Premiership: Michael Cheika picks Chessum after HIA debacle as Bath boosted by Bok and England captain starts
The teams for round three of the Gallagher Premiership have been named.
The teams for round three of the Gallagher Premiership have been named with key fixtures seeing Northampton Saints tackle Harlequins while Bath host rivals Bristol Bears and Saracens face Exeter Chiefs.
Leicester Tigers boss Michael Chieka has named Ollie Chessum in his starting XV to face Newcastle Falcons. This after the England lock sustained a concussion in the round one fixture against Exeter.
Cheika will be serving his suspension this week after the post-match events at Sandy Park where he disrespected the Match Day Doctor and was subsequently fined.
Meanwhile, Fraser Dingwall will earn his 100th Premiership cap on Friday evening against Harlequins where he features in a backline containing England star Fin Smith. For Harlequins, they are without the services of Leigh Halfpenny who has been replaced by Marcus Smith in the number 15 jumper.
Bath have been given a Thomas du Toit-sized boost ahead of their clash with Gloucester with the Springboks prop returning from international duty to tackle West Country rivals Bristol Bears.
Finally, Jamie George will make his first start of the season for Saracens as they host Exeter Chiefs at StoneX Stadium on Sunday.
Check out all the Premiership line-ups for round three below.
Friday
Northampton Saints v Harlequins
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Tom James, 8 Sam Graham, 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 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Tom Seabrook, 23 James Ramm
Harlequins: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Nick David, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Lennox Anyanwu, 11 Oscar Beard, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Jordan Els, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Dino Lamb, 20 James Chisholm, 21 Will Porter, 22 Bryn Bradley, 23 Cameron Anderson
Venue: cinch stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Wayne Falla
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Sale Sharks v Gloucester
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Will Addison, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Rouban Birch, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Josh Beaumont, 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 Tom Burrow, 20 Le Roux Roets, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Waisea Nayacalevu
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 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Afolabi Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Singleton, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Ruan Ackermann, 21 Albert Tuisue, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Charlie Atkinson
Venue: Salford Community Stadium
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Steve Borthwick boosted by positive 62-word Sale Sharks update on England fly-half
Saturday
Bath v Bristol Bears
Bath Rugby: 15 Sam Harris, 14 Tom de Glanville, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Will Butt, 11 Ruaridh McConnochie, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Cameron Redpath, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Bristol: 15 Max Malins, 14 Gabriel Ibitoye, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Rich Lane, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 George Kloska, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Benjamin Grondona, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Joe Jenkins, 23 Jack Bates
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Dean Richards
Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Ben Redshaw, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Ethan Grayson, 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 Pedro Rubiolo, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Oli Spencer, 23 Louis Brown
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Kyle Hatherell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 George Martin, 3 Will Hurd, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Archie Vanes, 17 James Cronin, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Ben Volavola, 23 Will Wand
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal, Peter Allan
TMO: Hamish Smales
Sunday
Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl (c), 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Toby Knight, 22 Charlie Bracken, 23 Alex Goode
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Olly Woodburn, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Ben Hammersley, 10 Will Haydon-Wood, 9 Sam Maunder, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Richard Capstick, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Christ Tshiunza, 4 Jack Dunne, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Harvey Skinner, 23 Will Rigg
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Jon Healy
TMO: David Rose
