Travis Perkins. Official Sponsor of Northampton Saints
Barclay Card and link to their website
Persimmon Logo and a link to their website
Church's English Shoes Logo and a link to their website
Tetley's Beer and a link to their website
Highland Spring
Heineken Cup
This is an image banner
4 November 2005, 10:06 am
Hopley to captain Wanderers against Saracens
Hopley will lead the Wanderers for the first time on Monday night

No 8 Mark Hopley has been selected to lead the Wanderers for the first time on Monday night when Saints' A team take on Saracens in a friendly at Franklin's Gardens. The former England U21s player, who signed from Worcester Warrirors during the summer, has already made an appearance for Saints this season, in the back-row against Viadana, and has inherited the skipper's armband from Grant Seely who will start for Saints tomorrow.

Wanderers games have been attracting crowds of nearly 2,000 supporters in recent weeks and the squad would love to see more there on Monday night. They are free to season ticket holders and Bernie's Gang members or cost just £5 for adults, £3 for concessions or £2 for juniors. Kick-off is at 7.30pm.

The Wanderers starting XV includes up to eight first team players and full-back Garth Fowler, who is currently on trial.

15 Garth Fowler
14 Andy Vilk
13 Seamus Mallon
12 Adam Barnard
11 Paul Diggin
10 Ben Patston
9 Johnny Howard
1 Luke Harbut
2 Mike Wernham
3 Brett Sturgess
4 Alex Rae
5 Tom Powell/Ross Beattie
6 Mark Soden
7 Ben Lewitt
8 Mark Hopley (capt)

16 Charlie Beech
17 Chris Budgen
18 Tom Powell/Ross Beattie
19 Jamie Supple/Brett McNamee
20 Mark Easter
21 Ben Jones
22 Will Harries
23 Peter Clarke
24 Matt Grove
25 Julian Bishop

This team may be subject to late changes depending on the amount of time substitutes are used in the Saracens v Saints game.

Unrecognised poll ()
Legal Notice delivered by Sotic powered by RedDot