After a break for the EPCR competitions, round four of the 2026/27 PREM Rugby season is here with five derby fixtures scheduled across the weekend.
Things get underway with a double-header on Friday night, as Gloucester take on Bath and Newcastle Red Bulls face Sale Sharks. There are two more games on Saturday, with the East Midlands derby between Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints getting things underway before an all-West Country clash rounds the day out as Bristol Bears welcome Exeter Chiefs to Ashton Gate.
Round four then concludes in the capital, as Harlequins and Saracens meet in the latest instalment of their rivalry.
Check on all the PREM team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.
Friday
Gloucester v Bath
Prediction: Gloucester by 10
Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Ollie Thorley, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Will Knight, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 Freddie Thomas, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Ciaran Knight, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Afo Fasogbon, 19 Will Trenholm, 20 Lewis Ludlow, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Max Knight, 23 Ben Redshaw
Bath: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Louie Hennessey, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Tyler Offiah, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi, 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Kepu Tuipulotu, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Scott Kirk, 18 Kieran Verden, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Ciaran Donoghue, 23 Arthur Green
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: George Selwood and Jamie Parr
TMO: Peter Allan
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD and HBO Max
Newcastle Red Bulls v Sale Sharks
Prediction: Newcastle by 3
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Werner Kok, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Tom Christie (c), 6 Max Hicks, 5 Cam Jordan, 4 Oscar Usher, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Pouri Rakete-Stones
Replacements: 16 Zuriel Togiatama, 17 Tom West, 18 Francisco Moreno, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 21 Sam Graham, 22 James Elliott, 23 Zack Henry
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Dom Hanson, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Christ Tshiunza, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19 Elia Canakaivata, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Alex Lozowski, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Arron Reed
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Henry Pearson and Veryan Boscawen
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Live on: HBO Max
Saturday
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
Prediction: Northampton by 12
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Finn Carnduff, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Archie van der Flier
Replacements: 16 Richie Asiata, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Will Hurd, 19 James Thompson, 20 Joaquin Moro, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 George Pearson
Northampton Saints: 15 James Pater, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 JJ van der Mescht, 20 Tom Lockett, 21 Callum Chick, 22 Archie McParland, 23 Ollie Sleightholme
Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Joe James and John Meredith
TMO: David Rose
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD and HBO Max
Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs
Prediction: Bristol by 5
Bristol Bears: 15 Tom Jordan, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Benjamin Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Tomas Gwilliam, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Sol Moody, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Jimmy Halliwell, 19 Josh Caulfield, 20 Joe Owen, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Jack Bates, 23 Luka Ivanishvili
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Zack Wimbush, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Butt, 11 Ben Hammersley, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Sam Wolstenholme, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ross Vintcent, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Tom Hooper, 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Nika Abuladze
Replacements: 16 Max Norey, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Kane James, 21 Stephen Varney, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Sam Harris
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Sara Cox and Richard Gordon
TMO: Dan Jones
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD and HBO Max
Sunday
Harlequins v Saracens
Prediction: Saracens by 5
Harlequins: 15 George Furbank, 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley (c), 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Lucas Schmid, 7 Seb Driscoll, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 James Dun, 3 Ollie Streeter, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Jimmy Staples, 17 Will Hobson 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Elliot Williams, 20 Harry Browne, 21 Will Evans, 22 Lucas Friday, 23 Nick David
Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Jack Bracken, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 6 Nathan Michelow, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carré
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Alex O’Driscoll, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Hugh Tizard, 20 Nick Isiekwe, 21 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 22 Tom James, 23 Angus Hall
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant referees: Ian Tempest and Greg Macdonald
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Live on: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD and HBO Max