PREM Round 8: Weekend Team News

SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER

Bristol Bears v Newcastle Red Bulls - Ashton Gate - 3pm

Bristol Bears: 15. Louis Rees-Zammit, 14. Noah Heward, 13. Matias Moroni, 12. James Williams, 11. Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10. Tom Jordan, 9. Harry Randall; 1. Max Lahiff, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. George Kloska, 4. George Taylor, 5. Joe Batley, 6. Joe Owen, 7. Fitz Harding (c), 8. Viliame Mata

Replacements: 16. Gabriel Oghre, 17. Ellis Genge, 18. Jimmy Halliwell, 19. Pedro Rubiolo, 20. Luka Ivanishvili, 21. Sam Wolstenholme, 22. Sam Worsley, 23. Rich Lane

Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Ethan Grayson, 14 Oli Spencer, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz; 1 Adam Brocklebank, 2 George McGuigan (captain), 3 Murray McCallum, 4 Oscar Usher, 5 Seb de Chaves, 6 Tom Gordon, 7 Tom Christie, 8 Ollie Leatherbarrow.

Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Connor Hancock, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Finn Baker, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 James Elliott, 22 Cameron Hutchison, 23 Boeta Chamberlain.

Gloucester Rugby v Saracens - Kingsholm - 3.05pm

Gloucester Rugby: 15 Charlie Atkinson, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Will Butler, 12 Seb Atkinson (VC), 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Tomos Williams (C); 1 Val Rapava Ruskin, 2 Jack Innard, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 4 Freddie Thomas, 5 Arthur Clark (VC), 6 James Venter, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 8 Jack Clement

Replacements: 16 George Knowles, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Harry Taylor, 21 Mikey Austin, 22 Will Knight, 23 Josh Hathaway

Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Rotimi Segun, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Max Malins, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ivan Van Zyl (c); 1 Rhys Carre, 2 Theo Dan, 3 Marcus Street, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 6 Theo McFarland, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 8 Tom Willis

Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Tietie Tuimauga, 19 Juan Martin

Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints - The Rec - 5.30pm

Bath Rugby: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer; 1 Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Thomas du Toit, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Ross Molony, 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Sam Underhill, 8 Miles Reid

Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Ted Hill, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Santi Carreras, 23 Chris Harris

Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Edoardo Todaro, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 James Ramm, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Archie McParlan; 1 Emmanuel Iyogun, 2 Robbie Smith, 3 Trevor Davison, 4 Ed Prowse, 5 Chunya Munga, 6 Callum Chick (c), 7 Sam Graham, 8 Henry Pollock

Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Oliver Scola, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Archie Benson, 20 Fyn Brown, 21 Tom James, 22 Henry Lumley, 23 Ollie Sleightholme

SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER

Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers - Sandy Park - 3pm

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Campbell Ridl, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney; 1 Scott Sio, 2 Joseph Dweba, 3 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 5 Andrea Zambonin, 6 Tom Hooper, 7 Ethan Roots, 8 Greg Fisilau

Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Kane James, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Dan John

Leicester Tigers: 15. Freddie Steward, 14. Adam Radwan, 13. Izaia Perese, 12. Solomone Kata, 11. Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10. Billy Searle, 9. Tom Whiteley; 1. Nicky Smith, 2. Jamie Blamire, 3. Joe Heyes, 4. Cameron Henderson, 5. Ollie Chessum (c), 6. Joaquin Moro, 7. Tommy Reffell, 8. Olly Cracknell (72)

Replacements: 16. Finn Theobold-Thomas, 17. Tarek Haffar, 18. Will Hurd, 19. James Thompson, 20. Sam Williams, 21. Jack van Poortvliet, 22. Orlando Bailey, 23. Gabriel Hamer-Webb