Exeter vs Bristol
Kickoff: 3pm
These two teams have had differing starts to the season. Exeter have had many injuries and as a result have lost every game so far this season whereas Bristol have made a good start including a dominant win over Bath. Bristol have now got injuries including to fullback Max Malins. Exeter are now getting players back and will be looking at this as an opportunity to get their season going.
Team news:
Exeter
Exeter are strengthened by the returns of Scott Sio at prop and Jacques Vermeulen. Tuima and Molina make up the second row. Harvery SKinner and Sam Maunders are the half-back duo ahead of Cairns and Haydon-Wood. Cairns is one of two backs on the bench with Ben Hammersley as Exeter opt for a 6-2 split on the bench
Bristol
Malins is out injured so RIch Lane will start at fullback. James Williams is injured so Janse Van Rensburg moves to inside centre and Jenkins will play at outside centre. Genge and Randall start on the bench having been away at an England training camp this week.
Line-ups:
Exeter
1.Sio 2.Yeandle(C) 3.Street 4.Tuima 5.Molina 6.Vermeulen 7.Capstick 8.Vintcent
9.Maunders 10.Skinner 11.Brown-Bampoe 12.Hawkins 13.Woodburn 14.Feyi-Waboso 15.Hodge
Bristol
1.Woolmore 2.Oghre 3.Lahiff 4.Caulfield 5.Batley 6.Luatua 7.Grondona 8.Harding(C)
9.Marmion 10.MacGinty 11.Ibitoye 12.Van Rensburg 13.Jenkins 14.Bates 15.Lane
Gloucester vs Bath
Kickoff:3:05pm
Bath will be hurting after losing last weekend's west country derby to Bristol. Gloucester have shown a massive improvement from last season and will feel much more confident in this match-up now that they can put Tomos Williams and Gareth Anscombe up against Ben Spencer and Fin Russell.
Team news:
Gloucester
Captain Lewis Ludlow returns to the team as does Santi Carreras who replaces George Barton.
Bath
Ted Hill moves from flanker to lock making a back row of Bayliss, Reid and Barbeary. Will Butt moves to the wing and is replaced by Cam Redpath at inside centre. Former Great Britain 7's player Austin Emens makes his Bath debut on the other wing. Tom De Glanville moves back to fullback, replacing Harris.
Line-ups:
Gloucester
1.Knight 2.Singleton 3.Fasogbon 4.Clark 5.Thomas 6.Clement 7.Ludlow(C) 8.Mercer
9.Williams 10.Anscombe 11.Thorley 12.Atkinson 13.Llewellyn 14.Hathaway 15.Carreras
Leicester vs Northampton
Kickoff:5:30pm Saturday
This is the biggest derby of derby weekend. The Tigers and Saints are bitter rivals and this game should live up to the hype. Northampton would be the favourites if it wasn't for their injury issues. On the other hand, Leicester will be boosted by the returns of Pollard and Montoya from international duty. A win at home to their biggest rivals would be a huge win in the early stages of the Michael Cheika Tigers' reign.
Team news:
Leicester
Handre Pollard and Julian Montoya are both back from the rugby championship having played for South Africa and Argentina. Kelly and Woodward are the centre combination with Kata and Perese both out. Jamie Shillcock drops to the bench.
Northampton
Fraser Dingwall is out injured so Litchfield starts in his place. Ramm starts on the wing ahead of Ollie Sleightolme. The bench is exciting with Davison, Pearson, Pollock and Sleightholme all ready to make an impact.
Line-ups:
Leicester
1.Smith 2.Montoya(C) 3.Heyes 4.Wells 5.Chessum 6.Liebenberg 7.Reffell 8.Cracknell
9.Van Poortvliet 10.Pollard 11.Hassell-Collins 12.Woodward 13.kelly 14.Watson 15.Steward
Northampton
1.Iyogun 2.Langdon 3.Millar Mills 4.Mayanavanua 5.Munga 6.Kemeny 7.Scott-Young 8.Graham
9.Mcparland 10.Smith 11.Freeman 12.Hutchinson 13.Litchfield 14.Ramm 15.Furbank(C)
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