Newcastle Red Bulls v Northampton Saints: Full team news for the cup clash
Saints have made five changes for Friday's PREM Rugby Cup clash with Newcastle Red Bulls at Kingston Park (kick-off 7.45pm).
Chunya Munga will skipper the side as he retains his place in the second row, where he will be joined by Ed Prowse, who comes in for Tom Lockett.
Robbie Smith returns at hooker in place of Henry Walker, with Craig Wright providing cover from the bench.
Sam Graham, who is joining Newcastle this summer, is in at No.8 in place of Fyn Brown, while Tom James comes in at scrum-half for Archie McParland, who scored a hat-trick in the 40-24 win at Harlequins last Friday night.
James Martin replaces James Ramm at full-back.
Guest loosehead prop Joe Cowell is again among the replacements, as is Saints Under-18s forward Jack Lewis, who made his senior debut from the bench last weekend.
Emeka Atuanya, Will Glister, Curtis Langdon, Henry Lumley and Edoardo Todaro are on the 'not considered for selection' list this week.
The following players are on international duty: Alex Coles, Fraser Dingwall, Trevor Davison, Tommy Freeman, George Furbank, Emmanuel Iyogun, Alex Mitchell, Henry Pollock and Fin Smith (all England), Rory Hutchinson and Elliot Millar Mills (both Scotland), Danilo Fischetti (Italy), Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, James Pater, Oliver Scola, Sonny Tonga’uiha, and Jonny Weimann (England U20s), Archie Appleby (Scotland Under-20s).
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo; 14 Oli Spencer, 13 Rhys Beeckmans, 12 Cameron Hutchison, 11 Harrison Obatoyinbo; 10 Brett Connon, 9 James Elliott; 1 Micky Rewcastle, 2 George McGuigan (c), 3 Murray McCallum; 4 Jamie Hodgson, 5 Finn Baker; 6 Adam Scott, 7 Tom Christie, 8 Reuben Parsons.
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 George Bolam, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Max Clark, 23 Ethan Grayson.
Saints: 15 James Martin; 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Toby Thame; 11 Amena Caqusau; 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Tom James; 1 Tom West, 2 Robbie Smith, 3 Luke Green; 4 Ed Prowse, 5 Chunya Munga (c); 6 Archie Benson, 7 Charlie Ulcoq, 8 Sam Graham.
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Joe Cowell (guest player), 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 James Bennett (guest player), 20 Jack Lewis – Saints Under-18s, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Freddie St John, 23 George Hendy.