Wales internationals Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams make their first appearances of the season as Cardiff kick-off their Investec Champions Cup campaing against Northampton Saints at DPD Franklin's Gardens (5.30pm).

Faletau will make his first start since March, while Adams has been named on the bench.

Corniel van Zyl has also handed a first start to summer signing Semisi Paea who packs down at blindside flanker while on-loan Leicester Tigers lock Tom Manz starts in the second-row.

Wales playmaker Jarrod Evans starts for the first time since re-joining the club from Harlequins in the summer, with exciting young prospects Steffan Emanuel, Tom Bowen and Matty Young also in the starting XV.

The game is not on terrestrial TV and is live on Premier Sports.

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Northampton Saints: Pater; Sleightholme, Hutchinson, Thame, Hendy; Belleau, Mitchell; Fischetti, Smith, Kundiona, Lockett, van der Mescht, Kemeny, Taylor, Chick.

Replacements: Langdon, Els, Neculai, Prowse, Ulcoq, McParland, Smith, Dingwall.

Cardiff: Young; Grady, Millard, Emanuel, Bowen; Evans, A Davies; Southworth, D Hughes (capt), Wainwright, Manz, Thornton, Paea, D Thomas, Faletau.

Replacements: E Lloyd, Barratt, Cowell, McNally, De La Rua, Mulder, Sheedy, Adams.