TEAM NEWS | Saracens Men v Northampton Saints (GPR - SF)
Owen Farrell has challenged his side to make the most of their home semi-final against Northampton Saints as they look to book their place in the Twickenham showpiece with a win on Saturday afternoon.
The Club Captain is fully focused on the last four clash at StoneX Stadium when Sarries will be hoping to make it back-to-back finals in their pursuit of the Gallagher Premiership trophy.
Director of Rugby Mark McCall has drawn upon a wealth of knockout experience for the semi, with a settled side chosen for Saturday’s encounter including last StoneX runouts for both Jackson Wray and Duncan Taylor.
Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Marco Riccioni start in a powerful front-row, with Maro Itoje and Hugh Tizard in the engine room. Nick Isiekwe adds extra bulk to the back-row, and he will be alongside Ben Earl and Jackson Wray at the base of the scrum.
Ivan van Zyl and captain Farrell once again continue their half-back combination, as do the trusted midfield pairing of Nick Tompkins and Alex Lozowski.
Sean Maitland and Max Malins will be tasked with finishing any opportunities on the wings, and as ever Alex Goode will be at full-back.
On the bench Theo Dan has another chance to impress, and Elliot Daly will look to make another step towards full fitness after returning against Bath last weekend.
Farrell can’t wait to take to the pitch on Saturday at StoneX Stadium.
“We’re excited about it, we’re against a good team but now it’s up to us to make the most of it.
We want to be at our best but it’s not about what has happened in the past, it’s all about how you perform on the day. When we set our goals at the start of the season we wanted to ensure we were playing our best rugby when the knockouts came around so it is a huge day for all of us.”
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Saracens Men team to play Northampton Saints:
1 Mako Vunipola
2 Jamie George
3 Marco Riccioni
4 Maro Itoje
5 Hugh Tizard
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Ben Earl
8 Jackson Wray
9 Ivan Van Zyl
10 Owen Farrell (c)
11 Sean Maitland
12 Nick Tompkins
13 Alex Lozowski
14 Max Malins
15 Alex Goode
Replacements:
16 Theo Dan
17 Eroni Mawi
18 Christian Judge
19 Callum Hunter-Hill
20 Toby Knight
21 Ruben de Haas
22 Duncan Taylor
23 Elliot Daly
