{"id":178429,"date":"2025-10-04T04:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/178429\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T04:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:34:09","slug":"how-to-watch-round-two-kick-offs-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/178429\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Round Two, kick-offs, venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Round Two of the new PREM campaign is now upon us, with five more enthralling games to whet the appetite this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The action gets underway in the West Country as defending champions Bath face Sale Sharks, with both sides looking to make it two wins on the spin to start the year.<\/p>\n<p>There are three games on Saturday, as Exeter Chiefs host Newcastle Red Bulls in their first match since the departure of director of rugby Steve Diamond, while Leicester Tigers and Harlequins will be hoping to get their first win of the season when they square off at Mattioli Woods Welford Road and Saracens welcome an injury-plagued Bristol Bears to North London.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding off the weekend of the season, Gloucester take on Northampton Saints at Kingsholm.<\/p>\n<p>Check on all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/category\/premiership\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PREM<\/a> teams, here.<\/p>\n<p>Friday<\/p>\n<p>Bath v Sale Sharks<\/p>\n<p>Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Max Ojomoh, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Vilikesa Sela, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano<br \/>Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Will Butt, 23 Alfie Barbeary<\/p>\n<p>Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Tom O\u2019Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Sam Dugdale, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ben Bamber, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Bevan Rodd<br \/>Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Tom Burrow, 20 Tristan Woodman, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Arron Reed, 23 Marius Louw<\/p>\n<p>Venue: The Rec<br \/>Kick-off: 19:45 BST<br \/>Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+<br \/>Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe<br \/>Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, James Clarke<br \/>TMO: Daniel Jones<\/p>\n<p>Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Red Bulls<\/p>\n<p>Exeter Chiefs: 15 Dan John, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ben Hammersley, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Greg Fisilau, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke<br \/>Replacements:\u00a016 Jack Yeandle, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Lewis Pearson, 21 Kane James, 22 Charlie Chapman, 23 Nick Lilley<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Oli Spencer, 13 Connor Doherty, 12 Ethan Grayson, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 Brett Connon, 9 James Elliott, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Tom Gordon, 6 Cameron Neild, 5 Freddie Clarke, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Murray McCallum<br \/>Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Richard Palframan, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Fergus Lee-Warner, 21 Jack Dickens, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Elliott Obatoyinbo.<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Sandy Park<br \/>Kick-off: 15:00 BST<br \/>Where to watch: TNT Sports Extra, Discovery+<br \/>Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys<br \/>Assistant Referees: Mike Hudson and Neil Chivers<br \/>TMO: Luke Pearce<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/newcastle-red-bulls-set-to-bring-in-scotland-boss-after-brutal-steve-diamond-dismissal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle Red Bulls set to bring in Scotland boss after brutal Steve Diamond dismissal<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"py-4 text-title text-xl sm:text-2xl font-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/prem-rugby-team-of-the-week-george-ford-drops-latest-masterclass-in-fly-halfery-as-returning-england-stars-leave-steve-borthwick-salivating\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PREM Rugby Team of the Week: George Ford drops latest \u2018masterclass in fly-halfery\u2019 as returning England stars leave Steve Borthwick \u2018salivating\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leicester Tigers v Harlequins<\/p>\n<p>Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Solomone Kata, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell Collins, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Emeka Ilione, 6 Joaquin Moro, 5 Ollie Chessum (c), 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 Nicky Smith<br \/>Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Archie van der Flier, 18 Will Hurd, 19 James Thompson, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Billy Searle, 23 Will Wand<\/p>\n<p>Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Jamie Benson, 11 Cassius Cleaves, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Chandler Cunningham-South, 3 Harry Williams, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter<br \/>Replacements:\u00a016 Sam Riley, 17 Simon Kerrod, 18 Titi Lamositele, 19 Jonny Green, 20 Zach Carr, 21 Max Green, 22 Sean Kerr, 23 Cameron Anderson<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road<br \/>Kick-off: 15:15 BST<br \/>Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+<br \/>Referee: Hamish Smales<br \/>Assistant Referees: Joe James and Jonathan Healy<br \/>TMO: Peter Allan<\/p>\n<p>Saracens v Bristol Bears<\/p>\n<p>Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Jack Bracken, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan Van Zyl (c), 8 Tom Willis, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Harry Wilson, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Rhys Carre<br \/>Replacements: 16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Olamide Sodeke, 20 Charlie West, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Cameron Hutchison, 23 Noah Caluori<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Bears: 15 Josh Carrington, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Joe Jenkins, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Luka Ivanishvili, 6 Joe Owen, 5 Joe Batley, 4 James Dun, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Jake Woolmore (c)<br \/>Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Sam Grahamslaw, 18 George Kloska, 19 Steven Luatua, 20 Ben Grondona, 21 Max Pepper, 22 Sam Worsley, 23 Aidan Boshoff<\/p>\n<p>Venue: StoneX Stadium<br \/>Kick-off: 17:30 BST<br \/>Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+<br \/>Referee: Christophe Ridley<br \/>Assistant Referees: Daniel Jones and Gareth Holsgrove<br \/>TMO:  Stuart Terheege<\/p>\n<p>Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Gloucester v Northampton Saints<\/p>\n<p>Gloucester: 15 Charlie Atkinson, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Jack Mann, 7 James Venter, 6 Josh Basham, 5 Cam Jordan, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Afolabi Fasogbon, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Ciaran Knight<br \/>Replacements:\u00a016 Jack Innard, 17 Archie McArthur, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Hugh Bokenham, 21 Harry Taylor, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud<\/p>\n<p>Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Edoardo Todaro, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Tom Litchfield, 11 James Martin, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 JJ Van Der Mescht, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun<br \/>Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Cleopas Kundiona, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Fyn Brown, 21 Jonny Weimann, 22 Toby Thame, 23 James Pater<\/p>\n<p>Venue: CorpAcq Stadium<br \/>Kick-off: 19:45 BST<br \/>Where to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+<br \/>Referee:  Adam Leal<br \/>Assistant Referees:\u00a0  Jonathan Cook and Jamie Leahy<br \/>TMO:  David Rose<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/england-latest-winners-and-losers-as-steve-borthwicks-game-plan-comes-together-as-stars-showcase-test-nuts-and-bolts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England latest: Winners and losers as Steve Borthwick\u2019s game plan \u2018comes together\u2019 as stars showcase Test \u2018nuts and bolts\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Round Two of the new PREM campaign is now upon us, with five more enthralling games to 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