Premiership team news: Harry Byrne set for Bristol Bears debut, Bath pick ‘Bomb Squad’ while George Ford replacement handed first start
Harry Byrne is on the bench for Bristol Bears while Jamie George is set for a milestone game for Saracens.
The Premiership continues this weekend with Round 10 seeing one match on Friday night, three on Saturday afternoon and the final game taking place on Sunday.
Friday’s lone fixture sees Steve Diamond’s Newcastle Falcons, looking to bounce back from a hammering against Northampton Saints, take on Harlequins at Kingston Park.
Then on Saturday recent Bristol Bears loan signing Harry Byrne is named on the bench against Saracens, whose hooker Jamie George is set to make his 300th appearance.
Elsewhere, Gloucester face a George Ford-less Sale Sharks while Leicester tackle a buoyed Exeter. On Sunday Northampton Saints host Bath who go with a 7-1 bench split.
Check on all the Premiership team news, here.
Friday
Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Connor Doherty, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 Kiran McDonald, 4 Sebastian de Chaves, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Murray McCallum
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Callum Hancock, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Philip van der Walt, 21 Max Pepper, 22 Louis Brown, 23 Oli Spencer
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Luke Northmore, 11 Cadan Murley (c), 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 James Chisholm, 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Dino Lamb, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Irne Herbst, 20 Alex Dombrandt, 21 Lucas Friday, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Ben Waghorn
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest, Jonathan Healy
TMO: Dean Richards
Saturday
Gloucester v Sale Sharks
Gloucester: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Max Llewellyn, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Josh Hathaway, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Val Rapava-Ruskin, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Freddie Clarke, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 George Barton, 23 Charlie Atkinson
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Luke James, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Tom Curtis, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 JL du Preez, 7 Ben Curry (c), 6 Tom Curry, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Dan du Preez, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Sam Bedlow, 23 Sam Dugdale
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Peter Allan
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Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Josh Bassett, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Harry Wells, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Julián Montoya (c), 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Jed Holloway, 20 Matt Rogerson, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Joseph Woodward
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Ben Hammersley, 13 Zack Wimbush, 12 Tamati Tua, 11 Tommy Wyatt, 10 Henry Slade, 9 Stu Townsend, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Franco Molina, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Richard Capstick, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Will Rigg
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:05 GMT
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys, John Meredith
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Saracens v Bristol Bears
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Rotimi Segun, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Lucio Cinti, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Harry Wilson, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Phil Brantingham, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Olamide Sodeke, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Olly Hartley, 23 Angus Hall
Bristol: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Jack Bates, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Noah Heward, 10 Sam Worsley, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Jimmy Halliwell, 19 Steele Barker, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Harry Byrne, 23 Kalaveti Ravouvou
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, Wayne Falla
TMO: David Rose
Sunday
Northampton Saints v Bath
Northampton: 15 George Hendy, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Fraser Dingwall (c), 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 James Ramm, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Temo Mayanavanua, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Tom West
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Luke Green, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Angus Scott-Young, 22 Archie McParland, 23 Ollie Sleightholme
Bath: 15 Orlando Bailey, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Miles Reid, 6 Guy Pepper, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Josh Bayliss, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Venue: cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Daniel Jones, Calum Howard
TMO: Stuart Terheege
