Mallinder: Ashton fall-out won’tworry Saints on revenge mission

NORTHAMPTON Saints coach Jim Mallinder insisted his squad is focused on beating Munster despite the squabble following Chris Ashton’s move to Saracens.

Mallinder axed the former Wigan Rugby League star from his match-day squad for a game that Northampton must win to qualify for the Amlin Challenge Cup.

The pair’s relationship fractured with the two reported to have rowed after Ashton told Mallinder about his decision to leave. And instead of facing Munster, Ashton’s place on the wing has been taken by teenager Jamie Elliott.