PREM Rugby round 16: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Charlie Ewels is playing his 200th game for Bath.
The 2025/26 PREM Rugby run-in continues this weekend with one game on Friday night, three on Saturday and one on Sunday.
Check on all the team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.
Friday
Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears
Prediction: Northampton by 5
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Henry Pollock, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Luke Green, 19 JJ van der Mescht, 20 Tom Pearson, 21 Sam Graham, 22 Alex Mitchell, 23 Fraser Dingwall
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Harry Randall, 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 Luka Ivanishvili, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Noah Heward
Venue: Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, John Meredith
TMO: David Rose
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate
Saturday
Bath v Newcastle Red Bulls
Prediction: Bath by 25
Bath: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Ted Hill, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Newcastle: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 13 Rhys Beeckmans, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Fergus Lee-Warner, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Adam Scott, 5 John Hawkins, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Connor Hancock
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Jamie Clark, 18 Adam Brocklebank, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ethan Grayson, 23 Christian Wade
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees: Hamish Grant, James Clarke
TMO: Andrew Jackson
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports Extra & HBO Max
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs
Prediction: Exeter Chiefs by 12
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 Jack Kenningham, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Elliot Williams, 4 Zach Carr, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Jack Musk, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Seb Driscoll, 21 Will Evans, 22 Will Porter, 23 Rodrigo Isgró
Exeter: 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 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 16:00 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley, Veryan Boscawen
TMO: Dean Richards
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate
Saracens v Gloucester
Prediction: Saracens by 7
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 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Hugh Tizard, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Tobias Elliott
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Will Joseph, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Seb Atkinson (c), 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 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 Mikey Austin, 23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 18:30 BST
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Greg Macdonald
TMO: Peter Allan
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate
Sunday
Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
Prediction: Leicester by 15
Sale: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Luke James, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 James Harper, 2 Alfie Longstaff, 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
Replacements: 16 Wills Austin, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Seb Kelly, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Ollie Davies, 23 Arron Reed
Leicester: 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 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 George Martin, 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 Olly Cracknell, 21 Hamish Watson, 22 Tom Whiteley, 23 Solomone Kata
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest & Neil Chivers
TMO: Stuart Terheege
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate