{"id":716974,"date":"2026-06-05T13:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/716974\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:02:11","slug":"prem-rugby-round-18-predictions-teams-kick-offs-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/716974\/","title":{"rendered":"PREM Rugby round 18: Predictions, teams, kick-offs, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The PREM regular season comes to a thrilling conclusion this weekend, with plenty to play for at both ends of the table.<\/p>\n

All five games take place on Saturday at 15:15, in keeping with recent final rounds, with both home semi-finals, play-off berths and the final Investec Champions Cup spot still very much up for grabs, with some of the big teams in the respective races going toe-to-toe as well.<\/p>\n

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

Saturday<\/p>\n

Bath v Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Bath by 5<\/p>\n

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

Leicester Tigers: 15 George Pearson, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Will Wand, 12 Orlando Bailey, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 James O\u2019Connor, 9 Jack Van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenburg, 5 Ollie Chessum, 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 Hamish Watson, 21 Charlie Bemand, 22 Solomone Kata, 23 Izaia Perese<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0The Rec
Kick-off:\u00a015:15 BST
Referee:\u00a0Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Sara Cox, Jonathan Healy
TMO:\u00a0Adam Leal
How to watch: HBO Max<\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs v Saracens<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Exeter by 3<\/p>\n

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Campbell Ridl, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Ethan Roots, 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 Kane James, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Zack Wimbush, 23 Ben Hammersley<\/p>\n

Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Tobias Elliott, 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 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan Van Zyl, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Noah Caluori<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0Sandy Park
Kick-off:\u00a015:15 BST
Referee:\u00a0Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Luke Pearce, Jamie Leahy
TMO:\u00a0Andrew Jackson
How to watch:\u00a0TNT Sports and ITV<\/p>\n

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

Prediction: Gloucester by 10<\/p>\n

Gloucester: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Seb Atkinson (c), 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Will Trenholm, 7 James Venter, 6 Freddie Thomas, 5 Matias 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 Deian Gwynne, 20 Jack Clement, 21 Mikey Austin, 22 Will Knight, 23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud<\/p>\n

Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Ethan Grayson, 14 Harrison Obatoyinbo, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sim\u00f3n Ben\u00edtez Cruz, 8 Freddie Lockwood, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 5 Adam Scott, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Connor Hancock
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Jamie Clark, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Tim Cardall, 20 Reuben Parsons, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Christian Wade<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0Kingsholm
Kick-off:\u00a015:15 BST
Referee:\u00a0Joe James
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Jamie Parr, Wayne Falla
TMO:\u00a0David Rose
How to watch:\u00a0HBO Max<\/p>\n

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Harlequins v Northampton Saints<\/p>\n

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

Harlequins: 15 Jamie Benson, 14 Cameron Anderson, 13 Cadan Murley, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Cassius Cleaves, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Jonny Green, 3 Ollie Streeter, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Jimmy Staples, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Guido Petti Pagadiz\u00e1bal, 21 Tom Lawday, 22 Stu Townsend, 23 Josh Bellamy<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints: 15 James Pater, 14 James Martin, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 James Ramm, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Jonny Weimann, 8 Sam Graham, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 JJ Van Der Mescht, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Tom West, 18 Sonny Tonga\u2019uiha, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Tom James, 22 Toby Thame, 23 George Hendy<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0The Stoop
Kick-off:\u00a015:15 BST
Referee:\u00a0Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Harry Walbaum, Hamish Grant
TMO:\u00a0Hamish Smales
How to watch:\u00a0HBO Max<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Sale by 12<\/p>\n

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

Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Jack Bates, 12 Joe Jenkins, 11 Aidan Boshoff, 10 Sam Worsley, 9 Harry Randall (c), 8 Joe Batley, 7 Harry Thacker, 6 Joe Owen, 5 George Taylor, 4 James Dun, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Tomas Gwilliam, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Kieran Hill, 18 Sam Grahamslaw, 19 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Jimmy Halliwell, 20 Kenzie Jenkins, 21 Sam Wolstenholme, 22 Max Pepper, 23 Ollie Harris<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off:\u00a015:15 BST
Referee:\u00a0Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Dan Jones, Gareth Holsgrove
TMO:\u00a0Peter Allan
How to watch:\u00a0HBO Max<\/p>\n

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