms. Insert aubergine emoji here.

He's very good. Doesnt over do it, talks knowledgably and doesnt try and make inane jokes. Lets have him on more often.

The game is a terrible mismatch with Saints pretty much doing as they please.

Agreed and agreed.

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Bedford link at 10, 12, 13 & 15 for Saints now. Northampton by 50…

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Finally, some #justice4dingers

[FKAS]

Falcons backline just looks short of any cohesion or go forward with Sammy Arnold injured. These phases of possession are just not troubling Saints all that much.