PREM Rugby round six: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
George Ford in action for Sale Sharks.
The Prem season gets back underway on Friday with two games before there’s another two on Saturday, with Saracens v Bath ending the round at StoneX Stadium on Sunday.
Here’s the team news, match officials and how to watch the action.
Friday
Newcastle Red Bulls v Leicester Tigers
Prediction: Leicester Tigers by 15
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Ethan Grayson, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Max Clark, 11 Oli Spencer, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 4 Oscar Usher, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Sebastian de Chaves, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Simón Benítez Cruz, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Tom Gordon
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 Joaquin Moro, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenburg, 5 James Thompson, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Ale Loman, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Josh Manz, 21 Ollie Allan, 22 James O’Connor, 23 Joseph Woodward
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, John Meredith
TMO: Dean Richards
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+
Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs
Prediction: Exeter Chiefs by 2
Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Tom O’Flaherty, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Reiketi Ma’asi-White, 11 Alex Wills, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Simon McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Tom Burrow, 20 Hyron Andrews, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Regan Grace
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Lewis Pearson, 20 Kane James, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Ben Hammersley
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Peter Allan
How to watch: Live on discovery+
Saturday
Gloucester v Harlequins
Prediction: Harlequins by 10
Gloucester: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Rob Russell, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Will Trenholm, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Deian Gwynne, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Ciaran Knight
Replacements: 16 Kealan Freeman-Price, 17 Val Rapava Ruskin, 18 Afo Fasogbon, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Josh Basham, 21 Mikey Austin, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Jack Cotgreave
Harlequins: 15 Cameron Anderson, 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Jarrod Evans, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Stephan Lewies, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Guido Petti Pagadizàbal, 20 Jack Kenningham, 21 Lucas Friday, 22 Luke Northmore, 23 Nick David
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Jamie Parr, Jonathan Healy
TMO: Craig Maxwell Keys
How to watch: Live on discovery+
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints
Prediction: Northampton by 5
Bristol Bears: 15 Tom Jordan, 14 Jack Bates, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 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 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Gabriel Oghre, 17 Max Lahiff, 18 Jimmy Halliwell, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Luka Ivanishvili, 21 Sam Wolstenholme, 22 Louis Rees-Zammit, 23 Aidan Boshoff
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Edoardo Todaro, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Toby Thame, 11 Amena Caqusau, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Sam Graham, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 JJ van der Mescht, 4 Ed Prowse, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Tom West, 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 Archie Benson, 20 Tom Pearson, 21 Tom James, 22 Rory Hutchinson, 23 James Pater
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 17:45 GMT
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees: Hamish Grant, Mike Hudson
TMO: Dan Jones
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+
Sunday
Saracens v Bath
Prediction: Bath by 5
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 Theo McFarland, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Nick Isiekwe, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Angus Hall
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Will Butt, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Arthur Green, 7 Miles Reid, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Cameron Redpath
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, Simon Harding
TMO: Stuart Terheege
How to watch: Live on ITV4, TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+