PREM Rugby round 15: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments

Adam Kyriacou
James O'Connor starts at 10 for Leicester Tigers and Joe Cokanasiga returns for Bath.

James O'Connor starts at 10 for Leicester Tigers and Joe Cokanasiga returns for Bath.

The PREM Rugby season returns this weekend with Round 15 seeing one match take place on Friday, three on Saturday and the final fixture on Sunday.

Check on all the team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.

Friday

Gloucester v Sale Sharks

Prediction: Gloucester by 5

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

Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Marius Louw, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Hyron Andrews, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Alfie Longstaff, 1 Ralph McEachran
Replacements: 16 Wills Austin, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Tristan Woodman, 20 Seb Kelly, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Luke James, 23 Arron Reed

Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest, Veryan Boscawen
TMO: Dean Richards
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate

Saturday

Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints

Prediction: Northampton by 3

Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Joaquin Moro, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 George Martin, 4 Ollie Chessum (c), 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Cameron Henderson, 20 Samuel Williams, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Solomone Kata, 23 Izaia Perese

Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Sam Graham, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 JJ van der Mescht, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Luke Green, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Tom West, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Ed Prowse, 20 Chunya Munga, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Archie McParland, 23 Tom Litchfield

Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, Simon Harding
TMO: Stuart Terheege
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate, ITV4, ITVX

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Bristol Bears v Saracens

Prediction: Bristol by 2

Bristol Bears: 15 Noah Heward, 14 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Santiago Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Tomas Gwilliam, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 George Taylor, 20 Kofi Cripps, 21 Harry Randall, 22 James Williams, 23 Jack Bates

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 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jamie George, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Theo McFarland, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Tobias Elliott

Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Andrew Jackson
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate

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Sunday

Newcastle Red Bulls v Harlequins

Prediction: Harlequins by 2

Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Reuben Parsons, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Tom Gordon, 5 Finn Baker, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Micky Rewcastle, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Connor Hancock, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Freddie Clarke, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Ethan Grayson

Harlequins: 15 Jamie Benson, 14 Cameron Anderson, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Lucas Friday, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Seb Driscoll, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Elliot Williams, 4 Kieran Treadwell, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Jimmy Staples, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Jack Kenningham, 21 Will Evans, 22 Will Porter, 23 Sean Kerr

Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Harry Walbaum
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, John Meredith
TMO: Peter Allan
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports Extra, HBO Max

Exeter Chiefs v Bath

Prediction: Bath by 5

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Campbell Ridl, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Christ Tshiunza, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Max Norey, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Finn Worley Brady, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Ben Hammersley

Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Will Butt, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Santi Carreras, 23 Cameron Redpath

Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:30 BST
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max

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