Premiership rugby round two: All the team news, fixtures, predictions and TV detailsThe second round of Premiership rugby kicks off this weekend with perennial threat Saracens entering the fray after a bye week in a tumultuous first round. Last season’s champions Leicester Tigers suffered a loss to start their title defence at Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins managed to get a result at Kingston Park, and Sale held out a determined Northampton Saints side at the end. Round one results Exeter Chiefs 24-20 Leicester TigersLondon Irish 45-14 Worcester WarriorsNewcastle Falcons 31-40 HarlequinsBristol Bears 31-29 Bath RugbyGloucester Rugby 27-21 WaspsSale Sharks 29-22 Northampton Saints Round two is set to bring some exciting clashes, although we’re all just thankful that rugby is going ahead at all for Worcester Warriors, amid ongoing uncertainty at Sixways over the club’s future.
Teams Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Collins, 10 Dan Biggar (c), 9 Alex Mitchell, 1 Alex Waller, 2 Sam Matavesi, 3 Paul Hill, 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 5 Alex Moon, 6 Alex Coles, 7 Aaron Hinkley, 8 Juarno Augustus; Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Alfie Petch, 19 Brandon Nansen, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Callum Braley, 22 Tom Litchfield, 23 Courtnall Skosan London Irish: 15 Henry Arundell, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ben White, 1 Facundo Gigena, 2 Matt Cornish, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 4 Rob Simmons, 5 Adam Coleman (c), 6 Ben Donnell, 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Matt Rogerson; Replacements: 16 Isaac Miller, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ciaran Parker, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Luca Morisi, 23 Will Joseph Prediction: Northampton by 13 Bath Rugby vs Sale SharksSaturday 17 September, 3pm kick-offAlthough their campaign started with a loss, Bath will take heart that the 31-29 showing at Bristol is an improvement in form upon last season’s torrid start.
PRTV Live will show London Irish v Bath Rugby29 September 2022 Bath Rugby will be back on PRTV Live this weekend as the Blue, Black and White travel to London Irish in Round 4 of the Gallagher Premiership. If you don’t have a ticket for Saturday’s match, you can watch the game via PRTV Live – Premiership Rugby’s pilot service streaming directly to fans. PRTV Live will show the Bath Rugby games that are not broadcast by BT Sport or ITV. Fans can purchase via the Premiership Rugby website NOW and the match is available to watch via app and desktop. A match pass will cost just £4. 99, and a full round pass will cost £6. 99. Alternatively, fans can watch all 2022/23 PRTV Live games for £99.
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Is the game on TV? Yes. This season every Gallagher Premiership match will be televised on either BT Sport on PRTV. Premiership Rugby have confirmed this weekend's match will be shown live on PRTV with coverage starting at around 2. 50pm. You can sign up here for £4. 99 right here. Highlights will be available online shortly after the match on the Premiership Rugby website along with a full match replay the following day. How else can I follow the game? If you are not going to watch the game on TV or be inside the stadium, Gloucestershire Live will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground. BBC Radio Gloucestershire will also be providing live commentary of the game.
What's the team news? Gloucester Rugby: 15. Lloyd Evans, 14. Jonny May, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Seb Atkinson, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. Santiago Carreras, 9. Ben Meehan, 1. Harry Elrington, 2. Santiago Socino, 3. Kirill Gotovtsev, 4. Alex Craig, 5. Matias Alemanno, 6. Harry Taylor, 7. Lewis Ludlow (C), 8. Ruan Ackermann. Replacements: 16. George McGuigan, 17. Alex Seville, 18. Ciaran Knight, 19. Cam Jordan, 20. Albert Tuisue, 21. Stephen Varney, 22. Billy Twelvetrees, 23. Tom Seabrook.
Sale remain an imposing outfit, and while the return of Joe Cokanasiga and Jonathan Joseph in particular are boosts to the hosts, defeating the Sharks at the Rec remains an ask. Jonny Hill will make his first start for the visitors, who boast a bench featuring three more internationals in the shape of Jono Ross, Tom Curry and Joe Simpson. Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Piers Francis, 9 Ben Spencer (c); 1 Lewis Boyce, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 4 Dave Attwood, 5 Josh McNally, 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Wesley White, 8 Jaco Coetzee; Replacements: 16 Tom Doughty, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Will Spencer, 20 GJ van Velze, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Richard de Carpentier Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Gus Warr; 1 Simon McIntyre, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 3 Nick Schonert, 4 Cobus Wiese, 5 Jonny Hill, 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Ben Curry (c), 8 Daniel du Preez; Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 James Harper, 19 Jono Ross, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Arron Reed Prediction: Sale by six Harlequins vs SaracensSaturday 17 September, 2pm kick-off, coverage starts 2.
Here’s all you need to know about this weekend’s six matches. How to watch 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, ITV Northampton Saints vs London IrishSaturday 17 September, 2pm kick-offLondon Irish will face a sterner test than last week’s convincing win over an embattled Worcester side which sent them top. Northampton held Sale to a losing bonus point at the AJ Bell last weekend and will expect to secure a win at Franklin’s Gardens. Dan Biggar returns to captain the Saints, while Tom Collins moves to the wing after last weekend’s brace of tries to make space for Matt Proctor in the centre.
Never miss a beat with Premiership Rugby’s live streaming service - PRTV Live | 6th September 2022 | News6 September 2022 Premiership Rugby’s new streaming service gives supporters the chance to watch all Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches not broadcast on BT Sport or ITV – so you don’t have to miss any of the action! Unable to attend a game or want to stay on top of all the action across the weekend get your PRTV Live now has a Season Pass, at just £99. 99? Log in once and have all access throughout the season.
