| Home team | Northampton Saints |
| Away team | Leicester Tigers |
| Venue | Franklins Gardens |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM semi-final |
| Kick off time | 7:45 pm (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers Gallagher PREM semi-final preview as the sides meet at Franklin’s Gardens.
The winner of this game will move on to the final at Allianz Twickenham next week. The Saints finished top of the table, while the Tigers came fourth.
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Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers confirmed lineups
| Northampton Saints | Leicester Tigers | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Iyogun | 1 | Smith | |||
| Langdon | 2 | Blamire | |||
| Millar-Mills | 3 | Heyes | |||
| Coles | 4 | Martin | |||
| Prowse | 5 | Chessum | |||
| Kemeny | 6 | Liebenberg | |||
| Pearson | 7 | Reffell | |||
| Pollock | 8 | Moro | |||
| Backs | |||||
| McParland | 9 | Van Pootvliet | |||
| Smith | 10 | Searle | |||
| Hendy | 11 | Hassell-Collins | |||
| Hutchinson | 12 | Bailey | |||
| Litchfield | 13 | Wand | |||
| Freeman | 14 | Radwan | |||
| Furbank | 15 | Steward | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Wright | 16 | Clare | |||
| Fischetti | 17 | Van Der Flier | |||
| Green | 18 | Hurd | |||
| Van der Mescht | 19 | Henderson | |||
| Lockett | 20 | Cracknell | |||
| Chick | 21 | Whiteley | |||
| Weimann | 22 | Kata | |||
| Dingwall | 23 | Perese | |||
Recent Form:
Northampton Saints (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 6th June 2026 | PREM | Harlequins | 38-31 |
| Won | 30th May 2026 | PREM | Gloucester | 36-32 |
| Won | 15th May 2026 | PREM | Bristol Bears | 94-33 |
| Loss | 9th May 2026 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 41-17 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | PREM | Bath | 41-38 |
Northampton wrapped the season up the season up comfortably and only lost three games throughout the 18 match campaign. Two of those losses came in the last four games, which included the loss to Leicester Tigers. In the final round, top spot was already secured and therefore with a rotated team, they lost by seven to Harlequins. The game was tight and with less than 15 minutes to go the Saints were winning by seven. They conceded two tries in the final 10 minutes to lose by seven.
Leicester Tigers (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 6th June 2026 | PREM | Bath | 24-22 |
| Loss | 31st May 2026 | PREM | Exeter Chiefs | 26-35 |
| Won | 17th May 2026 | PREM | Sale Sharks | 33-47 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 41-17 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | PREM | Saracens | 19-15 |
Leicester Tigers managed to finish in fourth despite defeat in three of the final five games. Their three defeats in this time did come by nine or fewer points. In the last round they lost out to Bath by two points. Three of Bath’s four games came from close range with Thomas Du Toit scoring a hattrick.
Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 9th May 2026 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 41-17 |
| 31st January 2026 | PREM Cup | Northampton Saints | 40-22 |
| 21st November 2025 | PREM Cup | Leicester Tigers | 34-22 |
| 11th October 2025 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 32-26 |
| 21st March 2025 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 0-33 |
The Home team have won each of the meetings between these teams this season, with them meeting in the regular season and in the PREM Cup. The home team has scored at least 30 points in each of these games and the winning team has scored at least 30 points in the last seven games between the teams.
