PREM Rugby round 13: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Marcus Smith is at full-back for Harlequins while Ben Earl returns for Saracens.
After a break for the Investec Champions Cup, round 13 of the 2025/26 PREM season is now firmly upon us with five blockbuster games pencilled in.
Check on all the PREM team news, our predictions the match officials and more below.
Friday
Bristol Bears v Gloucester
Prediction: Bristol by 15
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Benjamin Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Steele Barker, 20 Luka Ivanishvili, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Noah Heward
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Josiah Edwards-Giraud, 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 Arthur Clark, 4 Danny Eite, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Val Rapava-Ruskin, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Matias Alemano, 20 Will Trenholm, 21 Mikey Austin, 22 Will Joseph, 23 Ben Loader
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce & Veryan Boscawen
TMO: Dan Jones
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate
Saturday
Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Red Bulls
Prediction: Leicester by 20
Leicester: 15 Freddie Stewart, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Rhys Beeckmans, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Joaquin Moro, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Will Hurd, 19 George Martin, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Izaia Perese, 23 Ollie Hassell-Collins
Newcastle: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Rhys Beeckmans, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Ben Healy, 9 James Elliott, 8 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 7 Tom Christie (c), 6 Tom Gordon, 5 Adam Scott, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Ollie Fletcher, 1 Micky Rewcastle
Replacements 16 Samson Adejimi, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Freddie Clarke, 20 Reuben Parsons, 21 Simón Benítez Cruz, 22 Brett Connon, 23 Fergus Lee-Warner
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Joe James
Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys & Simon Harding
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Live on: TNT Sports Extra, HBO Max
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints
Prediction: Exeter by 2
Exeter: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 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 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Jimmy Roots, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Ethan Roots, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Paul Brown-Bampoe
Northampton: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 George Hendy, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Sam Graham, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Tom Lockett, 4 Ed Prowse, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Tom West, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 JJ Van Der Mescht, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Archie McParland, 22 James Pater
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate
Bath v Harlequins
Prediction: Bath by 20
Bath: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Ewan Richards, 3 Vilikesa Sela, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Scott Kirk
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Tom Carr Smith, 22 Louie Hennessey, 23 Miles Reid
Harlequins: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Nick David, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lucas Friday, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Guido Petti Pagadizábal, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Chandler Cunningham-South, 3 Joe Jones, 2 George Turner, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Ethan Clarke, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Elliot Williams, 20 Zach Carr, 21 Will Evans, 22 Stu Townsend, 23 Sean Kerr
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley & John Meredith
TMO: David Rose
Live on: TNT Sports 2, HBO Max
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Sunday
Sale Sharks v Saracens
Prediction: Saracens by 5
Sale Sharks: 15 Tom Roebuck, 14 Tom O’Flaherty, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Alex Wills, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Jos Gilmore, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 James Harper, 2 Ethan Caine, 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
Replacements: 16 Alfie Longstaff, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Tye Raymont, 19 Dylan Hodkinson, 20 Reuben Logan, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Tristan Woodman
Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan Van Zyl, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Angus Hall
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales & Jamie Leahy
TMO: Peter Allan
Live on: TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate