PREM Rugby round seven: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Henry Pollock (left) and Louis Rees-Zammit (right) are among the big names in PREM action this weekend
The Prem season gets back underway with a game on Friday before there’s three more on Saturday, with Newcastle Red Bulls v Bath ending the round at Kingston Park on Sunday.
Here’s the team news, predictions match officials and how to watch the action.
Friday
Leicester Tigers v Gloucester
Prediction: Leicester Tigers by 10
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 Joaquin Moro, 7 Tommy Reffell (c), 6 James Thompson, 5 Harry Wells, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Sam Williams, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Joseph Woodward
Gloucester: 15 Charlie Atkinson, 14 Rob Russell, 13 Will Butler, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Jack Clement, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Josh Basham, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Afo Fasogbon, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Harry Taylor, 21 Mikey Austin, 22 Will Knight, 23 Josh Hathaway
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest, Neil Chivers
TMO: Andrew Jackson
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1
Saturday
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
Prediction: Northampton Saints by 7
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 George Hendy, 13 Toby Thame, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Edoardo Todaro, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 JJ Van Der Mescht, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Tom James, 22 Tommy Freeman, 23 Ollie Sleightholme
Sale Sharks: 15 Arron Reed, 14 Tom O’Flaherty, 13 Joe Bedlow, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Alex Wills, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Tom Burrow, 3 WillGriff John, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Si McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Dan du Preez, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Ollie Davies, 23 Tristan Woodman
Venue: cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, Greg Macdonald
TMO: Ian Tempest
How to watch: Live on discovery+
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Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
Prediction: Saracens by 3
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Max Malins, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ivan van Zyl (c), 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Rotimi Segun
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Campbell Ridl, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Julian Heaven, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Lewis Pearson, 20 Kane James, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Will Rigg
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Dan Jones, Calum Howard
TMO: David Rose
How to watch: Live on discovery+
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Harlequins v Bristol Bears
Prediction: Bristol Bears by 5
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Cassius Cleaves, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Luke Northmore, 11 Cadan Murley (c), 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Zach Carr, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Guido Petti, 3. Harry Williams, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Will Hobson, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Will Evans, 21 Lucas Friday, 22 Ben Waghorn, 23 Rodrigo Isgró
Bristol Bears: 15 Louis Rees-Zammit, 14 Aidan Boshoff, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 George Kloska, 19 George Taylor, 20 Benjamin Grondona, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Noah Heward
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 18:00 GMT
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal, James Clarke
TMO: Dean Richards
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, ITV4
Sunday
Newcastle Red Bulls v Bath
Prediction: Bath by 20
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Ethan Grayson, 14 Oli Spencer, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 5 Seb de Chaves, 4 Oscar Usher, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Connor Hancock, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Finn Baker, 20 Tom Gordon, 21 James Elliott, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Max Clark
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Will Butt, 11 Louie Hennessey, 10 Santi Carreras, 9 Tom Carr-Smith, 8 Miles Reid (c), 7 Ethan Staddon, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Ewan Richards, 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Ted Hill, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Cameron Redpath, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Cook, Wayne Falla
TMO: Peter Allan
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1