Sale Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs
Kickoff: 7:45pm, Friday 28th November
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Watch on: TNT Sports
Key to the game: Can Harvey Skinner maintain his impressive form up against George Ford. These sides both have strong packs so this game looks like it could be very tight. In that type of game, Ford comes to life so Skinner will have to be at her best to give his side a chance. One thing to watch in this game is the back 3 battle. Sale are without Reed, Roebuck and Carpenter for this game so some of their strengths are gone for this game. There is also the potential for a league debut for rugby league star Regan Grace off the bench. He has struggled significantly with injury but, if he can stay healthy, he could provide Sale with a brand new weapon.
Team news
Sale Sharks
Starting XV
1.Simon McIntyre 2.Luke Cowan-Dickie 3.Asher Opoku-Fordjour 4.Ernst Van Rhyn(C) 5.Ben Bamber
6.Jacques Vermeulen 7.Tom Curry 8.Dan du Preez 9.Gus Warr 10.George Ford
11.Alex Wills 12.Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 13.Rob du Preez 14.Tom O'Flaherty 15.Luke James
Bench
16.Nathan Jibulu 17.Tumi Onasanya 18.James Harper 19.Tom Burrow
20.Hyron Andrews 21.Raffi Quirke 22.Marius Louw 23.Regan Grace
Exeter Chiefs
Starting XV
1.Will Goodrick-Clarke 2.Joseph Dweba 3.Josh Iosefa-Scott 4.Dafydd Jenkins(C) 5.Andrea Zambonin
6.Tom Hooper 7.Ethan Roots 8.Greg Fisilau 9.Charlie Chapman 10.Harvey Skinner
11.Olly Woodburn 12.Len Ikitau 13.Henry Slade 14.Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 15.Josh Hodge
Bench
16.Jack Yeandle 17.Scott Sio 18.Bachuki Tchumbadze 19.Lewis Pearson
20.Kane James 21.Tom Cairns 22.Will Haydon-Wood 23.Ben Hammersley
Newcastle Red Bulls vs Leicester Tigers
kickoff: 7:45pm, Friday 28th November
Venue: Kingston Park
Watch on: TNT Sports
Key to the game: Who can handle a scrappy encounter the best? It's another Friday night game in Newcastle and this looks set to be a typical game for this scenario. Both teams have selected 2 players with the ability to play fly-half, and the packs look strong. Newcastle will be targeting this game in particular up against a rotated Tigers outfit.
Team news
Newcastle Red Bulls
Starting XV
1.Adam Brocklebank 2.George McGuigan(C) 3.Murray McCallum 4.Oscar Usher 5.Jamie Hodgson
6.Freddie Lockwood 7.Tom Christie 8.Amanaki Mafi 9.Sam Stuart 10.Brett Connon
11.Oli Spencer 12.Max Clark 13.Alex Hearle 14.Liam Williams 15.Ethan Grayson
Bench
16.Ollie Fletcher 17.Micky Rewcastle 18.Richard Palframan 19.Sebastian de Chaves
20.Cameron Neild 21.Simon Benitez Cruz 22.Boeta Chamberlain 23.Tom Gordon
Leicester Tigers
Starting XV
1.Nicky Smith 2.Jamie Blamire 3.Joe Heyes 4.Cameron Henderson 5.james Thompson
6.Hanro Liebenberg(C) 7.Tommy Reffell 8.Joaquin Moro 9.Tom Whiteley 10.Billy Searle
11.Ollie Hassell-Collins 12.Orlando Bailey 13.Will Wand 14.Adam Radwan 15.Freddie Steward
Bench
16.Charlie Clare 17.Archie van der Flier 18.Ale Loman 19.Harry Wells
20.Josh Manz 21.Ollie Allan 22.James O'Connor 23.Joseph Woodward
Gloucester vs Harlequins
Kickoff: 3pm, Saturday 29th November
Venue: Kingsholm
Watch on: TNT Sports
Key to the game: Can Gloucester finally get a win? Winning is a habit, but so is losing. It's the latter that has plagued George Skivington's men thus far. If their luck is to change, Ross Byrne will have to get back to his pre-Gloucester form. That will be a challenge up against Marcus Smith and an enigmatic Harlequins team. Seb Atkinson's return to fitness is also a big deal for the home team in a game that feels very important going into a period of European games.
Team news
Gloucester
Starting XV
1.Ciaran Knight 2.Seb Blake 3.Kirill Gotovtsev 4.Freddie Thomas 5.Matias Alemmano
6.Deian Gwynne 7,Lewis Ludlow 8.Will Trenholm 9.Tomos Williams(C) 10.Ross Byrne
11.Ollie Thorley 12.Seb Atkinson 13.Will Joseph 14.Rob Russell 15.Ben Redshaw
Bench
16.Kealan Freeman-Price 17.Val Rapava Ruskin 18.Afo Fasogbon 19.Cam Jordan
20.Josh Basham 21.Mikey Austin 22.Charlie Atkinson 23.Jack Cotgreave
Harlequins
Starting XV
1.Fin Baxter 2.Jack Walker 3.Titi Lamositele 4.Stephan Lewies 5.Kieran Treadwell
6.Chandler Cunningham-South 7.Will Evans 8.Alex Dombrandt(C) 9.Will Porter 10.Marcus Smith
11.Cadan Murley 12.Jarrod Evans 13.Oscar Beard 14.Rodrigo Isgro 15.Cameron Anderson
Bench
16.George Turner 17.Boris Wenger 18.Pedro Delgado 19.Guido Petti
20.Jack Kenningham 21.Lucas Friday 22.Luke Northmore 23.Nick David
Bristol Bears vs Northampton Saints
Kickoff: 5:45pm, Saturday 29th November
Venue: Ashton gate
Watch on: TNT Sports 1
Key to the game: Sam Worsley. Worsley has been impressive since he began filling in for the injured AJ MacGinty this season. He'll have to continue that form if Bristol are going to get past an also heavily-injured Saints team. Northampton are without the likes of Tommy Freeman and Henry Pollock but are bolstered by the return of George Furbank. This feels like a big game for both sides.
Team news
Bristol Bears
Starting XV
1.Jake Woolmore 2.Harry Thacker 3.Lovejoy Chawatama 4.Pedro Rubiolo 5.Joe Batley
6.Santiago Grondona 7.Fitz Harding 8.Viliame Mata 9.Kieran Marmion 10.Sam Worsley
11.Kalaveti Ravouvou 12.James Williams 13.Bernhard Janse van Rensburg 14.Jack Bates 15.Tom Jordan
Bench
16.Gabriel Oghre 17.Max Lahiff 18.Jimmy Halliwell 19.Joe Owen
20.Luke Ivanishvili 21.Sam Wolstenholme 22.Louis Rees-Zammit 23.Aidan Boshoff
Northampton Saints
Starting XV
1.Emmanuel Iyogun 2.Craig Wright 3.Trevor Davison 4.Ed Prowse 5.JJ Van Der Mescht
6.Josh Kemeny 7.Sam Graham 8.Callum Chick 9.Archie McParland 10.Fin Smith
11.Amena Caqusau 12.Toby Thame 13.Tom Litchfield 14.Edoardo Todaro 15.George Furbank(C)
Bench
16.Robbie Smith 17.Tom West 18.Cleopas Kundiona 19.Archie Benson
20.Tom Pearson 21.Tom James 22.Rory Hutchinson 23.James Pater
Saracens vs Bath
Kickoff: 3pm, Sunday 30th November
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Watch on: TNT Sports 1
Key to the game: Owen Farrell vs Finn Russell. This is an incredibly match-up. These 2 have gone against each other many times in the test arena and will now face off in the Gallagher Prem. This is Farrell's first start at fly-half in the league this season having started at 12 so far. There are World Class players wherever you look in this game. If Saracens can beat Bath it will legitimise them as true contenders for the title this season.
Team news
Saracens
Starting XV
1.Rhys Carre 2.Theo Dan 3.Marco Riccioni 4.Theo McFarland 5.Hugh Tizard
6.Juan Martin Gonzalez 7.Ben Earl 8.Tom Willis 9.Ivan van Zyl(C) 10.Owen Farrell
11.Max Malins 12.Nick Tompkins 13.Lucio Cinti 14.Noah Caluori 15.Elliot Daly
Bench
16,James Hadfield 17.Eroni Mawi 18.Marcus Street 19.Harry Wilson
20.Nick Isiekwe 21.Charlie Bracken 22.Fergus Burke 23.Angus Hall
Bath
Starting XV
1.Beno Obano 2.Tom Dunn 3.Thomas du Toit 4.Quinn Roux 5.Charlie Ewels
6.Josh Bayliss 7.Miles Reid 8.Arthur Green 9.Ben Spencer(C) 10.Finn Russell
11.Henry Arundell 12.Will Butt 13.Chris Harris 14.Joe Cokanasiga 15.Tom de Glanville
Bench
16.Dan Frost 17.Francois Van Wyk 18.Will Stuart 19.Ross Molony
20.Ted Hill 21.Tom Carr-Smith 22.Max Ojomoh 23.Cameron Redpath
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