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.
“With 10 million rugby fans in England, PRTV Live will allow us to showcase the best of Gallagher Premiership Rugby to the widest possible audience, expanding our reach into the households of millions of other rugby fans. ”The matches are available to purchase via the Premiership Rugby website. The first matches will be streamed on the Premiership Rugby app on 25 February. From 25 March, PRTV Live will also be available via desktop. A match pass will cost £4. 99, and a full round pass will cost £6. 99.
PRTV Live will show the games that are not broadcast by BT Sport or ITV, so fans will now have access to up to 480 minutes – eight hours – of pure rugby action over a weekend. Simon Massie-Taylor, Chief Executive Officer at Premiership Rugby said: “PRTV Live signals another step in our journey to grow the game and make Gallagher Premiership Rugby accessible to as many rugby fans as possible. “Together with our partners BT Sport and ITV, PRTV Live will give supporters across the country the freedom to watch every game live, at home or on the go. “Through this new platform, we want to create a deeper relationship with our current fans, who have asked us for this service, and make the game as accessible as possible to new supporters. Having every match available to watch live is a crucial step forward for us.
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.
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. 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.
Right now, you’ve got two teams who are at the top end of the table and both of whom will be pushing hard to get a result. “What we need to do – and we’ve spelt this out to the boys this week – is go there and put in a big, emotional performance. I’m sure Pat [Lam] will be saying the same to his team. Like ourselves, Bristol will have been frustrated with their result last weekend up at Newcastle, so we have to be ready to come out of the blocks firing and meet the challenge they throw down head on. ”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.
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.
PRTV Live | A new way to watch Gallagher Premiership RugbyPremiership Rugby has launched a new streaming service, PRTV Live, enabling supporters to watch every Gallagher Premiership match live this season. A Match Pass is £4. 99 to watch the game of your choice. A Round Pass is £6. 99 to watch all fixtures included for a round of Gallagher Premiership Rugby. PRTV Live is streamed directly to fans mobile devices via the Premiership Rugby mobile app or on desktop via the Premiership Rugby website and provides supporters with a comprehensive service.
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. 99 or by individual matches for £4. 99Highlights: Sunday 18 September, 10. 45pm, ITVBoth teams won their first three games of the campaign, and seek a return to winning ways after a disappointing weekend, as Chiefs’ director of rugby Rob Baxter was keen to highlight: “Over the years we’ve had some great games against Bristo. In all of them, results have gone either way.
Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby LIVE: Play-by-play updates Stream matches live and find other sports streaming on Peacock. Bath Rugby vs. Newcastle Falcons, November 12, 10am, Peacock. Exeter Chiefs
Half-time - Bath Rugby 20-6 Newcastle Falcons - Facebook Gallagher Premiership match Bath vs Newcastle (30 Dec 2022). Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match
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