Lawes and Wood starting for Saints against Ulster

England duo Courtney Lawes and Tom Wood have been brought straight back into Northampton‘s starting line-up as they prepare for a crucial Heineken Cup clash with Ulster at the Gardens tomorrow.
Lawes comes in for Mark Sorenson in the engine room while Wood, who was named man of the match in the emphatic win over the All Blacks last week, replaces Phil Dowson at openside.
With already one loss to their name, at Castres in the previous round, the Saints cannot afford another defeat or they would almost certainly wave goodbye to their qualification chances.
Eslewhere, Ben Foden and Dylan Harltey carry on their return from injury, which saw them miss the Autumn Test Series with England, by starting at full-back and hooker.
Welshman Martin Roberts retains the No.9 jersey ahead of Lee Dickson who is on the bench and will partner Ryan Lamb in the half-backs.
Northampton: Foden; K. Pisi, G. Pisi, Waldouck, Elliott; Lamb, Roberts; Tonga’uiha, Hartley (capt.), Mujati; Manoa, Lawes; Clark, Wood, Van Velze.
Replacements: Haywood, Waller, Doran-Jones, Sorenson, Dowson, Dickson, Myler, May.