Northampton SaintsNorthampton SaintsNOR

Form: WLWLL

19/10Sun, October 18th at 12:30 pm GMT-04:00

Cardiff BluesCardiff BluesCAR

Form: LWWLW

NOR
No.	Name
15	James Pater, FB
14	Ollie Sleightholme, W
13	Rory Hutchinson, C
12	Toby Thame, C
11	George Hendy, W
10	Anthony Belleau, FH
9	Alex Mitchell, SH
1	Danilo Fischetti, P
2	Robbie Smith, H
3	Cleopas Kundiona, P
4	Tom Lockett, L
5	JJ van der Mescht, L
6	Josh Kemeny, FL
7	Josh Taylor, FL
8	Callum Chick, N8
Replacements
16	Curtis Langdon, R
17	Jordan Els, R
18	Ion Neculai, R
19	Ed Prowse, R
20	Charlie Ulcoq, R
21	Archie McParland, R
22	Fin Smith, R
23	Fraser Dingwall, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

3:30 AM, October 19, 2026

Head To Head Record

Last Five Games					Date	Competition
CARCAR		19-23		NORNOR	19th Dec, 2010	European Rugby Champions Cup
NORNOR		23-15		CARCAR	11th Dec, 2010	European Rugby Champions Cup

Northampton Saints Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
W	NORNOR		71-48		BATBAT	10th Oct, 2026	Gallagher Prem
L	BRIBRI		41-26		NORNOR	3rd Oct, 2026	Gallagher Prem
W	NORNOR		59-26		NEWNEW	25th Sep, 2026	Gallagher Prem
W	NORNOR		26-17		EXEEXE	20th Jun, 2026	Gallagher Prem
W	NORNOR		45-31		LEILEI	12th Jun, 2026	Gallagher Prem

Cardiff Blues Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
L	LEILEI		29-5		CARCAR	10th Oct, 2026	United Rugby Championship
W	CARCAR		40-27		ZEBZEB	2nd Oct, 2026	United Rugby Championship
W	SCASCA		15-21		CARCAR	26th Sep, 2026	United Rugby Championship
L	STOSTO		44-21		CARCAR	30th May, 2026	United Rugby Championship
W	CARCAR		22-16		STOSTO	15th May, 2026	United Rugby Championship

Standings

Pool 1
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ASM	0	0	0
2	GLA	0	0	0
3	LEI	0	0	0
4	LEI	0	0	0
5	SAL	0	0	0
6	SEC	0	0	0
Pool 2
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	CON	0	0	0
2	EXE	0	0	0
3	LIO	0	0	0
4	SAR	0	0	0
5	STA	0	0	0
6	STA	0	0	0
Pool 3
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	BRI	0	0	0
2	GLO	0	0	0
3	MUN	0	0	0
4	RAC	0	0	0
5	STO	0	0	0
6	UNI	0	0	0
Pool 4
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	BAT	0	0	0
2	BUL	0	0	0
3	CAR	0	0	0
4	MON	0	0	0
5	NOR	0	0	0
6	STA	0	0	0

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