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PREM Rugby Cup: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments The 2026/27 English domestic season gets underway this weekend, with four PREM Rugby Cup fixtures pencilled in. Things get underway on Saturday with a triple header, as Bristol Bears face Gloucester, Saracens take on reigning PREM champions Northampton Saints and Harlequins welcome last year’s cup winners Leicester Tigers to the Stoop. The action then rounds off on Sunday, as Sale Sharks and Bath go head-to-head in the North West. Check on all the PREM Rugby Cup team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below. Saturday Harlequins v Leicester Tigers Prediction: Leicester by 5 Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Theo Povey, 10 Connor Slevin, 9 Will Porter, 8 Lucas Schmid, 7 Seb Driscoll (c), 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Harry Browne, 4 James Dun, 3 Harry Johnson-Holmes, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Will Hobson Replacements: 16 Ashton Graham, 17 Jamie Miller, 18 Sitiveni Vasuturaga, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Leo Dickinson, 21 Stuart Townsend, 22 Josh Bellamy, 23 Sean Kerr PREM boss addresses ex-Ireland star’s future: ‘That’s not what we brought him in for’ Leicester Tigers: 15 George Pearson, 14 Will Wand, 13 Charlie Myall, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Kesena Izu, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 George Marsh, 7 Samuel Williams, 6 Finn Carnduff, 5 Cameron Henderson, 4 James Thompson, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Charlie Clare (c), 1 Mako Vunipola Replacements: 16 Sam Moli, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Ale Loman, 19 Osian Thomas, 20 Josh Manz, 21 Charlie Bemand, 22 Ryan Crowley, 23 Wilf McCarthy Venue: Twickenham Stoop Kick-off: 15:00 BST Referee: Karl Dickson Assistant referees: Benjamin Wood and Mike Woods Saracens v Northampton Saints Prediction: Saracens by 10 Saracens: 15 Jack Bracken, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Angus Hall, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Max Malins (c), 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Nathan Michelow, 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Olamide Sodeke, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Eoghan Clarke, 1 Phil Brantingham Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Alex O’Driscoll, 18 Corne Weilbach, 19 Totoa Auvaa, 20 Toby Knight, 21 Tom James, 22 Finn Keylock, 23 Sione Va’enuku Northampton Saints: 15 James Pater, 14 Thomas Rowe, 13 Will Catley, 12 Toby Thame, 11 James Martin, 10 Hugh Shields, 9 Jonny Weimann, 8 Charlie Ulcoq, 7 Josh Taylor, 6 Archie Benson, 5 Chunya Munga (c), 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Oliver Scola Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Lefty Zigiriadis, 18 Sonny Tonga’uiha, 19 James Bennett, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Fergus Mainey, 22 Sonny Goode, 23 Freddie St John Want more from Planet Rugby? 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Venue: StoneX Stadium Kick-off: 15:00 BST Referee: Henry Pearson Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson and Neil Chivers Bristol Bears v Gloucester Prediction: Bristol by 7 Bristol Bears: 15 Noah Heward, 14 Ollie Harris, 13 Victor Worsnip, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Kenzie Jenkins, 6 Paddy Pearce, 5 Joe Batley, 4 George Taylor, 3 Jimmy Halliwell, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Max Lahiff Replacements: 16 Tomas Gwilliam, 17 Andrew Turner, 18 Sam Scott, 19 Noah Williams, 20 Ben Rogers, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Max Clark Gloucester: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Ollie Thorley, 13 Phil Cokanasiga, 12 Max Knight, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Will Trenholm, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, , 5 Jack Mann, 4 Joe Joyce, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Jack Innard, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Harry Taylor, 20 Jack Gilbert, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Junior Denny ‘We don’t know what we’re capable of’ – Newcastle Red Bulls boss opens up on ‘start-up project’ Venue: Ashton Gate Kick-off: 15:05 BST Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe Assistant referees: Alex Thomas and Gareth Holsgrove How to watch: TNT Sports, HBO Max Sunday Sale Sharks v Bath Prediction: Sale by 15 Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Alex Lozowski, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Tye Raymont, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Bevan Rodd Replacements: 16 Alfie Longstaff, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Tristan Woodman, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Ollie Davies, 23 Marius Louw Bath: 15 Jack Woods, 14 Tyler Offiah, 13 Charlie Griffin, 12 Declan Treacey, 11 Sam Winters, 10 Ciaran Donoghue, 9 Ieuan Davies, 8 Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi, 7 George Timmins, 6 Jack Bennett, 5 Ewan Richards (c), 4 Will Jeanes, 3 Kieran Verden, 2 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 1 Scott Kirk Replacements: 16 Jasper Spandler, 17 Ioan Emmanuel, 18 Alfie Griffin, 19 James Maloney, 20 Alex Ridgway, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 James Linegar, 23 Jack Harrison. Venue: CorpAcq Stadium Kick-off: 15:00 BST Referee: Sara Cox Assistant referees: Hamish Grant and Jamie Leahy How to watch: PREM Rugby YouTube READ MORE: PREM Rugby ins and outs: Every confirmed signing and departure ahead of 2026/27 season