It’s this year’s East Midlands Derby – part two! Leicester Tigers make the short trip across county lines to take on Northampton Saints.

The Saints are marching in 2024 – top of the league table and into the Champions Cup Semi-Final.

Tigers are in the hunt for playoff rugby but must claim a second derby victory to keep their fate in their own hands.

Safe to say England’s most historic top-flight fixture is perfectly poised.

TEAM NEWS

Saints have gone with George Furbank at flyhalf with Courtney Lawes not seen on the team sheet. Lewis Ludlam leads the home side with number seven on his back.

Tigers have injected England U20s captain Finn Carnduff into the starting side in place of Hanro Liebenberg.

STATS AND FACTS

-  Leicester Tigers have lost just one of their last four Gallagher Premiership Rugby fixtures: 25- 27 at home to Gloucester in Round 13.

-  Leicester have lost only one of their last six matches against Northampton: 18-19 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in January 2023. The Tigers have won on their last two visits to cinch Stadium.

-  Overall, the two sides have met on 252 previous occasions with Leicester winning 142to 91 by Northampton and 19 games drawn. One-hundred and nineteen of those clashes have been at Cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens, where the Tigers record is won 49, drawn 6, lost 64.

DETAILS

Gallagher Premiership Round 15

Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers

Cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens

3:05pm kick-off