Saints face five-day turnaround in Heineken Cup

Saints face a five-day turnaround in Heineken Cup Pool 1 in January after the fixtures were announced on Wednesday afternoon.
By Tom Vickers
Published 18th Dec 2013, 14:24 BST
ON THE CHARGE - Luther Burrell and Saints still have hope of making the Heineken Cup quarter-finalsON THE CHARGE - Luther Burrell and Saints still have hope of making the Heineken Cup quarter-finals
ON THE CHARGE - Luther Burrell and Saints still have hope of making the Heineken Cup quarter-finals

Jim Mallinder’s men head to Ospreys on Sunday, January 12 (kick-off 12.45pm) before returning to Franklin’s Gardens to take on Castres on Friday, January 17 (kick-off 8pm).

Leinster face a similarly tough schedule as they go to Castres on January 12 and host Ospreys five days later.

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Those games will decide the destination of the pool, with Saints currently four points adrift of summit side Leinster.

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Northampton produced a stunning performance to claim an 18-9 win in Dublin last weekend to keep their hopes alive.

And they will now be targeting back-to-back victories, while hoping their Irish rivals slip up as they bid to make the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2010/11 season.