The guys who are fit will have to perform at the highest level, and I have no doubt they will do that.

Steve was playing really well at six, but he wants to go back to hooking,

The most important thing was the attitude we took into the game,

Dylan Hartley played well at hooker last week and deserves to keep his place. Steve will find this change of role really refreshing.

Ben has worked extremely hard and gets what he deserves. He has a great attitude and will undoubtedly improve every year he is here.

We turned around a big defeat at Leicester last week with a relatively new team, and that's good. I think they found the passion we've always had at Northampton.

We have got a long way to go.

There are three Academy boys in the whole squad - Mark Easter, Dylan Hartley and Alex Rae - in their first year, and they are proving their worth already,

Steve has been in the office banging on the door saying, 'When are you going to let me play?

Steve has played in the back row a number of times and every time he has, he has done extremely well,