Premiership: Anthony Watson returns after nine-month absence as fellow England stars earn first starts of the season
Anthony Watson in action for Leicester Tigers and England flanker Chandler Cunningham-South.
The Premiership continues this weekend with a full round of fixtures, including the clash between rivals Leicester Tigers and Bath on Sunday.
England wing Anthony Watson is back after a lengthy absence and starts against Bath, while fellow Test star George Martin also features in his first game of the season.
In London, Marcus Smith and Chandler Cunningham-South are named in Harlequins’ XV when they take on Newcastle Falcons at the Twickenham Stoop.
Friday
Bristol Bears v Gloucester
The teams:
Bristol: 15 Max Malins, 14 Siva Naulago, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Jake Heenan, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 3 George Kloska, 4 James Dun, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Josh Caulfield, 20 Benjamin Grondona, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Joe Jenkins, 23 Rich Lane
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Max Llewellyn, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Harry Taylor, 6 Jack Clement, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Afo Fasogbon, 19 Freddie Clarke, 20 Ruan Ackermann, 21 Albert Tuisue, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Charlie Atkinson
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 19:45 BST (18:45 GMT)
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley, Simon Harding
TMO: David Rose
Saturday
Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons
The teams:
Harlequins: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Nick David, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Lennox Anyanwu, 11 Cassius Cleaves, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Stephan Lewies (c), 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Irne Herbst, 20 Dino Lamb, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Oscar Beard
Newcastle: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Philip van der Walt, 5 Kiran McDonald, 4 John Hawkins, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Luan de Bruin, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Freddie Lockwood, 20 Adam Scott, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Ben Redshaw, 23 Ethan Grayson
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Jonathan Healy
TMO: Dean Richards
Saracens v Sale Sharks
The teams:
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Sam Crean, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Theo McFarland, 21 Toby Knight, 22 Charlie Bracken, 23 Alex Goode
Sale: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Waisea Nayacalevu, 12 Rob du Preez, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Ben Curry (c), 6 Sam Dugdale, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ben Bamber, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Si McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Rouban Birch, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Sam Bedlow, 23 Will Addison
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:05 BST (14:05 GMT)
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant referees: Hamish Grant, Wayne Falla
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs
The teams:
Northampton: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 James Ramm, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tommy Freeman, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Tom James, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Chunya Munga, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Tom West, 18 Luke Green, 19 Angus Scott-Young, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Toby Thame, 23 Ollie Sleightholme
Exeter: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Olly Woodburn, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Sam Maunder, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Richard Capstick, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Christ Tshiunza, 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Scott Sio (c)
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Will Rigg
Venue: Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant referees: Mike Hudson, Peter Allan
TMO: Matthew Carley
Sunday
Leicester Tigers v Bath
The teams:
Leicester: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Jack van Poortvliet (c), 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 George Martin, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas, 17 James Cronin, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Côme Joussain, 20 Kyle Hatherell, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Ben Volavola, 23 Mike Brown
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Will Butt, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley, Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Hamish Smales
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