Newcastle vs Northampton LIVE: Saints' lead cut to two in tight Gallagher Premiership clash

Today marks Adam Radwan's 100th game for Newcastle Falcons' Adam Radwan and what a century it's been.

Encompassing 52 tries and his England debut, he wasn't taken to France but that gave him chance to bag yet another score last week despite the driving rain.

It underlined what most fans already knew - he's deadly everywhere in any conditions, and he should fancy his chances against a leaky Northampton defence.

But Saints will be wary of devoting too many resources to stopping Radwan - keep an eye on the dangerous Elliott Obatoyinbo and Iwan Stephens in the back three as well.

Saints' Director of Rugby Phil Dowson spoke to TNT Sports' Martin Bayfield ahead of kick-off, and addressed their two defeats from two games so far.

"There's two different performances, at Sale we had a good performance and had the chance to snatch it at the death. Against Bristol we started well and fell off in the second half.

George Furbank returns from injury to captain Saints on his first game of the 2023 Gallagher Premiership season, one of four changes to the side that lost to Bristol last week.

Fraser Dingwall and George Hendy are also back from injury in the backs as Northampton inch back to full fitness return from injuries, while in the pack Chunya Munga is set for his first Saints Prem start.

Courtney Lawes, Lewis Ludlam and Alex Mitchell are still unavailable thanks to England’s World Cup third-place playoff against Argentina, with 11 other Saints also unavailable.

Northampton Saints XV: 15. George Furbank (c), 14. Tom Seabrook, 13. Fraser Dingwall, 12. Rory Hutchinson, 11. George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9. Tom James, 1. Ethan Waller, 2. Curtis Langdon, 3. Trevor Davison, 4. Chunya Munga, 5. Alex Coles, 6. Angus Scott-Young, 7. Tom Pearson, 8. Sam Graham Replacements: 16. Tom Cruse, 17. Alex Waller, 18. Elliot Millar-Mills, 19. Tom Lockett, 20. Alex Moon, 21. Archie McParland, 22. James Grayson, 23. Tom Litchfield

And now's the time to tune in on TNT Sports 1 or discovery+, with 30 minutes of build-up before the big kick-off! Craig Doyle plus Falcons legend Tom May and the rest of the crew are also disecting last night's dramatic Rugby World Cup final...

It’s five changes for Newcastle, Adam Radwan is the only player to retain his place in the back three alongside Elliott Obatoyinbo and the exciting Iwan Stephens. They'll hope for better weather than last time out at Kingston Park, when Newcastle fell to Gloucester in a maelstrom.

Mark Tampin joins a front-row that was a clear second best against a week ago, while incoming flanker Sam Cross is the other new face in the forwards. Finally, Sam Stuart replaces Hugh O’Sullivan at scrum-half.

Newcastle Falcons XV: 15. Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14. Adam Radwan, 13. Tom Penny, 12. Rory Jennings, 11. Iwan Stephens, 10. Brett Connon, 9. Sam Stuart, 1. Adam Brocklebank, 2. Jamie Blamire, 3. Mark Tampin, 4. Philip van der Walt, 5. Sebastian de Chaves, 6. Sam Cross, 7. Guy Pepper, 8. Callum Chick (c)

Replacements: 16. Bryan Byrne, 17. Phil Brantingham, 18. Murray McCallum, 19. John Hawkins, 20. Kiran McDonald, 21. Hugh O’Sullivan, 22. Freddie Lockwood, 23. Matias Orlando

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The Rugby World Cup may be over, but the Gallagher Premiership is just getting started and we’re headed to Kingston Park to continue a thrilling 2023/24 season. Newcastle Falcons host Northampton Saints to round out round three live on TNT Sports and discovery+. Both sides are winless so far after falling to tough losses last week, but that must change today (don’t mention a draw)!

Kick-off is in 45 minutes, while TNT Sports 1 will be live from Tyneside at 14:30 GMT.