Aviva Premiership round two team news: Liam Williams in line for Saracens debut

Friday, September 8

Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons
AJ Bell Stadium
Kick-off 19:45, live on BT Sport 2

Sale Sharks: 15. Mike Haley, 14. Denny Solomona, 13. Will Addison (c), 12. Mark Jennings, 11. Byron McGuigan, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Faf de Klerk; 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Cameron Neild, 3. Alex Tarus, 4. Josh Beaumont, 5. Andrei Ostrikov, 6. Jono Ross, 7. Tom Curry, 8. Josh Strauss
Replacements: 16. Marc Jones, 17. James Flynn, 18. WillGriff John, 19. George Nott, 20. Ben Curry, 21. TJ Ioane, 22. Will Cliff, 23. Sam James

Newcastle Falcons: 15. Simon Hammersley, 14. Alex Tait, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Josh Matavesi, 11. Belisario Agulla, 10. Joel Hodgson, 9. Sonatane Takulua; 1. Rob Vickers, 2. Scott Lawson, 3. Jon Welsh, 4. Calum Green, 5. Will Witty, 6. Mark Wilson, 7. Will Welch (c), 8. Callum Chick
Replacements: 16. Santiago Socino, 17. Sami Mavinga, 18. Trevor Davison, 19. Sean Robinson, 20. Nili Latu, 21. Sam Stuart, 22. Juan Pablo Socino, 23.  Vereniki Goneva

Saturday, September 9

Bath v Saracens 
The Recreation Ground
Kick-off 14:00, live on BT Sport 3

Bath: 15. Anthony Watson, 14. Semesa Rokoduguni, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 12. Max Clark, 11. Matt Banahan, 10. Rhys Priestland, 9. Chris Cook; 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Anthony Perenise, 4. Luke Charteris, 5. Elliott Stooke, 6. Matt Garvey (c), 7. Francois Louw, 8. Taulupe Faletau
Replacements: 16. Jack Walker, 17. Nick Auterac, 18. Scott Andrews, 19. James Phillips, 20. Paul Grant, 21. Kahn Fotuali’i, 22. Freddie Burns, 23. Ben Tapuai

Saracens: 15. Alex Goode, 14. Nathan Earle, 13. Duncan Taylor, 12. Brad Barritt (c), 11. Chris Wyles, 10. Alex Lozowski, 9. Richard Wigglesworth; 1. Richard Barrington, 2. Schalk Brits, 3. Vincent Koch, 4. Dominic Day, 5. Maro Itoje, 6. Michael Rhodes, 7. Schalk Burger, 8. Jackson Wray
Replacements: 16 Christopher Tolofua, 17. Mako Vunipola, 18. Juan Figallo, 19. Nick Isiekwe, 20. Ben Earl, 21. Ben Spencer, 22. Owen Farrell, 23. Liam Williams

Exeter Chiefs v London Irish  
Sandy Park
Kick-off 15:00

Exeter: 15. Phil Dollman, 14. Jack Nowell, 13. Henry Slade, 12. Ian Whitten, 11. Olly Woodburn, 10. Gareth Steenson, 9. Nic White; 1. Ben Moon, 2. Jack Yeandle (c), 3. Tomas Francis, 4. Mitch Lees, 5. Jonny Hill, 6. Dave Dennis, 7. Don Armand, 8. Sam Simmonds
Replacements: 16. Elvis Taione, 17. Carl Rimmer, 18. Harry Williams, 19. Sam Skinner, 20. Matt Kvesic, 21. Stuart Townsend, 22. Max Bodilly, 23. Lachie Turner

London Irish: 15. Tommy Bell, 14. Alex Lewington, 13. Ciaran Hearn, 12. Luke McLean, 11. Topsy Ojo, 10. James Marshall, 9. Scott Steele; 1. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, 2. David Paice (c), 3. Petrus Du Plessis, 4. Franco van der Merwe, 5. Sebastian De Chaves, 6. Mike Coman, 7. Blair Cowan, 8. Ofisa Treviranus
Replacements: 16. Dave Porecki, 17. Gordon Reid, 18. Ben Franks, 19. Josh McNally, 20. Conor Gilsenan, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Greig Tonks, 23. Aseli Tikoirotuma

Harlequins v Gloucester 
The Stoop 
Kick-off 15:00

Harlequins: 15. Mike Brown, 14. Marland Yarde, 13. Joe Marchant, 12. Jamie Roberts, 11. Charlie Walker, 10. Demetri Catrakilis,9. Danny Care; 1. Joe Marler, 2. Joe Gray, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. George Merrick, 5. James Horwill (c), 6. Chris Robshaw, 7. Dave Ward, 8. Jack Clifford 
Replacements: 16. Elia Elia, 17. Mark Lambert, 18. Will Collier, 19. Ben Glynn, 20. Mat Luamanu, 21. Dave Lewis, 22. Marcus Smith, 23. Winston Stanley 

Gloucester: 15. Jason Woodward; 14. Ollie Thorley, 13. Matt Scott, 12, Andy Symons, 11. Henry Purdy; 10. Billy Burns, 9. Willi Heinz (c); 1. Josh Hohneck, 2. Richard Hibbard, 3. Fraser Balmain; 4. Tom Savage, 5. Jeremy Thrush; 6. Ruan Ackermann, 7. Lewis Ludlow, 8. Freddie Clarke
Replacements: 16. Motu Matu'u, 17. Val Rapava Ruskin, 18. John Afoa, 19. Ed Slater, 20. Jacob Rowan, 21. Ben Vellacott, 22. Billy Twelvetrees, 23. Charlie Sharples

Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers 
Franklin's Gardens  
Kick-off 16:30, live on BT Sport 3

Northampton: 15. Ahsee Tuala, 14. George North, 13. Rob Horne, 12. Luther Burrell, 11. Tom Collins, 10. Harry Mallinder, 9. Nic Groom; 1. Alex Waller, 2. Dylan Hartley (c), 3. Kieran Brookes, 4. Michael Paterson, 5. Christian Day, 6. Courtney Lawes, 7. Jamie Gibson, 8. Teimana Harrison
Replacements: 16. Mikey Haywood, 17. Campese Ma’afu, 18. Paul Hill, 19. Api Ratuniyarawa, 20. Lewis Ludlam, 21. Cobus Reinach, 22. James Grayson, 23. Ben Foden

Leicester: 15. Telusa Veainu, 14. Nick Malouf, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Matt Toomua, 11. Jonny May, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Youngs; 1. Ellis Genge, 2. Tom Youngs (captain), 3. Dan Cole, 4. Dom Barrow, 5. Graham Kitchener, 6. Luke Hamilton, 7. Brendon O’Connor, 8. Sione Kalamafoni
Replacements: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Greg Bateman, 18. Logovi’i Mulipola, 19. Mike Williams, 20. Dominic Ryan, 21. Sam Harrison, 22. Joe Ford, 23. Mathew Tait

Sunday, September 10

Worcester Warriors v Wasps  
Sixways Stadium 
Kick-off 14:30, live on BT Sport 1

 Worcester: 15. Josh Adams, 14. Perry Humphreys, 13. Ben Te'o, 12. Jackson Willison, 11. Bryce Heem, 10. Tom Heathcote, 9 Jonny Arr; 1. Ryan Bower, 2. Jack Singleton, 3. Nick Schonert, 4. Donncha O'Callaghan (c), 5. Pierce Phillips, 6. Matt Cox, 7. Sam Lewis, 8. GJ van Velze
Replacements: 16. Joe Taufete'e, 17. Ethan Waller, 18. Biyi Alo, 19. Christian Scotland-Williamson, 20. Alafoti Faosiliva, 21. Peter Stringer, 22. Sam Olver, 23. Jamie Shillcock

Wasps: 15. Willie Le Roux, 14. Marcus Watson, 13. Gaby Lovobalavu, 12. Jimmy Gopperth, 11. Josh Bassett, 10. Danny Cipriani, 9. Dan Robson; 1. Simon McIntyre, 2. Ashley Johnson, 3. Jake Cooper-Woolley, 4. Joe Launchbury (c), 5. Kearnan Myall, 6. Alex Rieder, 7. Guy Thompson, 8. Nathan Hughes
Replacements: 16. Tom Cruse, 17. Matt Mullan, 18. Paul Doran-Jones, 19. Matt Symons, 20. Jack Willis, 21. Joe Simpson, 22. Brendan Macken, 23. Rob Miller