PREM Rugby, round two: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
George Furbank (right) will make his Harlequins debut this weekend, while Aaron Wainwright (left) is back in action for Leicester Tigers
After a brilliant start to the new season, round two of the 2026/27 PREM Rugby season is now firmly upon us with five more games scheduled this weekend.
The action gets underway with a West Country derby on Friday night, as Bath and Exeter Chiefs go toe-to-toe in a repeat of last season’s semi-final contest at the Rec. Saturday then sees three games pencilled in, in the form of Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints, Gloucester v Harlequins and Newcastle Red Bulls v Leicester Tigers.
Round two then draws to a close in North London, as Saracens take on Sale Sharks at the StoneX.
Check on all the PREM team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.
Friday
Bath v Exeter Chiefs
Prediction: Bath by 12
Bath: 15 Ciaran Donoghue, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 1 Tom de Glanville, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Bernard van der Linde, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ewan Richards, 5 Charlie Ewels (c), 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Scott Kirk, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Ted Hill, 20 Miles Reid, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Butt, 11 Tommy Wyatt, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Kane James, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Harry Wilson, 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Ethan Burger
Replacements: 16 Louie Gulley, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Oscar Beckerleg, 20 Finn Worley Brady, 21 Sam Wolstenholme, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Zack Wimbush
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe and Neil Chivers
TMO: Dean Richards
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD, HBO Max
Saturday
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints
Prediction: Northampton by 7
Bristol Bears: 15 Tom Jordan, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Ben Grondona, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Tomas Gwilliam, 17 Lovejoy Chawatama, 18 Jimmy Halliwell, 19 George Taylor, 20 Joe Owen, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Max Pepper, 23 Luka Ivanishvili
Northampton Saints: 15 Tommy Freeman, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Josh Taylor, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Anthony Belleau, 23 James Pater
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Jonathan Cook and Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: David Rose
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD, HBO Max
Gloucester v Harlequins
Prediction: Gloucester by 10
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Ollie Thorley, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Will Trenholm, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Freddie Thomas, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Dewi Lake (c), 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Jack Clement, 20 Lewis Ludlow, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Will Knight, 23 Junior Denny
Harlequins: 15 George Furbank, 14 Cameron Anderson, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley (c), 10 Connor Slevin, 9 Will Porter, 8 Zach Carr, 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Harry Browne, 4 James Dun, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Guido Petti Pagadizábal, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Lucas Friday, 22 James Lang, 23 Tyrone Green
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley and James Clarke
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD, HBO Max
Harlequins stalwart forced into retirement aged just 31
Newcastle Red Bulls v Leicester Tigers
Prediction: Leicester by 15
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Solomone Kata, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet (c), 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Cameron Henderson, 4 James Thompson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Samiuela Moli, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Corbin Thunder, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Tom Manz, 20 Joaquin Moro, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Will Wand, 23 Ollie Hassell-Collins
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Chris Harris, 11 Obi Ene, 10 Brett Connon, 9 James Elliott, 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Tom Christie (c), 6 Max Hicks, 5 Cam Jordan, 4 Oscar Usher, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Pouri Rakete-Stones
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 James Harper, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 21 Sam Graham, 22 Simón Benítez Cruz, 23 Zack Henry
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Jamie Parr and Calum Howard
TMO: Peter Allan
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD, HBO Max
Sunday
Saracens v Sale Sharks
Prediction: Saracens by 12
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Jack Bracken, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Sione Va’enuku, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Alex O’Driscoll, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 George Martin, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ben Earl, 22 Charlie Bracken, 23 Max Malins
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom O’Flaherty, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Alex Lozowski, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Elia Canakaivata, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Ponipate Loganimasi
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Joe James
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson and Mike Woods
TMO: Hamish Smales
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD, HBO Max
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