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PREM Rugby

Nine new signings on show as Saracens host Northampton

Stade Français' South African lock JJ van der Mescht (R) celebrates with Stade Français' French lock Setareki Turagackoke (L) after scoring Stade Français' fifth try during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Francais Paris and ASM Clermont Auvergne at the Jean-Bouin Stadium in Paris on October 26, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
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Saracens host Northampton Saints on Friday in the PREM Rugby Cup, with a total of nine new signings amongst the two sides.

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Three new signings make the Saracens starting XV – tighthead Marcus Street, centre Cameron Hutchinson and returning full-back Max Malins. Another returnee, former England captain Owen Farrell, has not made the squad, however.

The final signing in a squad that has a mix of experienced internationals and U20 representatives is replacement tighthead prop Tietie Tuimauga.

Saints, meanwhile, will have three new signings in their starting XV – 145kg lock JJ van der Mescht, former England No.8, and captain, Callum Chick and France fly-half Anthony Belleau. There will also be a debut for 18-year-old Italy U20 representative Edoardo Todaro.

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The final two new signings in the Saints squad – Italy loosehead Danilo Fischetti and winger Amena Caqusau are among the substitutes.

The match at the StoneX will serve as the final runout for both sides before they get their Gallagher PREM seasons underway, with Saracens travelling to face Newcastle Red Bulls and the Saints hosting Exeter Chiefs.

Saracens XV
15 Max Malins (cc)
14 Jack Bracken
13 Sam Spink
12 Cameron Hutchison
11 Rotimi Segun
10 Louie Johnson
9 Charlie Bracken
1 Rhys Carre
2 Theo Dan
3 Marcus Street
4 Nick Isiekwe
5 Olamide Sodeke
6 Harry Wilson
7 Andy Onyeama-Christie (cc)
8 Nathan Michelow

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Replacements
16 Eoghan Clarke
17 Alex O’Driscoll
18 Tietie Tuimauga
19 Kennedy Sylvester
20 Charlie West
21 Gareth Simpson
22 Luke Davidson
23 Brandon Jackson

Northampton Saints XV
15 George Hendy
14 James Ramm
13 Rory Hutchinson
12 Toby Thame
11 Edoardo Todaro
10 Anthony Belleau
9 Archie McParland
1 Emmanuel Iyogun
2 Craig Wright
3 Trevor Davison
4 Ed Prowse
5 JJ Van Der Mescht
6 Angus Scott-Young
7 Tom Pearson
8 Callum Chick (c)

Replacements
16 Henry Walker
17 Danilo Fischetti
18 Elliot Millar Mills
19 Fyn Brown
20 Sam Graham
21 Jonny Weimann
22 Amena Caqusau
23 Tom Litchfield

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NB 12 minutes ago
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Yes theri transition game has improved enormously under DR - from 9% tries from turnover to 44% in the Nations Champ.

I agree they were very moderate v the Stormers, at least until the last 20 minutes of the match…



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Hammer Head 14 minutes ago
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“The great New Zealand side of…”



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Rugby3 14 minutes ago
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Chiefs Mana 18 minutes ago
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We’re about to find out - Mounga always struggled with other playmakers in his backline and we’ve got multiple currently, this idea that he’s 1. In 2023 form after not playing tests for 3 years and 2. Will slot in seamlessly to a new team and new style seems fanciful.

I don’t want them to mess Love around either, his ceiling is now higher than Moungas at 32yo having played lesser rugby for years. Happy to be proven wrong, Mounga is not a saviour in my eyes.



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Hammer Head 19 minutes ago
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Good move

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DarstedlyDan 22 minutes ago
Dave Rennie: The All Blacks No.10 jersey won't change hands just yet



I smell a rat!

Only because you want to.



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DP 38 minutes ago
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Stormers prop slipped his bind on the far side beforehand, from memory.

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NoLongerARuck 46 minutes ago
Shifting sands in the game - Kennedy Tsimba’s ‘shift theory’: Part one

The thing about the All Blacks that I have found pleasing is that they built plenty of rucks and barely box kicked playing more off counter and transition in the first games this year and relied on lightning quick ball. Then against Ireland they didnt rely on width or counter but ground the Irish down with brutality and long sequences consisting of massive phase counts which ultimately broke the dam wall. Then they played a bunch of rubbish against the stormers in cape town and got schooled at the high ball and conceded plenty of technical penalties. Against the Sharks though they played more off 9, kicked long for the corners and won multiple 50-22’s. Love put in a shift in that game in total contrast to other performances. They also kicked more through Barrett and put several box kicks up off 9 when clearing. Then when they saw the Sharks tiring they ramped it up, played wide and scored plenty. The All Blacks are showing more and more adaptability, they are playing whats in front of them and building their game and its clear that they are moving away from the rigid structures implemented under Razor. The Springboks already have that in them, their performances in Wellington and Ireland were polar opposites, their performance against France and Italy showed how they can adapt to adversity. Thats what makes this series so interesting, one team is becoming better at adapting to change while the other is already so good at it. Will the All Blacks have done enough to challenge the Boks? Cant wait for next week

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NoLongerARuck 50 minutes ago
Shifting sands in the game - Kennedy Tsimba’s ‘shift theory’: Part one

Thats absolute rubbish. Taking a concept from another sport and adapting it to a totally different one requires significant alteration to the original principle as its being purpose built for a totally different set of rules and play. That takes innovation and original thinking. Pep Guardiola has taken tactics from handball, water polo, chess and from total football and other footballing concepts to create his own unique style of play. Is he a pirate too? He has revolutionised football so much so that every stat in the premiership has altered to his style of play over the past 10 years. He is widely recognised as a football revolutionary. When Japanese engineers famously took inspiration from the Kingfishers beak and head to redesign their trains to eliminate tunnel boom they had to engineer the train head, materials etc. So are they pirates too? Every scientific concept developed is based on previous concepts, just because you didnt have the first idea it doesnt mean that what you create is unoriginal. It still requires innovation and thought.

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Wayneo 50 minutes ago
'Bit unfair': Bulls boss Johan Ackermann's vow before All Blacks clash

Such a long post just to explain why NZR is bankrupt today…

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Bazzallina 51 minutes ago
Two starting debuts and two timely returns for All Blacks against Bulls

And he has the perfect amount of swag to make the Boks fans jealous we look cooler haha

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Bazzallina 55 minutes ago
Richie Mo'unga receives long-awaited All Blacks call-up

So heard today that what ABs are getting pinged for is during NC you could move it a little bit just to hold weight better what refs on tour want to see is no movement of it at all

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RD 1 hour ago
Two starting debuts and two timely returns for All Blacks against Bulls

So it could be any of them? :)

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RD 1 hour ago
Two starting debuts and two timely returns for All Blacks against Bulls

What has Parker done wrong ? He has more bulk and experience than Hannah!

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Bazzallina 1 hour ago
Two starting debuts and two timely returns for All Blacks against Bulls

Rivez was excellent tonight Harkin last night was more bad than good his exit kicking was poor ( mind you was trying to take a lot in his shoulders ) but stil showed multiple flashes of that running game ..

I just think with Richie it was enough to warrant getting him over there whip him into shape at practice and throw him to the Lions in a week an a bit ..it’s a good investment and at the very least worth the punt there us akways going to be compromises



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Wayneo 1 hour ago
Shifting sands in the game - Kennedy Tsimba’s ‘shift theory’: Part one

Key phrasolagy being “Smithy borrowed from the Los Angeles Lakers”

Basically stealing ideas of another team and then calling it your own, I think that’s called pirating is it not?



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RD 1 hour ago
Dave Rennie: The All Blacks No.10 jersey won't change hands just yet

Reply UnRennie-like comments. “Most of our 15 cover comes from the 10s” - how about Moorby and Narawa? Scrambling for reasons why to bring a 5th 10 to SA? The “not yet” in the title -hmm - let’s dump the develping Love / DMac combo for a player who has never been that inspiring, is very disappointing. I smell a rat!

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Wayneo 1 hour ago
Two starting debuts and two timely returns for All Blacks against Bulls

Fyi: The next two teams the ABs play are different to the Stormers and thrive on high pace rugby

If you have a bad day against either they will punish you just like the ABs do, so they're going to be 2 good games to watch



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NoLongerARuck 1 hour ago
Shifting sands in the game - Kennedy Tsimba’s ‘shift theory’: Part one

What a load of nonsense. First of all when you train players to respond to whats in front of them you are training them. That means you are creating pitcures to which they will respond. Training rehearses scenarios so therefore what you are talking about is a preplanned response to a scenario. You are training players to be prepared for specific pictures and to create structure in what was previously unstructured situation. What is structure? well structure is when everyone sees the picture and responds in the same way. So if you see a tight forward in the chasing line and a fast back has that ball then attack that point and every other player knows that back will attack that point and starts to run support perhaps preparing for the offload or a breakdown. What Tsimba and Brown are doing are training players to create responses based on whats in front of them and not to play at default settings and thats exactly what Smith did so theres plenty of parrallels between the two whether you want to admit that or not

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Bazzallina 1 hour ago
Two starting debuts and two timely returns for All Blacks against Bulls

No specifically test 1 if Dmac not right but saw him trotting around at practice and Cam and Jordan so think we will probs see the Ireland team trotted out again with naybe some changes in second and backrow mainly on bench

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