Wales star returns for Saracens while Finn Russell and Virimi Vakatawa start in second Premiership round
Saracens centre Nick Tompkins celebrates Premiership win.
Round Two of the Premiership season takes place this weekend and we bring all the team sheets with five games on the schedule from Friday through Sunday.
Friday
Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Tom Penny, 12 Rory Jennings, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Hugh O’Sullivan, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Philip van der Walt, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Michael van Vuuren, 17 Phil Brantingham, 18 Mark Tampin, 19 Kiran McDonald, 20 Sam Cross, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Matias Orlando, 23 Elliott Obatoyinbo
Gloucester: 15 Lloyd Evans, 14 Jake Morris, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 George Barton, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Ben Donnell, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Val Rapava-Ruskin, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Jack Clement, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Alex Hearle
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 18:00 BST (17:00 GMT)
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees: Alex Thomas, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Dean Richards
Saturday
Saracens v Bath
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Manu Vunipola, 9 Aled Davies, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Christie, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 James Hadfield, 1 Mako Vunipola (c)
Replacements: 16 Samson Adejimi, 17 Tom West, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Ollie Stonham, 20 Toby Knight, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Olly Hartley, 23 Alex Lewington
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Cameron Redpath, 12 Will Butt, 11 Ruaridh McConnochie, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Chris Cloete, 6 Miles Reid, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Johannes Jonker, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Juan Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Josh McNally, 20 Jaco Coetzee, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Max Ojomoh
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant Referees: Simon Harding, Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: David Rose
Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears
Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Tom Seabrook, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 James Ramm, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Tom James, 8 Sam Graham (c), 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Alex Moon, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Ethan Waller
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Chunya Munga, 21 Archie McParland, 22 James Grayson, 23 Tom Litchfield
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Fitz Harding (c), 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Sam Grahamslaw, 18 George Kloska, 19 Josh Caulfield, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 James Williams, 23 Piers O’Conor
Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Andrew Jackson, James Clarke
TMO: Rowan Kitt
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The matchday squad for Saturday's game against @SaleSharksRugby at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.#LEIvSAL 🏉 #COYT 🐯
— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) October 20, 2023
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Leicester Tigers: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Josh Bassett, 13 Guy Porter, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 Kyle Hatherell, 7 Olly Cracknell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 5 Mike Williams, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Nic Dolly, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Mike Williams, 20 Matt Rogerson, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Phil Cokanasiga
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Rob du Preez (c), 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Tommy Taylor, 1 Si McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 James Harper, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Rouban Birch, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Arron Reed
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:05 BST (14:05 GMT)
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, Wayne Falla
TMO: Dean Richards
Sunday
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Luke Northmore, 11 Louis Lynagh, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 George Hammond, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Will Collier, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Dino Lamb, 20 James Chisholm, 21 Max Green, 22 Will Edwards, 23 Oscar Beard
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Ben Hammersley, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Tom Hendrickson, 11 Tom Wyatt, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Lewis Pearson, 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Max Norey, 17 Billy Keast, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Aidon Davis, 20 Ross Vintcent, 21 Niall Armstrong, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Paul Dix
TMO: Andrew Jackson
