Northampton Saints have opted to drop England winger Chris Ashton from the team to face Munster in the Heineken Cup just days after agreeing a deal to join Saracens next season.
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The Saints are second on the Pool One ladder with 12 points, while Munster are unbeaten in the Heineken Cup with five wins from five.
Ashton was not expected to be dropped but he will not feature and has now been replaced by Jamie Elliott.
The Saints still have an outside chance of being dropped into the Amlin Challenge Cup and director of rugby Jim Mallinder wants to end this tournament on a high.
Munster have made just one change in personnel to their starting XV. Niall Ronan has been ruled out through injury and he is replaced by Donncha O’Callaghan in the second row.
The home side are on offer at 4/9 with
Bet365, while Munster are available at 9/5. The draw can be backed at 20/1.
Surprisingly Munster have been handed a five point start in the handicap market and are available at 4/5, while the Saints -5 are on offer at even money.
