Champions Cup last 16 team news and line-upsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bath v Saracens is one of two all-English Champions Cup last-16 matches on Saturday, the other being Harlequins v SalePublished8 minutes agoThe Champions Cup has reached the last-16 stage, with eight matches taking place on 3-5 April.There are seven English sides, four French, two apiece from Scotland and South Africa, plus Leinster from Ireland.The winners will advance to next weekend’s quarter-finals, while the losers will exit the competition.As well as live text updates of selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app, there is live radio commentary of the key games on BBC Sounds.All the team news and line-ups for this weekend’s matches can be found below.Northampton v CastresVenue: Franklin’s Gardens Date: Friday, 3 April Kick-off: 20:00 BSTAnthony Belleau starts at fly-half in place of the injured Fin Smith as Northampton make six changes.With Trevor Davison and Manny Iyogun both ruled out, Danilo Fischetti starts at loose-head prop, Luke Green retains his place as the tight-head and Craig Wright takes over from Curtis Langdon as the starting hooker.Callum Chick comes in at number eight, with Henry Pollock switching to open-side flanker and Tom Pearson dropping to the bench.England centre Fraser Dingwall teams up with in-form Tom Litchfield in the midfield, while George Furbank captains the Prem leaders from full-back.Castres ended a three-match losing run by beating bottom-side Montauban last weekend to move into 10th place in the Top 14.They are captained by flanker Baptiste Delaporte, while former All Blacks centre Jack Goodhue is one to watch in the backs.Line-upsNorthampton: Furbank (capt); Freeman, Litchfield, Dingwall, Ramm; Belleau, McParland; Fischetti, Wright, Green, Lockett, Van der Mescht, Kemeny, Pollock, Chick.Replacements: Langdon, West, Kundiona, Prowse, Munga, Pearson, Weimann, Hutchinson.Castres: Chabouni; Ambadiang, Botitu, Goodhue, Karawalevu; Herve, Fernandez; Walcker, Durand-Pradere, Corato, Ducat, Vanverberghe, Delaporte (capt), Ardron, Papalii.Replacements: Colonna, Guerois-Galisson, Azar, Maravat, Cope, Ramototabua, Arata, Palis.Match officialsReferee: Craig Evans (Wales)Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa), Jonny MacKenzie (Scotland)TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)Northampton Saints v CastresChampions CupFriday, 3 April, kick-off 20:00 BSTFranklin’s GardensListen on Sounds
Champions Cup last 16 team news and line-ups
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