{"id":879728,"date":"2026-09-04T13:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/879728\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:06:10","slug":"prem-rugby-cup-predictions-teams-kick-offs-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/879728\/","title":{"rendered":"PREM Rugby Cup: Predictions, teams, kick-offs, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026\/27 English domestic season gets underway this weekend, with four PREM Rugby Cup fixtures pencilled in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things get underway on Saturday with a triple header, as Bristol Bears face Gloucester, Saracens take on reigning PREM champions Northampton Saints and Harlequins welcome last year\u2019s cup winners Leicester Tigers to the Stoop.<\/p>\n

The action then rounds off on Sunday, as Sale Sharks and Bath go head-to-head in the North West.<\/p>\n

Check on all the\u00a0PREM Rugby Cup<\/a>\u00a0team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/p>\n

Harlequins v Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Leicester by 5<\/p>\n

Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Theo Povey, 10 Connor Slevin, 9 Will Porter, 8 Lucas Schmid, 7 Seb Driscoll (c), 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Harry Browne, 4 James Dun, 3 Harry Johnson-Holmes, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Will Hobson
Replacements: 16 Ashton Graham, 17 Jamie Miller, 18 Sitiveni Vasuturaga, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Leo Dickinson, 21 Stuart Townsend, 22 Josh Bellamy, 23 Sean Kerr<\/p>\n

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Leicester Tigers:\u00a015 George Pearson, 14 Will Wand, 13 Charlie Myall, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Kesena Izu, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 George Marsh, 7 Samuel Williams, 6 Finn Carnduff, 5 Cameron Henderson, 4 James Thompson, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Charlie Clare (c), 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Sam Moli, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Ale Loman, 19 Osian Thomas, 20 Josh Manz, 21 Charlie Bemand, 22 Ryan Crowley, 23 Wilf McCarthy<\/p>\n

Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wood and Mike Woods<\/p>\n

Saracens v Northampton Saints<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Saracens by 10<\/p>\n

Saracens: 15 Jack Bracken, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Angus Hall, 12 Olly Hartley, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Max Malins (c), 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Nathan Michelow, 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Olamide Sodeke, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Eoghan Clarke, 1 Phil Brantingham
Replacements: 16 James Hadfield, 17 Alex O\u2019Driscoll, 18 Corne Weilbach, 19 Totoa Auvaa, 20 Toby Knight, 21 Tom James, 22 Finn Keylock, 23 Sione Va\u2019enuku<\/p>\n

Northampton Saints: 15 James Pater, 14 Thomas Rowe, 13 Will Catley, 12 Toby Thame, 11 James Martin, 10 Hugh Shields, 9 Jonny Weimann, 8 Charlie Ulcoq, 7 Josh Taylor, 6 Archie Benson, 5 Chunya Munga (c), 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Robbie Smith, 1 Oliver Scola
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Lefty Zigiriadis, 18 Sonny Tonga\u2019uiha, 19 James Bennett, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Fergus Mainey, 22 Sonny Goode, 23 Freddie St John<\/p>\n

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Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Henry Pearson
Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson and Neil Chivers<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears v Gloucester<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Bristol by 7<\/p>\n

Bristol Bears: 15 Noah Heward, 14 Ollie Harris, 13 Victor Worsnip, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding (c), 7 Kenzie Jenkins, 6 Paddy Pearce, 5 Joe Batley, 4 George Taylor, 3 Jimmy Halliwell, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Max Lahiff
Replacements: 16\u2060 \u2060\u2060Tomas Gwilliam, 17 Andrew\u2060 \u2060\u2060Turner, 18 Sam\u2060 \u2060\u2060Scott, 19\u2060 \u2060\u2060Noah Williams, 20 Ben\u2060 \u2060\u2060Rogers, 21 Kieran\u2060 \u2060\u2060Marmion, 22 Sam\u2060 \u2060\u2060Worsley, 23 Max\u2060 \u2060\u2060Clark<\/p>\n

Gloucester: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Ollie Thorley, 13 Phil Cokanasiga, 12 Max Knight, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Will Trenholm, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, , 5 Jack Mann, 4 Joe Joyce, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 2 Jack Innard, 1 Val Rapava Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Harry Taylor, 20 Jack Gilbert, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Junior Denny<\/p>\n

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Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 15:05 BST
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant referees: Alex Thomas and Gareth Holsgrove
How to watch: TNT Sports, HBO Max<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks v Bath<\/p>\n

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

Sale Sharks:\u00a015 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Rekeiti Ma\u2019asi-White, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Alex Lozowski, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Tye Raymont, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements:\u00a016 Alfie Longstaff, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Patreece Bell, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Tristan Woodman, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Ollie Davies, 23 Marius Louw<\/p>\n

Bath: 15 Jack Woods, 14 Tyler Offiah, 13 Charlie Griffin, 12 Declan Treacey, 11 Sam Winters, 10 Ciaran Donoghue, 9 Ieuan Davies, 8 Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi, 7 George Timmins, 6 Jack Bennett, 5 Ewan Richards (c), 4 Will Jeanes, 3 Kieran Verden, 2 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 1 Scott Kirk
Replacements: 16 Jasper Spandler, 17 Ioan Emmanuel, 18 Alfie Griffin, 19 James Maloney, 20 Alex Ridgway, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 James Linegar, 23 Jack Harrison.<\/p>\n

Venue: CorpAcq Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant referees: Hamish Grant and Jamie Leahy
How to watch: PREM Rugby YouTube<\/p>\n

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