Aviva Premiership club-by-club preview

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With the Aviva Premiership set to kick off, Planet Rugby took a closer club-by-club look at who's hot and who's not going into 2010/11.

With the Aviva Premiership set to kick off this Friday, Planet Rugby took a closer club-by-club look at who's hot and who's not going into 2010/11.

Leicester are again holding the aces in England following their epic Grand Final showdown with Saracens a few months back, but don't be at all surprised to see the likes of Northampton and Bath right up there in the mix this coming season.

Down in the doldrums we are expecting to see new-boys Exeter, who could be scrapping it out for survival with Leeds and also Sale. Buckle up!

Bath should love the new law interpretations
Exeter are set for a real scrap down at the bottom
Gloucester will be looking to improve once again
Harlequins are keen to rinse themselves of the past
Leeds Carnegie are much stronger than last season
Leicester are preparing for life without Lewis Moody
London Irish will be there or thereabouts come May
London Wasps have bought well during the off-season
Newcastle are minus Carl Hayman who jetted to Toulon
Northampton will want to continue their rise to the top
Sale Sharks have had a real shake-up. Will it work out?
Saracens have the strength in-depth and will challenge