PREM team news: How to watch Round Two, kick-off times, venues and match officials
Ollie Chessum (front right) and George Ford (left) are among the star players named in their PREM teams this weekend.
Round Two of the new PREM campaign is now upon us, with five more enthralling games to whet the appetite this weekend.
The action gets underway in the West Country as defending champions Bath face Sale Sharks, with both sides looking to make it two wins on the spin to start the year.
There are three games on Saturday, as Exeter Chiefs host Newcastle Red Bulls in their first match since the departure of director of rugby Steve Diamond, while Leicester Tigers and Harlequins will be hoping to get their first win of the season when they square off at Mattioli Woods Welford Road and Saracens welcome an injury-plagued Bristol Bears to North London.
Rounding off the weekend of the season, Gloucester take on Northampton Saints at Kingsholm.
Check on all the PREM teams, here.
Friday
Bath v Sale Sharks
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Max Ojomoh, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Vilikesa Sela, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Will Butt, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ben Bamber, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Tom Burrow, 20 Tristan Woodman, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Arron Reed, 23 Marius Louw
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, James Clarke
TMO: Daniel Jones
Saturday
Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Red Bulls
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Dan John, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ben Hammersley, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Greg Fisilau, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Lewis Pearson, 21 Kane James, 22 Charlie Chapman, 23 Nick Lilley
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Oli Spencer, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Ethan Grayson, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Brett Connon, 9 James Elliott, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Cameron Neild, 5 Freddie Clarke, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Murray McCallum
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Fergus Lee-Warner, 21 Jack Dickens, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Elliott Obatoyinbo.
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Where to watch: TNT Sports Extra, Discovery+
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Mike Hudson and Neil Chivers
TMO: Luke Pearce
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Leicester Tigers v Harlequins
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Solomone Kata, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell Collins, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Emeka Ilione, 6 Joaquin Moro, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 James Thompson, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Billy Searle, 23 Will Wand
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Jamie Benson, 11 Cassius Cleaves, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Chandler Cunningham-South, 3 Harry Williams, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Simon Kerrod, 18 Titi Lamositele, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Zach Carr, 21 Max Green, 22 Sean Kerr, 23 Cameron Anderson
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:15 BST
Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant Referees: Joe James and Jonathan Healy
TMO: Peter Allan
Saracens v Bristol Bears
Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Jack Bracken, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan Van Zyl (c), 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Harry Wilson, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Olamide Sodeke, 20 Charlie West, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Cameron Hutchison, 23 Noah Caluori
Bristol Bears: 15 Josh Carrington, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Joe Jenkins, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Luka Ivanishvili, 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Jake Woolmore (c)
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Sam Grahamslaw, 18 George Kloska, 19 Steven Luatua, 20 Ben Grondona, 21 Max Pepper, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Aidan Boshoff
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Daniel Jones and Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Sunday
Gloucester v Northampton Saints
Gloucester: 15 Charlie Atkinson, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Jack Mann, 7 James Venter, 6 Josh Basham, 5 Cam Jordan, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Afolabi Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Ciaran Knight
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Archie McArthur, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Hugh Bokenham, 21 Harry Taylor, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud
Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Edoardo Todaro, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Tom Litchfield, 11 James Martin, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 JJ Van Der Mescht, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Fyn Brown, 21 Jonny Weimann, 22 Toby Thame, 23 James Pater
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Cook and Jamie Leahy
TMO: David Rose