Welcome to Franklins Gardens as Northampton Saints welcome Lyon from the Top 14 in the oping game of the Champions Cup for the 2 sides. Plenty to play for in the opening games this week and next. Live updates to follow

Alex Waller and Teimana Harrison will lead Northampton Saints, as the men in Black, Green and Gold return to Europe’s top flight and look to recreate their run to glory on the 20th anniversary of the Club’s title.

Matt Proctor and Owen Franks could both make their Northampton Saints debuts off the bench on Sunday, with Chris Boyd calling on his international reinforcements for this weekend’s Heineken Champions Cup opener.

Pierre Mignoni - “We’ve done significant work within the team, so that we make progress this year. I hope we’re going to show that we’ve made progress. That’s the goal that we’ve set ourselves, anyway.”