Northampton Saints v Harlequins: Full team news for Saturday's game

Saints have made nine changes for the sold-out home clash with Harlequins on Saturday evening (kick-off 5.30pm).

The black, green and gold made 10 changes as they secured a brilliant 41-21 success at Bath last weekend, and Phil Dowson again opts to shuffle his pack this weekend.

Fraser Dingwall returns to skipper Saints against Harlequins (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image
Fraser Dingwall returns to skipper Saints against Harlequins (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Dowson brings Danilo Fischetti and Elliot Millar Mills into the front row as they replace rested duo Manny Iyogun and Trevor Davison.

Alex Coles and JJ van der Mescht return to the second row, in place of Chunya Munga and Ed Prowse, who is on the bench.

Josh Kemeny and Tom Pearson are back in the back row as they come in for Sam Graham and Henry Pollock, who is rested.

Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith come in for Archie McParland and Anthony Belleau, while Fraser Dingwall returns to skipper the side from inside centre, taking the place of Rory Hutchinson.

McParland, Belleau and Hutchinson are all among the replacements.

But there is no Ollie Sleightholme this weekend as he has been added to the injury list.

Emeka Atuanya, Will Glister, Curtis Langdon, Tom Litchfield, Tom Lockett, Charlie Ulcoq and Tom West are also unavailable.

George Furbank is not selected against the side he has been heavily linked with a summer switch to.

As for Harlequins, they have made five changes to the team that lost 43-17 at Sale Sharks last Friday.

Scrum-half Lucas Friday is set to make his first league start as he partners Marcus Smith at half-back.

The pair will be playing behind a pack that features skipper Alex Dombrandt at No.8, following his return to action last week.

Elsewhere in the forwards, George Turner comes into the front row at hooker, making his first Gallagher PREM start, alongside Will Hobson and Harry Williams.

Guido Petti Pagadizábal and Kieran Treadwell continue in the second row, with Chandler Cunningham-South shifting to blindside flanker and Jack Kenningham starting on the openside.

James Chisholm, Stu Townsend, Tyrone Green, Jordan Els, Ollie Streeter, Titi Lamositele, Stephan Lewies, Ben Waghorn, Will Evans, Connor Slevin, Fin Baxter, Boris Wenger, Jack Walker, Cadan Murley, Oscar Beard, Ludo Kolade and Frank McMillan are unavailable for Quins this week.

Saints: 15 George Hendy; 14 Edoardo Todaro, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 James Ramm; 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Danilo Fischetti, 2 Robbie Smith, 3 Elliot Millar Mills; 4 Alex Coles, 5 JJ Van Der Mescht; 6 Josh Kemeny, 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Callum Chick.

Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Oliver Scola, 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 Ed Prowse, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Anthony Belleau, 23 Rory Hutchinson.

Harlequins: 15 Nick David; 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Jarrod Evans, 11 Cassius Cleaves, 10 Marcus Smith, 9. Lucas Friday; 1 Will Hobson, 2 George Turner, 3 Harry Williams; 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal, 5 Kieran Treadwell; 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Jack Kenningham, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c).

Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Simon Kerrod, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Elliot Williams, 20 Joe Launchbury, 21 Zach Carr, 22 Will Porter, 23 Bryn Bradley.

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