Investec Champions Cup round one: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Rob du Preez starts at fly-half for Sale Sharks.
The Investec Champions Cup gets underway on Friday with two matches before there are another six on Saturday and four on Sunday in a blockbuster opening to the tournament.
Here’s the team news, predictions, match officials and how to watch the action.
Friday
Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warriors
Prediction: Glasgow Warriors by 3
Sale Sharks: 15 Arron Reed, 14 Tom O’Flaherty, 13 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Alex Wills, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Tom Burrow, 3 WillGriff John, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Si McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Ollie Davies, 23 Gurshwin Wehr
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Ollie Smith, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 George Horne, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Max Williamson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Nathan McBeth
Replacements: 16 Seb Stephen, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 Ally Miller, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Dan Lancaster
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
Assistant Referees: Vincent Blasco Baque (Fra), Julien Caulier (Fra)
TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby
Bayonne v Stormers
Prediction: Stormers by 5
Bayonne: 15 Yohan Orabe, 14 Tom Spring, 13 Cheikh Tiberghien, 12 Federico Mori, 11 Victor Hannoun, 10 Joris Segonds, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Nika Lomidze, 7 Arthur Iturria, 6 Alexandre Fischer, 5 Lucas Paulos, 4 Alvaro Garcia Iandolino, 3 Marco Fepulea’i, 2 Vincent Giudicelli, 1 Ignacio Calles
Replacements: 16 Lucas Martin, 17 Swan Cormenier, 18 Pascal Cotet, 19 Manex Ariceta, 20 Facundo Bosch, 21 Raphael Marchesin, 22 Baptiste Tilloles, 23 Arnaud Erbinartegaray
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Clinton Swart, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Connor Evans, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 JJ Kotzé, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Lukhanyo Vokozela, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Adré Smith, 20 JD Schickerling, 21 Evan Roos, 22 Dewaldt Duvenage, 23 Jonathan Roche
Venue: Stade Jean Dauger
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
Assistant Referees: Saba Abulashvili (Geo), Saba Makharadze (Geo)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
How to watch: beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby
Saturday
Saracens v Clermont
Prediction: TBC
Saracens: TBC
Clermont: TBC
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)
Assistant Referees: Ruairidh Campbell (Sco), Jonny MacKenzie (Sco)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby
Bulls v Bordeaux-Begles
Prediction: TBC
Bulls: TBC
Bordeaux-Begles: TBC
Venue: Loftus Versfeld
Kick-off: 17:15 local (15:15 GMT)
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (Eng), Joe James (Eng)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
How to watch: SuperSport / Premier Sports / France TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby
La Rochelle v Leicester Tigers
Prediction: TBC
La Rochelle: TBC
Leicester Tigers: TBC
Venue: Stade Marcel Deflandre
Kick-off: 18:30 local (17:30 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross (Ire), Robbie Jenkinson (Ire)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)
How to watch: beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby
Leinster v Harlequins
Prediction: TBC
Leinster: TBC
Harlequins: TBC
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Craig Evans (Wal)
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones (Wal), Ben Breakspear (Wal)
TMO: Keith David (Wal)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby
Bath v Munster
Prediction: TBC
Bath: TBC
Munster: TBC
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Jeremy Rozier (Fra)
Assistant Referees: Thomas Charabas (Fra), Benjamin Hernandez (Fra)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby
Scarlets v Bristol Bears
Prediction: TBC
Scarlets: TBC
Bristol Bears: TBC
Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
Assistant Referees: Filippo Russo (Ita), Franco Rosella (Ita)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Ita)
How to watch: S4C / Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby
Sunday
Pau v Northampton Saints
Prediction: TBC
Pau: TBC
Northampton Saints: TBC
Venue: Stade du Hameau
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)
Assistant Referees: Clara Munarini (Ita), Alberto Favaro (Ita)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
How to watch: beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby
Gloucester v Castres
Prediction: TBC
Gloucester: TBC
Castres: TBC
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Sco)
Assistant Referees: Ian Kenny (Sco), Finlay Brown (Sco)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby
Toulouse v Sharks
Prediction: TBC
Toulouse: TBC
Sharks: TBC
Venue: Stade Ernest Wallon
Kick-off: 16:15 local (15:15 GMT)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng), Simon Harding (Eng)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)
How to watch: France TV / beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugb
Edinburgh v Toulon
Prediction: TBC
Edinburgh: TBC
Toulon: TBC
Venue: Hive Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox (Eng), Greg MacDonald (Eng)
TMO: Daniel Jones (Eng)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby