{"id":87776,"date":"2025-05-09T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/87776\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:15:10","slug":"premiership-teams-lions-captain-maro-itoje-leads-saracens-v-newcastle-planet-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/87776\/","title":{"rendered":"Premiership teams: Lions captain Maro Itoje leads Saracens v Newcastle : Planet Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Round 16 of the Premiership season sees one fixture scheduled on Friday night before three take place on Saturday and the weekend\u2019s action ends on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of those Saturday games is the Big Day Out clash between local rivals Bath and Bristol, with the two English teams running out at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.<\/p>\n

Check on all the Premiership<\/a> team news, here.<\/p>\n

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

Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks<\/p>\n

Leicester Tigers:<\/b> 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Solomone Kata, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handr\u00e9 Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Juli\u00e1n Montoya (c), 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Cronin, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Matt Rogerson, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Dan Kelly<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks:<\/b> 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez (c), 12 Rekeiti Ma\u2019asi-White, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 JL du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Ben Bamber, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Raffi Quirke, 23 Tom O\u2019Flaherty<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:45 BST (18:45 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Joe James, Wayne Falla
TMO:<\/b> Dean Richards
Live on:<\/b> TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+<\/p>\n

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

Saracens v Newcastle Falcons<\/p>\n

Saracens<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Alex Goode, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje<\/a> (c), 3 Alec Clarey, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Jamie George, 17 Sam Crean, 18 Harvey Beaton, 19 Tom Willis, 20 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Louie Johnson, 23 Angus Hall<\/p>\n

Newcastle Falcons:<\/b> 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Hearle, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Cameron Neild, 6 Freddie Lockwood, 5 John Hawkins, 4 Sebastian de Chaves, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Tom Gordon, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Max Clark, 23 Oli Spencer<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> StoneX Stadium
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Christophe Ridley, Greg Macdonald
TMO:<\/b> Stuart Terheege
Live on:<\/b> TNT Sports Extra and discovery+<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears promise \u2018Super Bowl vibe\u2019 as Big Day Out clash with Bath set to draw in excess of 50,000 fans to \u2018iconic\u2019 Principality Stadium<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Bristol Bears v Bath<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears:<\/b> 15 Rich Lane, 14 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Josh Caulfield, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Will Capon, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 George Kloska, 19 James Dun, 20 Joe Owen, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Siva Naulago, 23 Santiago Grondona<\/p>\n

Bath<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Louie Hennessey, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Austin Emens, 10 Ciaran Donoghue, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Arthur Green, 7 Ethan Staddon, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Ewan Richards (c), 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Jasper Spandler, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 Kieran Verden, 19 Will Jeanes, 20 Tom Cowan, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Ruaridh McConnochie, 23 Miles Reid<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:05 BST (14:05 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Dan Jones, Simon Harding
TMO:<\/b> David Rose
Live on:<\/b> ITV4, ITVX, TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+<\/p>\n

Harlequins v Gloucester<\/p>\n

Harlequins:<\/b> 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Ben Waghorn, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 George Hammond, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Jordan Els, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Jake Murray, 22 Jamie Benson, 23 Luke Northmore<\/p>\n

Gloucester:<\/b> 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Jake Morris, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, 5 Freddie Thomas, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Jack Singleton, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Jack Cotgreave<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off:<\/b> 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Adam Leal
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Anthony Woodthorpe, John Meredith
TMO:<\/b> Ian Tempest
Live on:<\/b> TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/b><\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints<\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs:<\/b> 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Nick Lilley, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stu Townsend, 8 Ethan Roots, 7 Richard Capstick, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dan Frost, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Tamati Tua<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints:<\/b> 15 Jake Garside, 14 Toby Cousins, 13 Tom Seabrook, 12 Tom Litchfield, 11 Will Glister, 10 Tom James, 9 Jonny Weimann, 8 Angus Scott-Young, 7 Fyn Brown, 6 Tom Lockett (c), 5 Chunya Munga, 4 Ed Prowse, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Tom West
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Craig Wright, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Luke Green, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Reuben Logan, 21 Archie Benson, 22 Rafe Witheat, 23 Ewan Baker<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Sandy Park
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees:<\/b> George Selwood, Jamie Leahy
TMO:<\/b> Andrew Jackson
Live on:<\/b> TNT Sports 1, UHD and discovery+<\/p>\n

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