30pm on BT Sport 2A West-Country derby in which Bath hope the home crowd at the Rec can spur them to a first win of the season. Ollie Robinson will take to the field for his first start as a Bath player following the liquidation of Worcester. He’ll play outside his former England U20 partner Cameron Redpath (now a Scotland international) and Piers Francis who starts at fly-half. For Gloucester, Giorgi Kveseladze makes his first start of the season, replacing Chris Harris, also of Scotland, at outside centre. Teams Bath Rugby: 15 Matt Gallagher, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Piers Francis, 9 Louis Schreuder; 1 Juan Schoeman, 2 Tom Dunn (c), 3 Will Stuart, 4 Dave Attwood, 5 Quinn Roux, 6 Tom Ellis, 7 Miles Reid, 8 Nahum Merigan; Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 Aranos Coetzee, 19 Ewan Richards, 20 Richard de Carpentier, 21 Max Green, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Will Butt Gloucester: 15 Lloyd Evans, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Giorgi Kveseladze, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Santiago Carreras, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Ben Meehan, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin, 2 Santiago Socino, 3 Fraser Balmain, 4 Freddie Clarke, 5 Matias Alemanno, 6 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 8 Albert Tuisue; Replacements: 16 Jack Singleton, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Jordy Reid, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Jack Reeves, 23 Jonny May Prediction: Gloucester by 5 Leicester Tigers v Sale SharksSaturday 8 October, 3pm kick-offJoe Carpenter of Sale Sharks, here celebrating a try against Exeter Chiefs last weekends, is set to start at full back against Leicester Tigers (Picture: Getty Images)Springbok 10 Handre Pollard is not present for the hosts after limping off 27 minutes into last weekend’s contest, Freddie Burns will start here in his place, wth Julian Montoya and Jasper Wiese back from The Rugby Championship to strengthen the Tigers.
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Harlequins will have no fixture this weekend, having been due to play the Warriors, and prior results featuring Worcester have been written off. Round four results Newcastle Falcons 30-15 Bristol BearsLondon Irish 47-38 Bath RugbySale Sharks 28-20 Exeter ChiefsSaracens 51-18 Leicester TigersHarlequins 35-29 Northampton SaintsRound five features two exciting West Country matchups, as well as some returning international players keen to make their mark on the Premiership once again. More from Rugby UnionHere’s all you need to know about this weekend’s matches:Bristol Bears v Exeter ChiefsFriday 7 October, 7.
Champions Cup: 14-man Sale Sharks edge Bristol in European thrillerSale Sharks overcame the red card for Arron Reed and a superb Bristol Bears comeback to claim a 44-39 aggregate win at Ashton Gate. The Sharks were 10-3 ahead thanks to Lood de Jager’s try and Rob du Preez’s penalty when Reed was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Luke Morahan. Unperturbed by that setback, Sale continued to be the better side and scored two tries either side of the break via Akker van der Merwe and Tom Roebuck.
The Sharks dominated early territory and possession, with scrum-half Faf de Klerk prominent, and an audacious 30-metre pass by the South African set up a chance for Reed before hooker Van der Merwe led a charge upfield to keep Bristol’s defence busy. But the home side responded impressively, moving into Sale’s 22 when Fitz Harding partially charged down an attempted De Klerk clearance. Jake Kerr dived over Sale’s line, only for referee Frank Murphy to disallow the try following a knock-on by Harding, while De Klerk was yellow-carded for tackling the flanker early and Callum Sheedy kicked Bristol ahead. Du Preez soon landed an equalising penalty, and Sale went ahead 10 minutes before half-time when De Jager powered over from close range and Du Preez converted for a seven-point advantage.
Both Willis brothers start in the back row while Charlie Atkinson will continue to excite at fly-half. Dan Biggar starts here at 10 for Saints, having announced he will leave at the end of the year, continuing his thriving partnership with the in-form scrum-half Alex Mitchell. Tommy Freeman’s free-scoring form looks set to continue here, too. Teams Wasps: 15 Jacob Umaga, 14 Paolo Udogwu, 13 Burger Odendaal, 12 Ryan Mills, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Dan Robson; 1 Robin Hislop, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 3 Vincent Koch, 4 Joe Launchbury (c), 5 Kiran McDonald, 6 Nizaam Carr, 7 Jack Willis, 8 Tom Willis; Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Rodrigo Martinez, 18 John Ryan, 19 Tim Cardall, 20 Ben Morris, 21 Will Porter, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Alex Waller, 2 Sam Matavesi, 3 Paul Hill, 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 5 Alex Moon, 6 Alex Coles, 7 Lewis Ludlam (c), 8 Sam Graham; Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Alfie Petch, 19 David Ribbans, 20 Juarno Augustus, 21 Tom James, 22 Rory Hutchinson, 23 Courtnall Skosan Prediction: Northampton by 11 Newcastle Falcons v SaracensSunday 9 October, 3pm kick-offAn unchanged side for the Falcons who stopped Bristol at home last weekend and hope for a similarly strong showing against tough opposition who appear to be playing a more free-flowing game than in previous years.
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Anthony Watson is also very likely to make his first appearance at Welford Road as a Tiger from the bench. For Sale, Bevan Rodd makes his first start of the campaign and Raffi Quirke returns to the bench for the first time since April in a promising sign for the Sharks and England. A tough result to predict, but Sale are in foreboding form, so one would think it’d be close. Teams Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Matt Scott, 12 Jimmy Gopperth, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 1 James Cronin, 2 Julián Montoya, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Harry Wells, 5 Calum Green, 6 George Martin, 7 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 8 Jasper Wiese; Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Nephi Leatigaga, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Eli Snyman, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Phil Cokanasiga, 23 Anthony Watson Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Gus Warr; 1 Bevan Rodd, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 3 Nick Schonert, 4 Cobus Wiese, 5 Jonny Hill, 6 Jono Ross, 7 Tom Curry (c), 8 Jean-Luc du Preez; Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Sam Hill, 23 Arron Reed Prediction: Leicester by six More from Rugby UnionWasps v Northampton SaintsSunday 9 October, 3pm kick-off, coverage from 2pm on BT Sport 1Vincent Koch makes his first appearance for the hosts, who will no doubt have watched this week’s proceedings at Sixways with concern over the possibility of a shared fate, and of course empathy.
Alex Sanderson’s men were in control but another card, this time a yellow for prop Nick Schonert, helped Bristol to get back into the contest. The hosts began to play their free-flowing rugby and levelled matters on the night – going one-point ahead in the tie – as Harry Thacker, Morahan and Joe Joyce went over. However, the visitors responded well, moving back ahead via successive Du Preez penalties before Jono Ross touched down for the decisive try, despite Morahan setting up an exciting finale as the match finished 35-29 in Sale’s favour. Click here for teams and scorers Bristol’s season is now effectively over, as they languish 10th in the Premiership with no chance of making the play-offs and trailing badly in the Champions Cup qualification race for next term.
45pm kick-off, coverage from 7pm on BT Sport 1The first of two West Country derbies in which the Bears hope to bounce back from their relative 30-15 humbling at Kingston Park last weekend. 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.
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”Captain Jack Yeandle returns at hooker for the visitors with Jack Nowell on the wing, while Toby Fricker returns from injury for the Bears with Ellis Genge, Harry Randall and Charles Piutau back in the fold. It should be a cracking game and it’s anyone’s for the taking. Teams Bristol Bears: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Toby Fricker, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Rich Lane, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Will Capon, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 John Hawkins, 5 Joe Joyce, 6 Chris Vui, 7 Jake Heenan (c), 8 Magnus Bradbury; Replacements: 16 Jake Kerr, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Ed Holmes, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 AJ MacGinty, 23 Jack Bates Exeter Chiefs: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Rory O’Loughlin, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Joe Simmonds, 9 Jack Maunder; 1 Alec Hepburn, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 3 Harry Williams, 4 Jannes Kirsten, 5 Jonny Gray, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Christ Tshiunza, 8 Richard Capstick; Replacements: 16 Lukę Cowan-Dickie, 17 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 18 Patrick Schickerling, 19 Ruben Van Heerden, 20 Dave Ewers, 21 Sam Maunder, 22 Harvey Skinner, 23 Solomone Kata Prediction: Exeter by 5 Bath v GloucesterSaturday 8 October, 3pm kick-off, coverage from 2.
Reed then received a red card for his reckless challenge, yet Sale finished the half strongly and claimed a second try when Van der Merwe rounded off sustained forward pressure, and Du Preez’s conversion put them 17-3 ahead at half-time. Roebuck struck just 12 seconds into the second period following quality approach work by Manu Tuilagi, then Bristol had a Charles Piutau score disallowed after a Sheedy forward pass. With Bristol’s season on the line, director of rugby Pat Lam had already sent on Piutau and he was rapidly followed off the bench by centre Semi Radradra and flanker Steven Luatua.
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