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David Ribbans

Ribbans ready to deliver for his club after playing the Saints way for his count...

Sam Matavesi

Saints hooker Sam ready to square up to New Zealand

Wayne 'Buck' Shelford

'A great honour' - former Saints No.8 Shelford is knighted

Owen Franks

Saints prop Franks was really looking forward to Tigers battle

Owen Franks is used to winning things, having starred for the Crusaders and New Zealand before his switch to Saints

Franks impressed with culture Boyd has created at Saints

Jonah Lomu and Bruce Reihana at The Deco in Northampton in September

VIDEO: Northamptonshire dad recalls recent moving tribute made to his daughter b...

Victor Matfield will be on the South Africa bench

Saints star Matfield ready to drive Springboks to World Cup glory

Tom Wood

Wood calls for England perspective

Courtney Lawes

England boss Lancaster relieved to have Lawes back for Springboks clash

Dylan Hartley is tackled by New Zealand's Richie McCaw and Kieran Read at Twickenham on Saturday

Saints stars say England in positive mood after All Blacks clash

Saints captain Dylan Hartley is the only half-centurion named in the England team to face New Zealand

Saints trio named in England team to face All Blacks
England have named three Saints players in the team for Saturday’s QBE Series opener against New Zealand at Twickenham.

Luther Burrell suffered a hand injury against Ospreys on Saturday (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Saints centre Burrell set to miss New Zealand Test

BIG BACKING - Dylan Hartley expects Saints to impress in the LV= Cup (Picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Hartley backs Saints’ fringe players to shine in LV= Cup

NORTH FAN - Ken Pisi believes fellow Saints winger George North is as good as New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu

Pisi declares Saints winger North already ‘as good as Jonah Lomu’

TOO STRONG - Saints power over for a try against Gloucester in the pair's Aviva Premiership meeting at Franklin's Gardens last season (Picture: Linda Dawson)

Saints boss Mallinder says Gloucester can’t be bullied

TEAM-MATES - Juandre Kruger played alongside Courtney Lawes for Saints (Picture: Linda Dawson)

Kruger hails Saints coach West for turning Lawes into England talisman

READY FOR THE ULTIMATE TEST - Courtney Lawes

Lawes ready for ‘ultimate’ challenge against the All Blacks

PROUD TO WEAR THE SHIRT - England and Saints hooker Dylan Hartley

Saints skipper Hartley ‘proud to wear the rose’ as he wins 50th England cap

Saint Wood gearing up for tough battle with fired-up Scotland