Premiership teams: Lions captain Maro Itoje leads Saracens, Saints make 14 changes while Bath rotate for Big Day Out
Maro Itoje will skipper Saracens this weekend.
Round 16 of the Premiership season sees one fixture scheduled on Friday night before three take place on Saturday and the weekend’s action ends on Sunday.
One of those Saturday games is the Big Day Out clash between local rivals Bath and Bristol, with the two English teams running out at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Check on all the Premiership team news, here.
Friday
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Solomone Kata, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Julián Montoya (c), 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Cronin, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Matt Rogerson, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Dan Kelly
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez (c), 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 JL du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Ben Bamber, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Raffi Quirke, 23 Tom O’Flaherty
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 19:45 BST (18:45 GMT)
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Wayne Falla
TMO: Dean Richards
Live on: TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+
Saturday
Saracens v Newcastle Falcons
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Alec Clarey, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Sam Crean, 18 Harvey Beaton, 19 Tom Willis, 20 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Louie Johnson, 23 Angus Hall
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Hearle, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Cameron Neild, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 John Hawkins, 4 Sebastian de Chaves, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Tom Gordon, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Max Clark, 23 Oli Spencer
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley, Greg Macdonald
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Live on: TNT Sports Extra and discovery+
Bristol Bears v Bath
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Josh Caulfield, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 George Kloska, 19 James Dun, 20 Joe Owen, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Siva Naulago, 23 Santiago Grondona
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Louie Hennessey, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Austin Emens, 10 Ciaran Donoghue, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Arthur Green, 7 Ethan Staddon, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Ewan Richards (c), 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Jasper Spandler, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 Kieran Verden, 19 Will Jeanes, 20 Tom Cowan, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Ruaridh McConnochie, 23 Miles Reid
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 15:05 BST (14:05 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Dan Jones, Simon Harding
TMO: David Rose
Live on: ITV4, ITVX, TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+
Harlequins v Gloucester
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Ben Waghorn, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 George Hammond, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Jordan Els, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Jake Murray, 22 Jamie Benson, 23 Luke Northmore
Gloucester: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Jake Morris, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, 5 Freddie Thomas, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Singleton, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Jack Cotgreave
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, John Meredith
TMO: Ian Tempest
Live on: TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+
Sunday
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Nick Lilley, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stu Townsend, 8 Ethan Roots, 7 Richard Capstick, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Tamati Tua
Northampton Saints: 15 Jake Garside, 14 Toby Cousins, 13 Tom Seabrook, 12 Tom Litchfield, 11 Will Glister, 10 Tom James, 9 Jonny Weimann, 8 Angus Scott-Young, 7 Fyn Brown, 6 Tom Lockett (c), 5 Chunya Munga, 4 Ed Prowse, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Tom West
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Luke Green, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Reuben Logan, 21 Archie Benson, 22 Rafe Witheat, 23 Ewan Baker
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Live on: TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+
