Elliot Daly will make his a hundredth Saracens look within the grandest vogue, main out his facet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because the Original Club of North London host Northampton Saints.
Daly begins at full-back for The Showdown VI in Association with StoneX as he brings up a century of caps for Saracens in a must-win Gallagher PREM fixture. Fresh from re-signing for the membership this week, the British & Irish Lion is in line for his fourth Showdown look on Saturday towards the present league leaders.
Director of Rugby Mark McCall has made 4 modifications to the facet that misplaced to Bath Rugby final Friday evening. One of these comes within the entrance row, as Rhys Carre returns to the Saracens pack contemporary from Six Nations responsibility, becoming a member of Theo Dan and Marcus Street.
Saracens captain Maro Itoje returns at an important time, partnering Hugh Tizard within the second row. Theo McFarland retains his place on the blindside, with Andy Onyeama-Christie promoted from the bench to the openside. Tom Willis completes the pack at quantity eight.
Charlie Bracken returns at scrum-half, partnering Owen Farrell, who marshals the facet from fly-half. The remainder of the backline stays unchanged, with Nick Tompkins and Lucio Cinti forming an all-international midfield pairing.
Rotimi Segun and Tobias Elliott proceed on the wings, with Elliott having scored on his Showdown debut final yr. Daly rounds off the facet on a landmark event for the England worldwide.
Amongst the replacements, there is a return to the match day squad for Nathan Michelow. Jamie George might additionally make his return after being rested following the Guinness Six Nations.
Daly is proud to achieve the milestone on such a grand stage.
“Playing 100 games for this club is something I am very proud of. The Showdown is always a great occasion, so to lead the team out will be a special moment. It is a massive game for us and everyone is extremely motivated to get the right result.”
Saracens Men crew to play Northampton Saints:
1 Rhys Carre
2 Theo Dan
3 Marcus Street
4 Maro Itoje (c)
5 Hugh Tizard
6 Theo McFarland
7 Andy Onyeama-Christie
8 Tom Willis
9 Charlie Bracken
10 Owen Farrell
11 Rotimi Segun
12 Nick Tompkins
13 Lucio Cinti
14 Tobias Elliott
15 Elliot Daly
Replacements:
16 Jamie George
17 Eroni Mawi
18 Marco Riccioni
19 Nick Isiekwe
20 Nathan Michelow
21 Ivan Van Zyl
22 Fergus Burke
23 Max Malins
