Courtney Lawes and Handre Pollard among Premiership returnees while Luke Cowan-Dickie set for Sale Sharks bow

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England flanker Courtney Lawes in action against South Africa.

England flanker Courtney Lawes in action against South Africa.

Round Five of the Premiership season kicks off with one game on Friday before two take place on Saturday and Sunday as Exeter Chiefs look to remain on top.

Check on the team news for the weekend’s action below.

Friday

Gloucester v Bath

Gloucester: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Jonny May, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 George Barton, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Santi Socino, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Ben Donnell, 21 Micky Young, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Louis Rees-Zammit

Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Miles Reid, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Fergus Lee-Warner, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Josh McNally, 20 Jaco Coetzee, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Sam Harris, 23 Matt Gallagher

Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose

Saturday

Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks

Bristol Bears: 15 Max Malins, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Rich Lane, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Harry Thacker, 6 Magnus Bradbury, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Josh Caulfield, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Sam Grahamslaw, 18 George Kloska, 19 James Dun, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 James Williams, 23 Gabriel Ibitoye

Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez (c), 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Josh Beaumont, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 James Harper, 19 Ben Bamber, 20 Rouban Birch, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Joe Carpenter, 23 Sam Dugdale

Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Paul Dix
TMO: Dan Jones

Leicester Tigers v Harlequins

Leicester Tigers: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Freddie Steward, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Archie Vanes, 17 James Cronin, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Sam Carter, 20 Matt Rogerson, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Matt Scott

Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Lennox Anyanwu, 11 Louis Lynagh, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Dino Lamb, 5 George Hammond, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Will Collier, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Irne Herbst, 20 James Chisholm, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Andre Esterhuizen

Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:05 GMT
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, John Meredith
TMO: Dean Richards

Sunday

Newcastle Falcons v Saracens

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Rory Jennings, 11 Iwan Stephens, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Hugh O’Sullivan, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Sam Cross, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Eduardo Bello, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Phil Brantingham, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Philip van der Walt, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Cameron Hutchison, 23 Ben Stevenson

Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Alex Lewington, 10 Alex Goode (c), 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Christie, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Alec Clarey, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Tom West, 18 Christian Judge, 19 Ollie Stonham, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Manu Vunipola, 23 Lucio Cinti

Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, Wayne Falla
TMO: Andrew Jackson

Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs

Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Tom Seabrook, 13 Tommy Freeman , 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 James Ramm, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Sam Graham, 7 Angus Scott-Young, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Chunya Munga, 4 Alex Moon, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Alex Waller
Replacements: 16 Sam Matavesi, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Tom Pearson, 21 Tom James, 22 Rory Hutchinson, 23 Tom Litchfield

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Tommy Wyatt, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Ben Hammersley, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Lewis Pearson, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Nika Abuladze
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle , 17 Scott Sio, 18 Ehren Painter, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Aidon Davis, 21 Niall Armstrong, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Tom Hendrickson

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Jamie Leahy, Richard Gordon
TMO: Rowan Kitt

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