George Furbank and Ollie Sleightholme will make their first appearances of the season for Northampton Saints this Saturday as they face Newcastle Red Bulls in the PREM Rugby Cup.
The England duo have not donned a Black, Green and Gold shirt yet this season while they have been sidelined with their respective injuries (calf and hamstring) since May, but both make their seasonal bows for Northampton as Saints continue their Cup run this weekend.
Phil Dowson’s side are as yet unbeaten in the competition – having secured victories over Saracens and Harlequins so far.
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Northampton Saints v Newcastle Red Bulls – cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, 5.30pm
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Henry Lumley, 12 Toby Thame, 11 James Pater, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Jonny Weimann; 1 Tom West, 2 Henry Walker, 3 Sonny Tonga’uiha, 4 Ed Prowse, 5 James Bennett, 6 Chunya Munga (c), 7 Archie Benson, 8 Fyn Brown
Replacements: 16 Marco Manfredi, 17 Oliver Scola, 18 Luke Green, 19 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Tom James, 22 Tom Litchfield, 23 Amena Caqusau
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Ethan Grayson, 14 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 13 Stewart Moore, 12 Cameron Hutchison, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Murray McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (captain), 3 Richard Palframan, 4 Oscar Usher, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 6 Cameron Neild, 7 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 8 Freddie Lockwood.
Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Adam Scott, 20 Tom Gordon, 21 James Elliott, 22 Max Clark, 23 Sam Waugh.
PREM Rugby Cup: Weekend team news – remaining fixtures
FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER
Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby – Kingsholm, 7.30pm
Gloucester Rugby: 15 Jake Morris, 14 Josh Hathaway, 13 Will Knight, 12 Max Knight, 11 Jack Cotgreave, 10 George Barton, 9 Mikey Austin; 1 Dian Bleuler, 2 Kealan Freeman-Price, 3 Nepo Laulala, 4 Cam Jordan, 5 Hugh Bokenham, 6 Deian Gwynne, 7 Harry Taylor (C), 8 Will Trenholm
Replacements: 16 George Knowles, 17 Archie McArthur, 18 Jono Benz-Salomon, 19 Freddie Stevens, 20 Caio James, 21 Rhys Price, 22 Harrison James, 23 Rob Russell
Bath Rugby: 15 Austin Emens, 14 Tyler Offiah, 13 Charlie Griffin, 12 Will Butt (c), 11 Sam Winters, 10 James Linegar, 9 Neil le Roux; 1 Scott Kirk, 2 Jasper Spandler, 3 Kieran Verden, 4 Will Jeanes, 5 Harvey Cuckson, 6 Ethan Staddon, 7 Thompson Cowan, 8 George Timmins
Replacements: 16 Max Pearce, 17 Ioan Emanuel, 18 Mikey Summerfield, 19 Arthur Green, 20 Connor Treacey, 21 Ieuan Davies, 22 Will Roue, 23 Jack Woods
Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs – CorpAcq Stadium, 7.45pm
Sale Sharks: 15. Luke James, 14. Tom O’Flaherty, 13. Joe Bedlow, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Alex Wills, 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Gus Warr, 8. Dan du Preez, 7. Sam Dugdale, 6. Jacques Vermeulen, 5. Tom Burrow, 4. Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3. James Harper, 2. Ethan Caine, 1.Simon McIntyre.
Replacements: 16. Tadgh McElroy, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. Patreece Bell, 19. Patrick Hogg, 20. Tristan Woodman, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Tom Curtis, 23. Jos Gilmore.
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Will Haydon-Wood, 14 Dan John, 13 Harry Ascherl, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Ben Hammersley, 10 Ben Coen (c), 9 Charlie Chapman; 1 Ethan Burger, 2 Julian Heaven, 3 Jimmy Roots, 4 Rusi Tuima, 5 Lewis Pearson, 6 Richard Capstick, 7 Martin Moloney, 8 Kane James
Replacements: 16 Louie Gulley, 17 Khwezi Mona, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Joe Bailey, 20 Finn Worley-Brady, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Ollie Batson, 23 Paul Brown-Bampoe
SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER
Harlequins v Saracens – Twickenham Stoop, 3pm
Harlequins: 15. Cameron Anderson, 14. Frank McMillan, 13. Sean Kerr, 12. Bryn Bradley, 11. Hayden Hyde, 10. Connor Slevin, 9. Jake Murray; 1. Jordan Els, 2. Jack Musk (C), 3. Will Hobson, 4. Harry Browne, 5. Jonny Green, 6. Elliot Williams, 7. Seb Driscoll, 8. Lucas Schmid
Replacements: 16. Jimmy Staples, 17. Jamie Miller, 18. Ollie Streeter, 19. Zach Carr, 20. Tate Williams, 21. Josh Bellamy, 22. Conor Byrne, 23. Theo Povey
Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Jack Bracken, 13 Sam Spink, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Brandon Jackson, 10 Louie Johnson, 9 Gareth Simpson;1 Alex O’Driscoll, 2 James Hadfield, 3 Marcus Streetm 4 Harry Wilson, 5 Hugh Tizard (c), 6 Tayo Adegbemile, 7 Reggie Hammick, 8 Tom Willis
Replacements: 16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Lewis Young, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Kennedy Sylvester, 20 Charlie West, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Luke Davidson, 23 Finn Keylock
