Dublin, Ireland. 07th Apr, 2024. Dan Cole of Leicester during the Investec Champions Cup, Round of 16 match between Leinster Rugby and Leicester Tigers at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on April 6, 2024 (Photo by Andrew SURMA/ Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live
Round 15 of the Premiership takes place this weekend as three matches are scheduled for Saturday and two on Sunday, with Northampton v Leicester standing out.
League stalwart Dan Cole plays his 235th league game for Leicester Tigers this weekend, setting a new club record previously held by fellow prop Graham Rowntree.
Elsewhere in the Premiership action, Harlequins welcome back experienced England duo Danny Care and Joe Marler for their trip to tackle Sale Sharks on Sunday.
Check on all the team news, below.
Saturday
Saracens v Gloucester
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Rotimi Segun, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Tom Parton, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Aled Davies, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Theo McFarland, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Manu Vunipola, 23 Olly Hartley
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Josh Hathaway, 13 Louis Hillman-Cooper, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Jake Morris, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Albert Tuisue, 5 Freddie Thomas, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Santi Socino, 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Danny Eite, 20 Rob Nixon, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Jack Reeves, 23 Ioan Jones
Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson, Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers
Northampton Saints: 15 James Ramm, 14 George Hendy, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Tom Seabrook, 10 George Furbank, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Lewis Ludlam (c), 6 Alex Coles, 5 Temo Mayanavanua, 4 Alex Moon, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Alex Waller
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Tom James, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Tommy Freeman
Leicester Tigers: 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Freddie Steward, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Finn Carnduff, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 James Cronin
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Kyle Hatherell, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Phil Cokanasiga, 23 Mike Brown
Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Exeter Chiefs v Bath
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Lewis Pearson, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Max Norey, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Christ Tshiunza, 21 Stu Townsend, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Zack Wimbush
Bath: 15 Matt Gallagher, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Jacques du Plessis, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Will Butt, 23 Miles Reid
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose
Sunday
Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons
Bristol Bears: 15 Max Malins, 14 Siva Naulago, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Josh Caulfield, 4 James Dun, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Virimi Vakatawa, 23 Rich Lane
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Oli Spencer, 12 Tom Penny, 11 Iwan Stephens, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Sam Cross, 6 Philip van der Walt, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Tim Cardall, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Mark Dormer, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 John Kelly, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 Max Pepper, 22 Rory Jennings, 23 Matias Moroni
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Andrew Jackson, Simon Harding
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Sale Sharks v Harlequins
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ben Curry (c), 5 Josh Beaumont, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 James Harper, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Ben Bamber, 20 Hyron Andrews, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Sam James, 23 Tom O’Flaherty
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Louis Lynagh, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Will Evans, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Stephan Lewies (c), 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 George Hammond, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Luke Northmore
Venue: Salford Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, John Meredith
TMO: Dean Richards
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