Bath and Northampton have made significant changes to their starting lineups for Friday's Champions Cup quarter-final at the Rec. England fly-half Fin Smith returns from concussion to start for the Saints, while scrum-half Alex Mitchell is named on the bench after recovering from a hamstring injury that prematurely ended his Six Nations campaign.

Archie McParland takes the number nine shirt alongside Smith, with Rory Hutchinson partnering Fraser Dingwall in midfield. Curtis Langdon and Cleopas Kundiona feature in the front row, while Tom Pearson comes in at open-side flanker. George Hendy also returns from injury to take his place on the bench. Saints captain George Furbank leads the side from full-back, with his move to Harlequins confirmed this week.

Bath have made five changes, with Sam Underhill and Miles Reid starting in the back row alongside Guy Pepper. Billy Sela comes into the front row and Cameron Redpath takes over from Max Ojomoh in the centres. Henry Arundell shifts to the right wing as Will Muir replaces Joe Cokanasiga in the starting line-up. Bath have a 6-2 split on the bench with forwards Kepu Tuipulotu, Francois van Wyk, Thomas du Toit, Ross Molony, Ted Hill and Barbeary available to bring considerable power to the game.