Premiership: Northampton Saints v Gloucester

The Northampton Saints are making four changes to their starting lineup for Gloucester's Premier League visit on Sunday.

Hooker Reece Marshall replaces James Fish for the hosts, injured, while Ahsee Tuala starts on the wing.

Gloucester brings three binding changes to the camp that beat the Wasps in the last defeat, all of which are in the back.

Jason Woodward, Tom Marshall and Ollie Thorley are all injured, so Tom Hudson, Charlie Sharples and Matt Banahan come in.

Northampton rugby director Chris Boyd told BBC Radio Northampton:

"Gloucester will be a handful for us here." They score a lot of points and have Danny Cipriani on the fly pulling the strings as the puppet master.

"We have also scored a few points, so it will be interesting to see how that goes.

"There is a lot to play with many teams involved, every game is absolutely vital and every day there is not much between the top, the middle and the bottom."

Gloucester Head Coach Johan Ackermann told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:

"There are only five games left and no team can go wrong – they are pressure games – there are only five players left.

"Northampton plays rugby, an outstanding brand under Chris Boyd, they are fit and the challenge will be exceptional.

"We feel that we have had momentum in recent weeks and we hope that last week's week off has allowed us to refresh ourselves mentally and physically."

Northampton Furbank; Tuala, Hutchinson, Francis, Naiyaravoro; Biggar, Reinach; Van Wyk, Marshall, Hill, Moon, Lawes, Ludlam, Brussels, Harrison (Capt).

replacements: Dawidiuk, Waller, Franks, Ratuniyarawa, Gibson, Mitchell, Burrell, Pisi.

Gloucester: Hudson; Banahan, Twelvetrees, Atkinson, Sharples; Cipriani, Heinz (Capt); Hohneck, Swamp, Balmain, Slater, Mostert, Ackermann, Kriel, Morgan.

replacements: Sherry, Rapava Ruskin, Dreyer, Savage, Clarke, Polledri, Braley, Seabrook.

Arbitrator: Craig Maxwell-Keys.

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