Saints are confident they’ll stop the slide

By JON NEWCOMBE

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Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs
Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens
ALEX Mitchell insists Northampton can take their frustration out on Exeter after back-to-back defeats to Leicester and Sale have seen Saints slip down the table.
Another defeat at home to the Chiefs today would surely put an end to their play-off hopes. Saints go into the game four places and four points behind the Chiefs in the table.
“All the games are massive. I think we were fifth and now we’ve dropped to ninth after just two weekends,” said the Englan...

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