{"id":672651,"date":"2026-05-15T13:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672651\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:37:13","slug":"prem-rugby-round-16-predictions-teams-kick-offs-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672651\/","title":{"rendered":"PREM Rugby round 16: Predictions, teams, kick-offs, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Barbarians<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2025\/26 PREM Rugby run-in continues this weekend with one game on Friday night, three on Saturday and one on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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

Friday<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears<\/p>\n

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

Northampton Saints<\/a>: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Henry Pollock, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Ed Prowse, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Luke Green, 19 JJ van der Mescht, 20 Tom Pearson, 21 Sam Graham, 22 Alex Mitchell, 23 Fraser Dingwall<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears<\/a>: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Santiago Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Tomas Gwilliam, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 George Taylor, 20 Luka Ivanishvili, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Noah Heward<\/p>\n

Venue: Franklin\u2019s Gardens
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, John Meredith
TMO: David Rose
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

Saturday\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bath v Newcastle Red Bulls<\/p>\n

Prediction: Bath by 25<\/p>\n

Bath<\/a>: 15 Santi Carreras, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Josh Bayliss, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Ted Hill, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Alfie Barbeary<\/p>\n

Newcastle<\/a>: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 13 Rhys Beeckmans, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sim\u00f3n Ben\u00edtez Cruz, 8 Fergus Lee-Warner, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Adam Scott, 5 John Hawkins, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Connor Hancock
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Jamie Clark, 18 Adam Brocklebank, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ethan Grayson, 23 Christian Wade<\/p>\n

Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees: Hamish Grant, James Clarke
TMO: Andrew Jackson
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports Extra & HBO Max<\/p>\n

Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs<\/p>\n

Thomas du Toit runs the rule over England\u2019s improving front-row as big things predicted for rising stars<\/a><\/p>\n

Prediction: Exeter Chiefs by 12<\/p>\n

Harlequins<\/a>: 15 Jamie Benson, 14 Cameron Anderson, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Lucas Friday, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Elliot Williams, 4 Zach Carr, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Jack Musk, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Ollie Streeter, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Seb Driscoll, 21 Will Evans, 22 Will Porter, 23 Rodrigo Isgr\u00f3<\/p>\n

Exeter: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Campbell Ridl, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Christ Tshiunza, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Max Norey, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Finn Worley Brady, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 16:00 BST
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley, Veryan Boscawen
TMO: Dean Richards
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

Saracens v Gloucester<\/p>\n

Prediction: Saracens by 7<\/p>\n

Saracens: 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 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Hugh Tizard, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Tobias Elliott<\/p>\n

Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Will Joseph, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Seb Atkinson (c), 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Will Trenholm, 7 James Venter, 6 Freddie Thomas, 5 Mat\u00edas Alemanno, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Danny Eite, 20 Deian Gwynne, 21 Jack Clement, 22 Mikey Austin, 23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud<\/p>\n

Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 18:30 BST
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees:\u00a0George Selwood, Greg Macdonald
TMO: Peter Allan
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n

Prediction: Leicester by 15<\/p>\n

Sale: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Luke James, 12 Rekeiti Ma\u2019asi-White, 11 Tom O\u2019Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 James Harper, 2 Alfie Longstaff, 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
Replacements: 16 Wills Austin, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Seb Kelly, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Ollie Davies, 23 Arron Reed<\/p>\n

Leicester: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 James O\u2019Connor, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Joaquin Moro, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 George Martin, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Cameron Henderson, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Hamish Watson, 22 Tom Whiteley, 23 Solomone Kata<\/p>\n

Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee:\u00a0Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Ian Tempest & Neil Chivers
TMO:\u00a0Stuart Terheege
How to watch: Live on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max, TNT Sports Ultimate<\/p>\n

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