Rhodri Davies is back for Northampton after a 10 month absence. David Quinlan misses out and his place goes to Luke Myring while Carlos Spencer is back at out half. Borders give newcomer Brendon Daniel a start after his arrival from New Zealand.
Northampton Saints: 15 Rob Laird, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Rhodri Davies, 12 Luke Myring, 11 Ben Cohen, 10 Carlos Spencer, 9 Mark Robinson, 8 Daniel Browne, 7 Darren Fox (capt), 6 Paul Tupai, 5 David Gerard, 4 Damien Browne, 3 Chris Budgen, 2 Steve Thompson, 1 Tom Smith.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 Soane Tonga'uiha, 18 Matt Lord, 19 Mark Easter, 20 Ian Vass, 21 Chris Wyles, 22 Johnny Howard.
Border Reivers: 15 Calum MacRae, 14 Simon Danielli, 13 Ben MacDougall, 12 Nick De Luca, 11 Brendon Daniel, 10 Steve Jones, 9 Chris Cusiter ©, 7 Scott Gray, 8 Kelly Brown, 6 John Dalziel, 5 Craig Hamilton, 4 Opeta Palepoi, 3 Ed Kalman, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Gavin Kerr
Replacements:16 Steve Scott, 17 Bruce Douglas, 18 Scott Newlands, 19 Andy Miller, 20 Brendan McKerchar, 21 Gregor Townsend, 22 Garry Law
Referee: Christophe Berdos