NORTHAMPTON SAINTS vs EXETER CHIEFS

[FKAS]

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS vs EXETER CHIEFS
Gallagher Premiership, Round 2
Saturday 28 September, 2024
Kick-off: 5.30pm

15 George Furbank (c)
14 James Ramm
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Tommy Freeman
10 Fin Smith
9 Tom James

1 Emmanuel Iyogun
2 Curtis Langdon
3 Trevor Davison
4 Chunya Munga – 50th Premiership appearance
5 Alex Coles
6 Josh Kemeny
7 Tom Pearson
8 Juarno Augustus

Replacements:
16 Robbie Smith
17 Tom West
18 Luke Green
19 Angus Scott-Young
20 Sam Graham – 50th Saints appearance
21 Archie McParland
22 Toby Thame
23 Ollie Sleightholme

EXETER SIDE TO FACE SAINTS:
15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Olly Woodburn, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Sam Maunder; 1 Scott Sio (c), 2 Dan Frost, 3 Ehren Painter, 4 Rusi Tuima, 5 Christ Tshiunza, 6 Ethan Roots, 7 Richard Capstick, 8 Ross Vintcent.
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Will Rigg.

Not available for selection:
Emeka Atuanya, George Hendy, Callum Hunter-Hill, Tom Lockett, Alex Mitchell and Burger Odendaal.

[Puja]

Wonder if Fisilau's injured?

Puja

[fivepointer]

Fisilau must be injured. Far too valuable a player to be dropped. Woodburn pressed into service at 13. He'll find it a lot tougher to defend there against Saints.
The IFW/BPP double act on the wing could be worth watching.

[Danno]

This is a few days old, but no mention of Fisilau:

[FKAS]

Could just be illness with Fisilau. This time of year plenty of viruses going round.

[Adam_P]

Don't know why Ramm is starting over Sleightholme, but both back 3s going at it should hopefully be a good watch. Pack should go better with two locks and Augustus at 8.

[Banquo]

Don't know why Ramm is starting over Sleightholme, but both back 3s going at it should hopefully be a good watch. Pack should go better with two locks and Augustus at 8.

Weird on the wings