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Teams Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Joe Marchant, 13 Lennox Anyanwu, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Tommy Allan, 9 Danny Care; 1 Joe Marler (capt), 2 Jack Musk, 3 Wilco Louw, 4 George Hammond, 5 Irne Herbst, 6 Jack Kenningham, 7 Will Evans, 8 Alex Dombrandt; Replacements: 16 George Head, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Archie White, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Will Edwards, 23 Oscar Beard London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson (capt), 9 Caolan Englefield; 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2 Mike Willemse, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 4 Chunya Munga, 5 Rob Simmons, 6 Josh Basham, 7 Ben Donnell, 8 So’otala Fa’aso’o; Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Oliver Hoskins, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Lucio Cinti, 23 James Stokes Prediction: Harlequins by 10 Northampton Saints v Bristol BearsSaturday 29 October, 3pm kick-offTwo teams already shaping to be in the hunt for a semi-final spot will duke it out at the Gardens, with both understrength due to injury and international duty.
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99 or by individual matches for £4. 99Highlights: Sunday 18 September, 10. 45pm, ITVBoth sides have only lost once all season, and while Gloucester enjoyed the thrill of a one-point victory last weekend, Chiefs suffered their sole defeat against Saracens last weekend by only two points at Sandy Park. They’ll be missing Luke Cowan-Dickie, Jack Nowell, Sam Simmonds and Henry Slade for this match due to England duty, but can still call on Christ Tshiunza (Wales), and Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray (Scotland) for this clash.
Ben Earl captains the men in black for the first time as Mark McCall makes six changes to his unbeaten side, with Callum Hunter-Hill returning to the second row alongside Theo McFarland. Sharks will look to bounce back from their first loss against Harlequins, with Simon McIntyre, Tommy Taylor, Josh Beaumont, Arron Reed and captain Ben Curry all returning to the line up.
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30pm on BT Sport 2A London derby at the Stoop which Irish also called home (on a temporary basis) not so long ago. Marcus Smith is off with England, but Italy fly-half Tommy Allan will hope to bring a sprinkling of stardust to proceedings outside the effervescent Danny Care. No 8 Alex Dombrandt is also in line for his 100th appearance for the club. For Irish, Ben Loader will look to continue his fine form on the wing while Luca Morisi hopes to lead the defence from outside centre.
Saints will start with the exciting half-back combination of Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell, while Bears lean on the experience of Callum Sheedy and Andy Uren, with Will Porter and AJ MacGinty waiting in the wings hoping to arrest a losing streak. Teams Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Matt Proctor, 13 Fraser Dingwall (capt), 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Emmanuel Iyogun, 2 Mike Haywood, 3 Paul Hill, 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 5 Alex Moon, 6 Sam Graham, 7 Aaron Hinkley, 8 Juarno Augustus; Replacements: 16 Sam Matavesi, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Alfie Petch, 19 Brandon Nansen, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Tom James, 22 James Grayson, 23 Tom Collins Bristol Bears: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Henry Purdy, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Andy Uren; 1 Jake Woolmore, 2 Harry Thacker, 3 Max Lahiff, 4 Joe Batley, 5 Joe Joyce (capt), 6 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Sam Lewis, 8 Fitz Harding; Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Jay Tyack, 19 Chris Vui, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Will Porter, 22 AJ MacGinty, 23 Jack Bates Prediction: Saints by five More from Rugby UnionSaracens v Sale SharksSunday 30 October, 3pm kick-off, coverage from 2pm on BT Sport 1Alex Goode will become Saracens’ record Premiership appearance-maker, but his focus will be on prevailing in this top-of-the-table clash.
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As a result there are only four fixtures in the Premiership this weekend (although we strongly recommend you stay up for the 1. 30am Sunday kick-off of England vS Australia in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on ITV). Round seven results London Irish 21-22 GloucesterBath Rugby 27-14 Northampton SaintsExeter Chiefs 20-22 SaracensSale Sharks 13-29 HarlequinsRound eight includes a bumper, top-of-the-table clash as well as a west country derby, and a London derby. What’s not to love? Here’s all you need to know about this weekend’s matches:More from Rugby UnionGloucester v Exeter ChiefsFriday 28 October, 7. 45pm kick-off, coverage from 7pm on BT Sport 1A Gloucester side finding form just as Exeter stutter a little before coming to Kingsholm? It’s all set up nicely for another worldie Adam Hastings drop goal from his own half, isn’t it? How to watch Premiership rugby Live stream: BT games can be stream on the BT Sport app or website for existing TV subscribers, or pay £25 for a monthly pass; for PRTV games, you can watch all three games for £6.
45pm KO) Saturday 29 October Harlequins vs London Irish (3pm KO) Sunday 30 October Saracens vs Sale Sharks (3pm KO) Round 9 Friday 4 November Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs (7. 45pm KO) Saturday 5 November Sale Sharks vs Gloucester (1pm KO) Round 10 Friday 11 November Bath vs Leicester Tigers (7. 45pm KO) Sunday 13 November Saracens vs Northampton Saints (3pm KO) Round 11 Saturday 25 November Saracens vs Wasps (3pm KO) Sunday 26 November Leicester Tigers vs London Irish Round 12 Friday 2 December Bath vs Harlequins (7.
Gloucester have made four changes, with Val Rapava-Ruskin and Jack Singleton on England duty and Jonny May out injured. It’s a tough one to call, given the alternating form of both sides and the missing personnel – perhaps a raucous Shed may make all the difference. Teams Gloucester: 15 Lloyd Evans, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Giorgi Kveseladze, 11 Santi Carreras, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Charlie Chapman, 1 Harry Elrington, 2 Santiago Socino, 3 Fraser Balmain, 4 Freddie Clarke, 5 Cam Jordan, 6 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (capt), 8 Ben Morgan; Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Jack Reeves, 23 Tom Seabrook Exeter Chiefs: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Josh Hodge, 13 Rory O’Loughlin, 12 Ian Whitten11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Jack Maunder; 1 Scott Sio, 2 Jack Yeandle (capt), 3 Harry Williams, 4 Ruben Van Heerden, 5 Jonny Gray, 6 Dave Ewers, 7 Lewis Pearson, 8 Jacques Vermeulen; Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Christ Tshiunza, 21 Sam Maunder, 22 Joe Simmonds, 23 Dan John Prediction: Gloucester by three Harlequins v London IrishTommy Allan will deputise for Marcus Smith against London Irish in the London derby (Picture: Getty Images)Saturday 29 October, 3pm kick-off, coverage from 2.
i's guide to Premiership rugby round 8 - team news, fixtures, predictions and TV detailsThe eighth round of Premiership rugby beckons, amid Steve Diamond’s bid to resurrect Worcester Warriors via a takeover, with a view to playing as soon as 2023. Newcastle Falcons’ fixture at Wasps is not taking place this weekend for obvious reasons, much like Leicester’s home match against the now in-administration club did not last weekend.
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