Sale Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs

Kickoff: 2pm, Saturday 29th November

Venue: Heywood Road

Watch on: Youtube

Key to the game: Can Sale match Exeter's pack? If the Chiefs are able to get on top with their stacked pack, this game will be a real challenge for Holly Aitchison. If Sale can match the visitors, Aitchison should set herself apart from the rest with her array of talents. Sale will want this to be an expansive game, but will have to avoid being dragged into a slugfest by a tough Exeter side.

Team news

Sale Sharks

Starting XV
1.Gwen Pyrs 2.Milly Hyndman 3.Nick James 4.Eva Donaldson 5.Erica Jarrell-Searcy

6.Georgie Perris-Redding(C) 7.Katie Childs 8.Sharifa Kasolo 9.Amy Relf 10.Holly Aitchison

11.Shona Campbell 12.Katana Howard 13.Laura Perrin 14.Rhona Lloyd 15.Lizzie Duffy

Bench

16.Leah Bartlett 17.Tysh Harper 18.Evie Roach 19.Morwenna Talling

20.Charlotte Fray 21.Olivia Ortiz 22.Evie Wills 23.Trudy Cowan

Exeter Chiefs

Starting XV

1.Hope Rogers 2.Emily Tuttosi 3.Amy Rule 4.Linde Van Der Velden 5.Abby Duguid

6.Emily Robinson 7.Maisy Allen 8.Gabriella Nigrelli 9.Flo Robinson 10.Liv McGoverne

11.Claudia Moloney-Macdonald 12.Alex Tessier 13.Nancy McGillivray 14.Katie Buchanan 15.Merryn Elworthy

Bench

16.Cli Moloney-Macdonald 17.Abby Middlebrooke 18.Alessia Skeates 19.Dorothy Wall

20.Zoe Dare 21.Lucy Nye 22.Naomi Brennan 23.Maddie Flutey

Trailfinders vs Saracens

Kickoff: 3pm, Saturday 29th November

Venue: Trailfinders Sports Ground

Watch on: Youtube

Key to the game: The battle up front. Saracens have already shown this season that their physicality can rip through most teams in this league. If that happens again, their stars in the back line will have a very easy day. Trailfinders are well built to counter that style having made several big additions in the summer. Their pack is full of international stars that bring plenty of physicality to a group that can easily match Saracens. The back-row battle will be the thing to watch. That clash of veterans (Malcolm and Zackary vs Packer and Cleall) will be the defining feature of this game.

Team news

Trailfinders

Starting XV

1.Alivia Leatherman 2.Georgia Ponsonby 3.Maya Montiel 4.Grace Moore 5.Alana Borland

6.Rachel Malcolm 7.Kate Zackary(C) 8.Abi Burton 9.Ella Amory 10.Claire Gallagher

11.Francesca McGhie 12.Carys Cox 13.Meg Jones 14.Grace White 15.Julia Schell

Bench

16.Blanco 17.Williams 18.Evans 19.Taykor

20.Head 21.Bradley 22.Norman-Bell 23.Inman

Saracens

Starting XV

1.Kelsey Clifford 2.May Campbell(C) 3.Donna Rose 4.Rosie Galligan 5.Laetitia Royer

6.Julia omokhuale 7.Marlie Packer 8.Poppy Cleall 9.Olivia Apps 10.Zoe Harrison(C)

11.Lotte Sharp 12.Emma Hardy 13.Sydney Gregson 14.Alysha Corrigan 15.Jess Breach

Bench

16.Bryony Field 17.Liz Crake 18.Carmen Tremelling 19.Louise McMillan 

20.Georgia Evans 21.Gabrielle Senft 22.Beth Blacklock 23.Sarah McKenna

Loughborough Lightning vs Leicester Tigers

Kickoff: 3pm, Saturday 29th November

Venue: Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Watch on: BBC iPlayer

Key to the game: Can Leicester find a way to compete. This season has been as ugly as was predicted for the Tigers, and it doesn't look like things are going to get any easier. The American combination of Bitter and Feury gives the Tigers some hope, but they'll inevitably spend most of the day on the backfoot. Loughborough have gone with a strong team and look set to come away with maximum points.

Team news

Loughborough Lightning

Starting XV

1.Williams 2.Treder 3.Sagapolu 4.Ives Campion 5.Boyd

6.Brody 7.Waudby 8.Hibbert-Jones 9.Maude 10.Helen Nelson

11.Westcombe-Evans 12.Morrall 13.Kelter 14.Bermudez 15.Mataitoga

Bench

16.Calladine 17.Curphey 18.Clifford 19.Fitzpatrick

20.Ehrecke 21.kabeya 22.Davey 23.Scott

Leicester Tigers

Starting XV
1.Ellie Smith 2.Alana Bainbridge 3.Clodagh Dunne 4.Hermione Farmer 5.Emerson Allen

6.Jordan Russell 7.Morgan Richardson 8.Tiana Gordon 9.Eneka Labeyrie 10.Kristin Bitter

11.Emily Henrich 12.Georgie Lingham 13.Jemima McCalman 14.Charlotte Daley 15.Tess Feury

Bench

16.Alicia Watkins 17.Beth Cregan 18.Nadine Vincent 19.Leah Heath

20.Rowann Sinclair 21.Jenny Maxwell 22.Abileigh Priestnall 23.Amelie Anstead

Bristol Bears vs Gloucester-Hartpury

Kickoff: 12:30pm, Sunday 30th November

Venue: Ashton Gate

Watch on: TNT Sports 1

Key to the game: Can Bristol find a chink in Hartpury's armour? This round of PWR fixtures finishes with a flourish in the West Country with a derby between Bristol and Gloucester-Hartpury. These teams met in last season's semi-finals, which Gloucester-Hartpury won, but the teams have had very different starts to this season. Bristol are in need of a statement win and will be hoping that the signing of Black Fern Ruahei Demant can give them a boost. Bristol have a solid pack that can definitely compete with the visitors and will be hoping that they can be clinical enough to come away with the win.

Team news

Bristol Bears

Starting XV
1.Simi Pam 2.Amy Dale 3.Sarah Bern 4.Hollie Cunningham 5.Abbie Ward(C)

6.Delaney Burns 7.Christiana Balogun 8.Evie Gallagher 9.Keria Bevan 10.Lucie Skuse

11.Millie David 12.Ruahei Demant 13.Emma Orr 14.Renneqa Bonner 15.Ella Lovibond

Bench

16.Heidi Pashei-Taraghoun 17.Hannah Botterman 18.Aisha Jah 19.Tahlia John

20.Gwennan Hopkins 21.Tilly Ryall 22.Savannah Picton-Powell 23.Jasmine Joyce

Gloucester-Hartpury

Starting XV

1.El Perry 2.Kelsey Jones 3.Maud Muir 4.Sam Monaghan 5.Sarah Beckett

6.Kate Williams 7.Bethan Lewis 8.Georgia Brock 9.Natasha Hunt(C) 10.Lizzie Goulden

11.Nel Metcalfe 12.Tatyana Heard 13.Hannah Dallavalle 14.Mia Venner 15.Emma Sing

Bench

16.Neve Jones 17.Ranni Samuda 18.Sisilia Tuipulotu 19.Steph Else

20.Zoe Stratford 21.Lleucu George 22.Molly Bunker 23.Rachel Lund