In the back division, Ugo Monye misses out due to a calf injury he sustained during the World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong last weekend, so Simon Keogh takes his place on the left wing. Gavin Duffy returns from international duty and takes Keogh's place on the bench.

The pack is unchanged, though Simon Maling has recovered from the groin injury that forced him to miss the Newcastle match and is amongst the replacements in place of Roy Winters.

"The victory over Newcastle has given us a great chance to push for a Wild Card play-off place at the end of the season," said Mark Evans, NEC Harlequins Chief Executive. "At the same time we are only nine points ahead of Leeds going into this weekend, so there is much to play for in our remaining four games."

"Given Northampton's position in the table, then clearly this is a massive game for both sides on Saturday. They have had a couple of excellent victories recently and I'm sure will go into the match with a lot of confidence. However, the same can be said about us and there's a belief within the squad that we can come away with a positive result should we perform to the best of our abilities."

The full team is as follows:

15. Tom Williams
14. George Harder
13. Dafydd James
12. Mel Deane
11. Simon Keogh
10. Jeremy Staunton
9. Steve So'oialo
1. Mike Worsley
2. Tani Fuga
3. Ceri Jones
4. Jim Evans
5. Simon Miall
6. Nick Easter
7. Andre Vos (Capt.)
8. Tony Diprose

Replacements:
16. Ace Tiatia
17. Jon Dawson
18. Simon Maling
19. Luke Sherriff
20. Dave von Hoesslin
21. Arwel Thomas
22. Gavin Duffy