Eighth It Is

Whatever happens on the last day of the season we will finish in eight place. However, the coaches have resisted the temptation to blood hordes of youngsters as visitors Northampton still have a place in the top six to play for.

There is one new starter in the shape of 19-year-old Elliott Creed. He's been on the bench three times and now earns a start on the wing. Greg Laidlaw keep the 10 shirts which he filled so impressively last week

Fellow Academy product  Ollie Thorley keeps his place on the opposite wing,  while Tom Marshall returns at full-back and Ben Morgan is in for Sione Kalamafoni at number eight.


Gloucs:
15. Tom Marshall; 14. Ollie Thorley, 13. Billy Twelvetrees, 12. Mark Atkinson, 11. Elliott Creed; 10. Greig Laidlaw (captain), 9. Willi Heinz; 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Richard Hibbard, 3. John Afoa; 4. Tom Savage, 5. Jeremy Thrush; 6. Ross Moriarty, 7. Matt Kvesic, 8. Ben Morgan

Reps: 16. Darren Dawidiuk, 17. Nick Wood, 18. Paul Doran-Jones, 19. Gareth Evans, 20. Lewis Ludlow, 21. Callum Braley, 22. Lloyd Evans, 23. Jacob Rowan

Saints are in sixth and need the win to keep Quins and Sharks from overtaking them. They are unchanged from the side which beat Bath.

Saints: 15 Harry Mallinder 14 Ken Pisi 13 George Pisi 12 Luther Burrell 11 George North 10 Stephen Myler 9 Lee Dickson (captain) 1 Alex Waller
2 Mikey Haywood 3 Kieran Brookes 4 Courtney Lawes 5 Christian Day 6 Jamie Gibson 7 Tom Wood 8 Teimana Harrison

Reps: 16 Dylan Hartley 17 Campese Ma’afu 18 Paul Hill 19 Victor Matfield 20 Ben Nutley 21 Kahn Fotuali’i 22 Sam Olver 23 James Wilson