Premiership teams: Lions hopeful returns for Leicester while Saracens bolstered by controversially rested England stars
England lock Ollie Chessum is back for Leicester Tigers.
The Premiership is back in full swing this weekend as the league returns with one game on Friday and three on Saturday before Bristol v Leicester on Sunday.
Ollie Chessum will make his return to action after a period out with injury in a welcome boost for Leicester Tigers as he eyes a late push for British & Irish Lions selection.
Elsewhere, Saracens welcome back their rested England players for a game against Gloucester, this after they missed the Champions Cup round of 16 defeat to Toulon.
Check on all the Premiership team news here.
Friday
Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Hearle, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Max Clark, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Cameron Neild, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 John Hawkins, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Finn Baker, 20 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 21 Max Pepper, 22 Sammy Arnold, 23 Oli Spencer
Northampton Saints: 15 James Ramm, 14 Tom Litchfield, 13 Burger Odendaal (c), 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Seabrook, 10 Charlie Savala, 9 Tom James, 8 Iakopo Mapu, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Tom Lockett, 4 Chunya Munga, 3 Luke Green, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Tom West
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Juarno Augustus, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Will Glister
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 BST (18:45 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, James Clarke
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Saturday
Exeter Chiefs v Bath
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Ben Hammersley, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Richard Capstick, 6 Martin Moloney, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Max Norey, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Jacques Vermeulen, 20 Ross Vintcent, 21 Niall Armstrong, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Will Rigg
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Ruaridh McConnochie, 13 Max Ojomoh, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Arthur Green, 7 Miles Reid, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Ewan Richards, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Cook, Greg Macdonald
TMO: David Rose
Harlequins v Sale Sharks
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Luke Northmore, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Danny Care, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Chandler Cunningham-South, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Jamie Benson, 23 Ben Waghorn
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 Jean-Luc 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 Sam Dugdale, 20 Hyron Andrews, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Sam Bedlow, 23 Alex Wills
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 15:05 BST (14:05 GMT)
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Simon Harding
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Saracens v Gloucester
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Rhys Carre/Sam Crean, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Hugh Tizard, 20 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 21 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 22 Charlie Bracken, 23 Alex Goode
Gloucester: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 George Barton, 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 Jack Singleton, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Jack Cotgreave
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Jonathan Healy
TMO: Peter Allan
Sunday
Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Jack Bates, 13 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Josh Caulfield, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 James Williams, 23 Joe Jenkins
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 Whitcombe, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Matt Rogerson, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Dan Kelly
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley, John Meredith
TMO: Dean Richards
