Saints v Bristol Saturday 5.30

[fivepointer]

Northampton Saints: 15 James Ramm, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Fraser Dingwall (c), 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Litchfield, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun, 2 Curtis Langdon, 3 Trevor Davison, 4 Temo Mayanavanua, 5 Alex Coles, 6 Josh Kemeny, 7 Henry Pollock, 8 Juarno Augustus

Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Tom West, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Tom James, 22 Tom Seabrook, 23 Will Glister

Bristol Bears: 15. Rich Lane, 14. Deago Bailey, 13. Kalaveti Ravouvou, 12. Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall, 1. Ellis Genge, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Josh Caulfield, 5. Joe Owen, 6. Steven Luatua, 7. Santiago Grondona, 8. Fitz Harding (c)

Replacements: 16. Gabriel Oghre, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. George Kloska, 19. Viliame Mata, 20. Ben Grondona, 21. Kieran Marmion, 22. James Williams, 23. Siva Naulago

This one might have a few tries in it.

[Mikey Brown]

What’s the deal with Naulugo? Has he been fully fit or just not developed the way Bristol hoped? Is Bailey simply better?

[Adam_P]

Mitchell is on fire today

[jimKRFC]

What’s the deal with Naulugo? Has he been fully fit or just not developed the way Bristol hoped? Is Bailey simply better?

Lots of injuries and a total liability on the pitch, think he more yellows than tries..

Bristol not making top 4 now, an absolute collapse in everything thing since the break. Lam needs a either a change of plan, complete change of staff or a change of role.

[FKAS]

Sheesh, Saints you had one job. Don't let Bristol leave with anything and give away a TBP at the death.

[Mikey Brown]

Weird game. Felt very scrappy and I’m not sure how many good phases either side put together.

The noise any time Pollock touches the ball is crazy. He does everything with a lot of intensity but often not much accuracy.

Mitchell was great.

[fivepointer]

Just seen the highlights. Some good scores and some pretty woeful defending. Bristol are great entertainers - the last try was length of the field stuff - but the way they gift up easy points is a recurring flaw.