Five wins from their last six Premiership games is a good return for Saints - and they will be hoping to carry that momentum into their Investec Champions Cup campaign.

Making five changes to his England team to take on France on Saturday night, Eddie Jones speaks about his team as they prepare to take on Fabien Galthie’s side at the Stade de France, their hosts on the hunt for a first Grand Slam since 2010.

Following England’s 69-3 win over Tonga last Saturday, England head coach Eddie Jones spoke about Courtney Lawes, George Furbank, Emma Raducanu and playing Australia next weekend at Twickenham.

Following England captain Owen Farrell’s positive Covid-19 test, England forwards coach Richard Cockerill says the team have got ‘great options’ to play at fly-half and in leadership should the 30-year-old be unavailable to play Tonga tomorrow.

Exeter’s double-winning centre Henry Slade is straight back into the action this weekend as Eddie Jones looks to guide his England team to the Six Nations title.

Following four successive losses since the Gallagher Premiership’s resumption, Northampton Saints face a must-win game against Exeter Chiefs to keep their play-off ambitions alive.