Saints coach confident of win

Saints coach Jim Mallinder is confident Northampton can come away from Munster with the win that would send them through to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals at Thomond Park on Friday night.

"We had a massive game against Munster in October but we will need to play much better tomorrow night," Mallinder said.

"Many of their players are familiar faces from their exploits for Munster, Ireland and the Lions. But when the whistle blows it is just 15 men against 15, and if we play to our potential and stick to our game plan there is no reason why we can't win.

"The atmosphere in the squad has been very positive all week and there is plenty of belief that we can come home with the points."

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS (v Munster): B Foden, C Ashton, J Clarke, J Downey, B Reihana, S Geraghty, L Dickson, S Tongauiha, D Hartley (capt), E Murray, I Fernandez Lobbe, J Kruger, C Lawes, P Dowson, R Wilson

Replacements: B Sharman, A Waller, B Mujati, C Day, N Best, A Dickens, S Myler, C Mayor