PREM Rugby round five: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Ellis Genge starts for Bristol Bears against Bath.
The teams are in for round five of PREM Rugby with West Country derby headlining the weekend’s action.
There is also a top-of-the-table clash with league leaders Northampton Saints hosting Saracens at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday evening.
Saturday’s 3 pm action sees Exeter Chiefs host Gloucester Rugby, Newcastle Red Bulls face Harlequins at the Stoop, while Bath and Bristol Bears collide at the Rec.
The final of the last PREM Rugby weekend before the November internationals sees Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks face off at Welford Road.
Northampton Saints v Saracens
Prediction: Northampton by 5
Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 Edoardo Todaro, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Alex Coles, 5 JJ Van Der Mescht, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Luke Green, 19 Ed Prowse, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Anthony Belleau, 23 Tom Litchfield
Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jack Bracken, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Theo McFarland, 21 Ben Earl, 22 Gareth Simpson, 23 Angus Hall
Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Date: Friday 24 October
Kick-off: 19:45
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant referees: Harry Walbaum & Andrew Jackson
TMO: Christophe Ridley
Broadcast: TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+
Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby
Prediction: Exeter by 8
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Rusi Tuima, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Andrea Zambonin, 20 Kane James, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Ben Hammersley
Gloucester: 15 Charlie Atkinson, 14 Ben Redshaw, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Jack Cotgreave, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Hugh Bokenham, 7 James Venter, 6 Josh Basham, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Ciaran Knight
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Afo Fasogbon, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Jack Mann, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 George Barton, 23 Will Knight
Venue: Sandy Park
Date: Saturday 25 October
Kick-off: 15:00
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant referees: Alex Thomas & Calum Howard
TMO: Luke Pearce
Broadcast: TNT Sports Extra, discovery+
Harlequins v Newcastle Red Bulls
Prediction: Harlequins by 18
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Jamie Benson, 11 Cadan Murley (c), 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Zach Carr, 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal, 3 Harry Williams, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Jonny Green, 21 Max Green, 22 Jamie Benson, 23 Cassius Cleaves
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Stefan Coetzee, 14 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 13 Oli Spencer, 12 Max Clark, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Fergus Lee-Warner, 5 Freddie Clarke, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Murray McCallum, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 23 Nathan Greenwood
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Date: Saturday 25 October
Kick-off: 15:00
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Dan Jones & Jamie Leahy
TMO: Dean Richards
Broadcast: TNT Sports Extra and discovery+
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Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears
Prediction: Bath by 12
Bath Rugby: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Ewan Richards, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Bristol Bears: 15 Benjamin Elizalde, 14 Jack Bates, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Sam Worsley, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Santiago Grondona, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Ben Grondona, 21 Oscar Lennon, 22 Josh Carrington, 23 Toby Fricker
Venue: The Rec
Date: Saturday 25 October
Kick-off: 15:05
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Sara Cox & John Meredith
TMO: David Rose
Broadcast: TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+
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Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Prediction: Leicester by 7
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 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 Harry Wells, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Ollie Allan, 22 Billy Searle, 23 Orlando Bailey
Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Tristan Woodman, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 James Harper, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Tom Burrow, 20 Dan du Preez, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Arron Reed
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Date: Saturday 25 October
Kick-off: 17:30
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Greg Macdonald & Wayne Falla
TMO: Christophe Ridley
Broadcast: TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+
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