• Saints lost seven first-team players including Dylan Hartley
Luther Burrell recovers from concussion but George North ruled outNorthampton will limp into Allianz Park for Saturday’s European Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens after a number of key players,including Dylan Hartley, were ruled out. Hartley was in contention to acquire his comeback from concussion but England’s grand slam-winning captain, and who began running this week,has failed to acquire the match-day 23.
Also lost due to head knocks sustained in the defeat at Wasps on Sunday are the prop Kieran Brookes and the scrum‑half Lee Dickson. The return of Luther Burrell at inside-centre from his spell out with concussion offers a slither of good news that is offset by the absence of the flanker Tom Wood, wing George North and No8 Sam Dickinson.
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Source: theguardian.com