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The PREM Rugby season continues this weekend with Round 14 seeing one game take place on Friday, three on Saturday and the final match on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Check on all the team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/p>\n

Newcastle Red Bulls v Bristol Bears<\/p>\n

Prediction: Bristol by 28<\/p>\n

Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Rhys Beeckmans, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 James Elliott, 8 Reuben Parsons, 7 Tom Christie (c), 6 Freddie Clarke, 5 Finn Baker, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Ollie Fletcher, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Samson Adejimi, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Ben Healy, 23 George Bolam<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Benjamin Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 George Taylor, 20 Kofi Cripps, 21 Sam Wolstenholme, 22 James Williams, 23 Kalaveti Ravouvou<\/p>\n

Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, Henry Pearson
TMO: Andrew Jackson
How to watch: TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/p>\n

Harlequins v Sale Sharks<\/p>\n

Prediction: Harlequins by 5<\/p>\n

Harlequins: 15 Jamie Benson, 14 Cameron Anderson, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Hayden Hyde, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Lucas Friday, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Guido Petti Pagadiz\u00e1bal, 5 Joe Launchbury, 4 Chandler Cunningham-South, 3 Joe Jones, 2 George Turner, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Ethan Clarke, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Zach Carr, 21 Will Evans, 22 Jack Grant, 23 Sean Kerr<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks: 15 Tom O\u2019Flaherty, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma\u2019asi-White, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Tristan Woodman, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Alfie Longstaff, 1 Ralph McEachran
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Tumy Onasanya, 18 James Harper, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Seb Kelly, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Ollie Davies<\/p>\n

Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: George Selwood
Assistant Referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys, Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose
How to watch: TNT Sports Extra, HBO Max<\/p>\n

Loose Pass: The \u2018concern\u2019 for Super Rugby and the All Blacks as England proves more \u2018attractive\u2019 despite PREM Rugby farce<\/a><\/p>\n

Saracens v Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n

Prediction: Saracens by 3<\/p>\n

Saracens<\/a>: 15 Max Malins, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Lucio Cinti<\/p>\n

Leicester Tigers<\/a>: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Joaquin Moro, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 George Martin, 20 Samuel Williams, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Will Wand, 23 Adam Radwan<\/p>\n

Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:05 GMT
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Hamish Smales
How to watch: TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints v Bath<\/p>\n

Prediction: Northampton by 18<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints<\/a>: 15 George Hendy, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Sam Graham, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Luke Green, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 JJ Van Der Mescht, 20 Chunya Munga, 21 Callum Chick, 22 Archie McParland, 23 Rory Hutchinson<\/p>\n

Bath<\/a>: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Louie Hennessey, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Will Butt, 11 Will Muir, 10 Ciaran Donoghue, 9 Bernard van der Linde, 8 Arthur Green, 7 Miles Reid (c), 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Ewan Richards, 3 Kieran Verden, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Scott Kirk
Replacements: 16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Enoch Opoku-Gyamfu, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Sam Winters, 23 Sam Underhill<\/p>\n

Venue: cinch Stadium @ Franklin\u2019s Gardens
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal, John Meredith
TMO: Ian Tempest
How to watch: TNT Sports 2, HBO Max<\/p>\n

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Sunday<\/p>\n

Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs<\/p>\n

Prediction: Exeter by 16<\/p>\n

Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Will Joseph, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Will Trenholm, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Freddie Thomas, 5 Mat\u00edas Alemanno, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Jack Innard, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 George Knowles, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Danny Eite, 20 Jack Clement, 21 James Venter, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Ollie Thorley<\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Campbell Ridl, 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 13 Henry Slade (c), 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ross Vintcent, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Lewis Pearson, 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Max Norey, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Tom Hooper, 21 Finn Worley Brady, 22 Tom Cairns, 23 Ben Hammersley<\/p>\n

Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, Jamie Parr
TMO: Dean Richards
How to watch: TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

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