PREM Rugby round 12: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments

Round 12 of the PREM Rugby season kicks off with one game on Friday night before three take place on Saturday and the action concludes on Sunday.

Check on all the PREM team news, our predictions the match officials and more below.

Friday

Newcastle Red Bulls v Exeter Chiefs

Prediction: Exeter by 9

Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Rhys Beeckmans, 11 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Reuben Parsons, 5 Adam Scott, 4 Oscar Usher, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Connor Hancock, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Freddie Clarke, 20 Tom Gordon, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Oli Spencer

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 13 Nick Lilley, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Campbell Ridl, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ross Vintcent, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Jimmy Roots, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Julian Heaven, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Lewis Pearson, 20 Finn Worley Brady, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Dan John

Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Hamish Smales, Mike Hudson
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO max, TNT Sports Ultimate

Saturday

Gloucester v Leicester Tigers

Prediction: Leicester by 12

Gloucester: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Will Joseph, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Seb Atkinson (c), 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Deian Gwynne, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Jack Innard, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Will Trenholm, 21 Rhys Price, 22 George Barton, 23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud

Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Joaquin Moro, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Hanro Liebenberg, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Harry Palmer, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 James O’Connor, 23 Adam Radwan

Venue: Villa Park
Kick-off: 13:00 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Ian Tempest, Neil Chivers
TMO: David Rose
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO max, TNT Sports Ultimate

Bristol Bears v Harlequins

Prediction: Bristol by 18

Bristol Bears: 15 Louis Rees-Zammit, 14 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 James Williams, 11 Aidan Boshoff, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Santiago Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Owen, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Tomas Gwilliam, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 George Taylor, 20 Benjamin Grondona, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23 Gabriel Ibitoye

Harlequins: 15 Jamie Benson, 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Cadan Murley, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Nick David, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Stu Townsend, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Guido Petti Pagadizábal, 5 Elliot Williams, 4 Kieran Treadwell, 3 Joe Jones, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Simon Kerrod
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Will Hobson, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Zach Carr, 21 Seb Driscoll, 22 Jack Grant, 23 Sean Kerr

Venue: Principality Stadium
Kick-off: 15:30 BST
Referee: Adam Leal
ARs: Sara Cox, Simon Harding
TMO: Dean Richards
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO max, TNT Sports Ultimate

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Saracens v Northampton Saints

Prediction: Northampton by 3

Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan Van Zyl, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Max Malins

Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 James Ramm, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Luke Green, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Emmanul Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 JJ Van Der Mescht, 20 Chunya Munga, 21 Callum Chick, 22 Jonny Weimann, 23 Fraser Dingwall

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Kick-off: 18:00 BST
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: Christophe Ridley, Wayne Falla
TMO: Karl Dickson
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO max, TNT Sports Ultimate

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Sunday

Sale Sharks v Bath

Prediction: Sale by 2

Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Nathan Jibulu, 6 Sam Dugdale, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 James Harper, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Tye Raymont, 19 Dan du Preez, 20 Jos Gilmore, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Tom O’Flaherty

Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Louie Hennessey, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Santi Carreras, 9 Tom Carr-Smith, 8 Miles Reid (c), 7 Ethan Staddon, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Will Jeanes, 3 Vilikesa Sela, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Scott Kirk
Replacements: 16 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Ewan Richards, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Chris Harris, 23 Alfie Barbeary

Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Andrew Jackson, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Peter Allan
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO max, TNT Sports Ultimate

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