Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder has admitted that he is pleased with the depth of his squad after they got their Aviva Premiership campaign off to a winning start at the weekend.
The Saints, who signed George North, Alex Corbisiero and Kahn Fotuali'i over the summer, earned a bonus-point victory over Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
"We've talked for a long time about having a squad that is strong enough to go and challenge for top honours," Mallinder told BBC Sport.
"We've been developing that, particularly in the forwards, and we've got a lot of talented players. We need to keep them all hungry."
Northampton continue their campaign on Friday when they face Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop.
