A victory in the last pre-season warm up against Leinster, 14-19, sees the Saints well set for the start of the season tomorrow. A starter against the Cherry and Whites will be tough, especially with 5 Saints in New Zealand for the World Cup. But a deeper and tougher squad gives more options. Jim Mallinder admitted this week that last season suffered at the end from the need to put out the first team for every match. So we can expect to see a bit more rotation and, as a result, some tactical variation.
This will start tomorrow with a new look team. 5 of the new signings have been picked, including Tom May at centre, Noah Cato on the wing, and Martin Roberts at scrum half. In the scrum Samu Manoa will bring some significant weight, and Paul Doran-Jones gets to play his first Saints match against his old team.
Last season was a good one. Can we do better?
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