Beno Obano reaches significant Bath milestone on Premiership weekend shorn of England stars
Bath prop Beno Obano makes his 150th appearance for the club this weekend.
The Premiership reaches Round Six this weekend with some standout games on the schedule, including Saracens facing Leicester Tigers at StoneX Stadium on Saturday.
It is a round that sees plenty of international talent miss out as England stars such as Marcus Smith, Ben Earl, Jamie George and more head into the pre-November training camp.
However, there is still plenty of class on show as Beno Obano hits 150 matches for Bath against Sale while Cadan Murley steps up to skipper Harlequins on their trip to face Exeter.
See below for the Premiership team news.
Friday
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Jack Bates, 13 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Benjamin Grondona, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 George Kloska, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Sam Wolstenholme, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Benjamin Elizalde
Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 James Ramm, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Seabrook, 10 George Makepeace-Cubitt, 9 Tom James, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Alex Coles (c), 4 Temo Mayanavanua, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Tom West
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Luke Green, 19 Gavin Thornbury, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Jake Garside
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Harry Walbaum
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Saturday
Gloucester v Newcastle Falcons
Gloucester: 15 Josh Hathaway, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Charlie Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, 5 Freddie Thomas, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Afolabi Fasogbon, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Harry Taylor, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Louis Hillman-Cooper, 23 Ioan Jones
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Ethan Grayson, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Philip van der Walt, 5 John Hawkins, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Luan de Bruin, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Sebastian de Chaves, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Brett Connon, 23 Ben Stevenson
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees: Jack Makepeace, Greg Macdonald
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Bath v Sale Sharks
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Louie Hennessey, 12 Will Butt, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Miles Reid (c), 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela, 19 Josh Bayliss, 20 Ethan Staddon, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Will Addison, 13 Luke James, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ben Bamber, 3 James Harper, 2 Tadgh McElroy, 1 Si McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Josh Beaumont, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Jean-Luc du Preez
Venue: Recreation Ground
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Joe James, John Meredith
TMO: David Rose
Saracens v Leicester Tigers
Saracens: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Alex Goode, 9 Ivan van Zyl (c), 8 Tom Willis, 7 Toby Knight, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Theo McFarland, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Kapeli Pifeleti, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Phil Brantingham, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Josh Hallett, 23 Tim Swiel
Leicester Tigers: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Tom Manz, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Cronin, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Côme Joussain, 20 Matt Rogerson, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Will Wand
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, Jonathan Healy
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Sunday
Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Olly Woodburn, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Will Haydon-Wood, 9 Will Becconsall, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ross Vintcent, 5 Richard Capstick, 4 Franco Molina, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Scott Sio (c)
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Ethan Roots, 21 Stu Townsend, 22 Harvey Skinner, 23 Ben Hammersley
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Lennox Anyanwu, 11 Cadan Murley (c), 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Will Porter, 8 James Chisholm, 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Jordan Els
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jamie Benson, 23 Nick David
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Tom Foley
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