Of all the places in all the world, Dublin is the last Northampton would choose to visit today in rugby’s European Cup. Saints have lost 12 successive matches and 17 out of 19 dating back to January.
Pro14 champions Leinster have won 33 of 34 since May 2018. To make matters worse Northampton playmaker Dan Biggar is injured and England fullback George Furbank fills in at 10 for only the second time.
Defeat and Saints will be out of the Champions Cup as well as rock bottom of the Premiership. Team boss Chris Boyd, who signed a contract extension only last month, admitted: “Losing in a high-performance environment is never nice and it never should be. "High performance sport is all about winning.
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