Wales internationals Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams will make their first appearances of the season as Cardiff kick off their Investec Champions Cup campaign against Northampton Saints at DPD Franklin's Gardens (5.30pm).
Team news and returns
Faletau makes his first start since March, while Adams has been named on the bench. Summer signing Semisi Paea earns his first start at blindside flanker, and on-loan Leicester Tigers lock Tom Manz starts in the second row.
Wales playmaker Jarrod Evans starts for the first time since rejoining the club from Harlequins in the summer. Exciting young prospects Steffan Emanuel, Tom Bowen and Matty Young are also in the starting XV.
How to watch and line-ups
The game is not on terrestrial TV and is live on Premier Sports. Kick-off is at 5.30pm.
Northampton Saints: Pater; Sleightholme, Hutchinson, Thame, Hendy; Belleau, Mitchell; Fischetti, Smith, Kundiona, Lockett, van der Mescht, Kemeny, Taylor, Chick. Replacements: Langdon, Els, Neculai, Prowse, Ulcoq, McParland, Smith, Dingwall.
Cardiff: Young; Grady, Millard, Emanuel, Bowen; Evans, A Davies; Southworth, D Hughes (capt), Wainwright, Manz, Thornton, Paea, D Thomas, Faletau. Replacements: E Lloyd, Barratt, Cowell, McNally, De La Rua, Mulder, Sheedy, Adams.
