If you're going to go down, go down fighting. A spirited Saints side did just that in their first Aviva Premiership Final before finally succumbing to a Leicester team who eventually made the most of a 40-minute spell with an extra man at Twickenham.

Dylan Hartley says that there are plenty of reasons why the Northampton Saints team will be motivated for Saturday's Aviva Premiership Final.

In this Saturday's Aviva Premiership Final with Leicester, Soane Tonga'uiha's 213th appearance in Saints colours will be his last - something the prop will be using as motivation to help the club make history.

On paper, the Saints will head into this Saturday's Aviva Premiership Final - their first - against most people's strong favourite in Leicester. That said, Courtney Lawes believes the Twickenham tussle will be a one-off with the Saints more than capable of holding their own.

There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Having already done so in their semi-final at Saracens, the Saints will be hoping to make a liar of the numbers when they face Leicester in the Aviva Premiership Final this Saturday - the biggest derby in the 133-year history of both sides.

Stephen Myler and Luther Burrell have been called up into England's touring squad which heads to South America next week.

Having been cruelly denied participation in a quartet of blockbuster fixtures over the past couple of seasons, Tom Wood is desperate to help the Saints to Aviva Premiership glory at Twickenham this Saturday

Fly half Stephen Myler says that despite breaking a sequence of semi-final defeats at Saracens, the Saints won't settle for reaching a first Aviva Premiership final a week on Saturday.

Premiership Rugby has confirmed that Saints will be the 'away' team for next Saturday's Final, and as such will be in their sky blue shirts.