Sheffield Tigers aim to build on Ipswich win against visitors Northampton Foxes
LEON FLINT is hoping Sheffield Tigers can go back-to-back when they take on Northampton Foxes at Owlerton on Thursday night.
The pair have already been involved in two last heat deciders this season with both contests going down to the wire at the home of the Foxes.
The Premiership R1 fixture sees the Tigers leading 48-42 on aggregate after their tremendous turnaround at the Shaleway in June.
Last time out, Sheffield got back on the winning trail with a 51-39 home victory over reigning champions Ipswich.
“On their day, Northampton have got some world class riders,” said Tigers’ Flint.
“So we definitely need to be on our A-game; we’ve already seen what happened at home to King’s Lynn when we weren’t.
“We need the same sort of atmosphere, the same sort of energy we had against Ipswich and hopefully we can go back-to-back.”
Northampton arrive boosted by their second win of the season as they beat Sheffield’s play-off place rivals King’s Lynn on Monday.
The Foxes boast a wealth of international experience with the likes of seasoned campaigners Niels-Kristian Iversen, Matej Zagar and Nicolai Klindt in their line-up. The hosts’ realise they’ll need another full team effort as they once again run Rider Replacement at No1.
Northampton boss Chris Adams, added: “We’re looking forward to Sheffield. It’s a tricky old place to go, and it’s a little bit like Belle Vue in that if you go there and you’re on the wrong set-up, you can be chasing hard but be left at the back.
“But we’re going there with positive feelings after our win at home on Monday, and we’ll see what we can do.”
Sheffield Tigers: Jack Holder R/R, Anders Rowe, Chris Holder, Leon Flint, Josh Pickering, Jye Etheridge, Luke Killeen.
Northampton Foxes: Jaimon Lidsey, Kye Thomson, Matej Zagar, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Nicolai Klindt, Troy Batchelor, Luke Harrison.
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