Saints lineout

North works well to get the offload to Groom, allowing the scrum half to touch down for the opening score

Mallinder gets us underway

Both sides make their way out to the field

Stay tuned for live updates as we await kick off

The Saints have claimed victory on 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides, the most recent of which was a comfortable 35-7 win for Northampton

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of today's Premiership fixture as London Irish welcome Northampton Saints at the Madejski sTadium