PREM Rugby Cup round two: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
England internationals Fraser Dingwall (left) and Harry Randall (right) take to the field in the PREM Rugby Cup this weekend
After a thrilling opening weekend to the PREM Rugby Cup campaign, the action continues with four more games across round two.
The two sides that didn’t feature last weekend, Exeter Chiefs and Newcastle Red Bulls, get their seasons underway against Bristol Bears and Leicester Tigers respectively, while Gloucester take on Sale Sharks and Harlequins face Northampton Saints. High-scoring Saracens and Bath have bye weeks this weekend.
Check on all the PREM Rugby Cup team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.
Saturday
Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears
Prediction: Exeter Chiefs by 3
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Will Haydon-Wood, 14 Tommy Wyatt, 13 Ollie Batson, 12 Will Butt, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Sam Wolstenholme, 8 Kane James, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Harry Wilson, 5 Oscar Beckerleg, 4 Lewis Pearson, 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Ethan Burger
Replacements: 16 Louie Gulley, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Joe Bailey, 20 Finn Worley-Brady, 21 Jake Murray, 22 Ben Coen, 23 Sam Harris
Bristol Bears: 15 Noah Heward, 14 Ollie Harris, 13 Victor Worsnip, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Paddy Pearce, 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 George Taylor, 3 Jimmy Halliwell, 2 Tomas Gwilliam, 1 Max Lahiff
Replacements: 16 Sol Moody, 17 Andrew Turner, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Kenzie Jenkins, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Tobi Wilson.
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Henry Pearson
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce and Jonathan Healy
Gloucester v Sale Sharks
Prediction: Sale Sharks by 5
Gloucester: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Ollie Thorley, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Max Knight, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Harry Taylor, 5 Jack Mann, 4 Will Trenholm, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Val Rapava-Ruskin, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Tom Worts, 20 Jack Gilbert, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Junior Denny
Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Tom O’Flaherty, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Ponipate Loganimasi, 10 Ollie Davies, 9 Dom Hanson, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Tristan Woodman, 6 Jos Gilmore, 5 Tom Burrow, 4 Reuben Logan, 3 Tye Raymont, 2 Alfie Longstaff, 1 Ralph McEachran
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Dylan Hodkinson, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Toby Wilson, 23 Alex Willis
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Sara Cox and Veryan Boscawen
Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Red Bulls
Prediction: Leicester Tigers by 7
Leicester Tigers: 15 George Pearson, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Gabe Hamer-Webb, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Ollie Allan, 8 Olly Cracknell (c), 7 Samuel Williams, 6 Osian Thomas, 5 Cameron Henderson, 4 James Thompson, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Samiuela Moli, 1 Archie van der Flier
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Ale Loman, 19 Finn Carnduff, 20 Dylan Chessum, 21 Charlie Bemand, 22 Charlie Myall, 23 Wilf McCarthy
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Werner Kok, 10 Brett Connon, 9 James Elliott, 8 Sam Graham, 7 Tom Christie (c), 6 Max Hicks, 5 Cam Jordan, 4 Finn Baker,3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Pouri Rakete-Stones
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Tom West, 18 James Harper, 19 Allan Ferrie, 20 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Zack Henry, 23 Chris Harris
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Harry Walbaum
Assistant referees: Ian Tempest and Greg Macdonald
Harlequins v Northampton Saints
Prediction: Harlequins by 10
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Cameron Anderson, 13 James Lang, 12 Sean Kerr, 11 Theo Povey, 10 Josh Bellamy, 9 Stu Townsend, 8 Lucas Schmid, 7 Will Evans (c), 6 Jake Spurway, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Jonny Green, 3 Sitiveni Vasuturaga, 2 Jack Musk, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Jamie Miller, 18 Osman Dimen, 19 Harry Browne, 20 Leo Dickinson, 21 Alfie Bowman, 22 Bryn Bradley, 23 Sean Sharp
Northampton Saints: 15 James Pater, 14 Thomas Rowe, 13 Toby Thame, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 James Martin, 10 Hugh Shields, 9 Jonny Weimann, 8 Josh Taylor, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Jordan Els
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Aiden Reid, 18 Sonny Tonga’uiha, 19 JJ Van Der Mescht, 20 Jack Lewis, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Freddie St John, 23 George Hendy
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 16:45 BST
Referee: Joe James
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe and Simon Harding
TMO: Stuart Terheege
How to watch: TNT Sports, HBO Max