{"id":715667,"date":"2026-01-23T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/715667\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:15:10","slug":"predictions-team-news-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/715667\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions, team news, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

PREM Rugby returns this weekend with the action kicking off on Friday with Gloucester v Bath before four matches take place on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We bring you all the team news, predictions, match officials and how to watch information ahead of Round 10.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

Gloucester v Bath<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/b> Bath by 12<\/p>\n

Gloucester<\/a>:<\/b> 15 George Barton, 14 Josh Hathaway, 13 Josiah Edwards Giraud, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Will Trenholm, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 James Venter, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Deian Gwynne, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Will Crane, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements:<\/b> 16 George Knowles, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Jack Mann, 21 Mikey Austin, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Jack Cotgreave<\/p>\n

Bath<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Louie Hennessey, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Arthur Green, 7 Ethan Staddon, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Quinn Roux, 4 Ted Hill, 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Henry Arundell, 23 Sam Underhill<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Kingsholm
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:45 BST
Referee:<\/b> Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Christophe Ridley, Jamie Leahy
TMO:<\/b> David Rose
How to watch:<\/b> Live on TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+<\/p>\n

Gloucester wing back from ban as \u2018Bath Bomb\u2019 ready to be deployed at Kingsholm<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday<\/b><\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/b> Exeter by 3<\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs: <\/b>15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Haydon-Wood, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements:<\/b><\/b>16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Lewis Pearson, 20 Richard Capstick, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Ben Hammersley, 23 Campbell Ridl<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears:<\/b> 15 Louis Rees-Zammit, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Max Lahiff, 18 Jimmy Halliwell, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Santiago Grondona, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 James Williams, 23 Gabriel Ibitoye<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Sandy Park
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:00 GMT
Referee:<\/b> Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Sara Cox, Greg Macdonald
TMO:<\/b> Craig Maxwell-Keys
How to watch:<\/b> live on discovery+<\/p>\n

Saracens v Newcastle Red Bulls<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/b> Saracens by 21<\/p>\n

Saracens<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements:<\/b> 16 James Hadfield, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Tietie Tuimauga, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Max Malins<\/p>\n

Newcastle Red Bulls<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Ethan Grayson, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sim\u00f3n Ben\u00edtez Cruz, 8 Freddie Lockwood, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Tom Gordon, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 4 Oscar Usher, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Murray McCallum
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Finn Baker, 20 Reuben Parsons, 21 James Elliott, 22 Cameron Hutchison, 23 Oli Spencer<\/p>\n

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Venue:<\/b> StoneX Stadium
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:00 GMT
Referee:<\/b> Joe James
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Luke Pearce, John Meredith
TMO:<\/b> Dean Richards
How to watch:<\/b> Live on discovery+<\/p>\n

Harlequins v Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/b> Leicester by 3<\/p>\n

Harlequins<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Tyrone Green, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Lucas Friday, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Guido Petti Pagadiz\u00e1bal, 4 Kieran Treadwell, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Simon Kerrod
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Sam Riley, 17 Will Hobson, 18 Harry Williams, 19 Elliot Williams, 20 Seb Driscoll, 21 Tom Lawday, 22 Max Green, 23 Jarrod Evans<\/p>\n

Leicester Tigers:<\/b> 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Emeka Ilione, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Joaquin Moro, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Ollie Allan, 22 James O\u2019Connor, 23 Izaia Perese<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:05 GMT
Referee:<\/b> Adam Leal
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Matthew Carley, Jamie Parr
TMO:<\/b> Stuart Terheege
How to watch:<\/b> Live on TNT Sports 1, UHD, discovery+<\/p>\n

Northampton boss opens up on his relationship with Steve Borthwick and the \u2018intense\u2019 challenges that lead to \u2019emotionally exhausted\u2019 players<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/b> Sale by 5<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks:<\/b> 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom O\u2019Flaherty, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma\u2019asi-White, 11 Alex Wills, 10 George Ford, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ban Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 James Harper, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Tom Burrow, 20 Jos Gilmore, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Arron Reed<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints: <\/b>15 George Hendy, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 Edoardo Todaro, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 JJ van der Mescht, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Craig Wright, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Ed Prowse, 20 Tom Lockett, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Archie McParland, 23 George Furbank<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off:<\/b> 17:30 GMT
Referee:<\/b> Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Hamish Smales, Henry Pearson
TMO:<\/b> Peter Allan
How to watch:<\/b> Live on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, UHD, discovery+<\/p>\n

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