Aviva Premiership team news: Courtney Lawes captains Saints, Billy Vunipola returns, Sam Underhill makes Bath bow

Friday, September 16

Northampton Saints vs Bath
Franklin's Gardens
Kick-off 7.45pm, BT Sport 2

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. Mikey Haywood, 3. Paul Hill, 4. Michael Paterson, 5. David Ribbans, 6. Courtney Lawes, (captain), 7. Jamie Gibson, 8. Teimana Harrison
Replacements: 16. Reece Marshall, 17. Campese Ma’afu, 18. Kieran Brookes, 19. Christian Day, 20. Lewis Ludlam, 21. Cobus Reinach, 22. James Grayson, 23. Ben Foden

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

Worcester Warriors vs Exeter Chiefs
Sixways
Kick-off 7.45pm

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

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

Sale Sharks vs London Irish
AJ Bell Stadium
Kick-off 8pm

Sale: 15. Will Addison (captain), 14. Denny Solomona, 13. Sam James, 12. Mark Jennings, 11. Josh Charnley, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Faf de Klerk; 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Marc Jones, 3. Alex Tarus, 4. Bryn Evans, 5. Josh Beaumont, 6. Jono Ross, 7. Ben Curry, 8. Josh Strauss
Replacements: 16. Rob Webber, 17. James Flynn, 18. Halani Aulika, 19. Andre Ostrikov, 20. Tom Curry, 21. TJ Ioane, 22. Will Cliff, 23. Mike Haley

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

Saturday, September 17

Leicester Tigers vs Gloucester
Welford Road
Kick-off 3pm, BT Sport 2

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

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

Newcastle Falcons vs Saracens
Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia
Kick-off 10pm (BST), BT Sport 2

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

Saracens: 15. Alex Goode, 14. Liam Williams, 13. Marcelo Bosch, 12. Brad Barritt (captain), 11. Chris Wyles, 10. Owen Farrell, 9. Ben Spencer; 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Jamie George, 3 Juan Figallo, 4. Nick Isiekwe, 5. Maro Itoje, 6. Michael Rhodes, 7. Schalk Burger, 8. Billy Vunipola
Replacements: 16. Christopher Tolofua, 17. Hayden Thompson-Stringer, 18. Kieran Longbottom, 19. Dominic Day, 20. Jackson Wray, 21. Richard Wigglesworth, 22. Nick Tompkins, 23. Sean Maitland 

Sunday, September 18

Wasps vs Harlequins
Ricoh Arena
Kick-off 3pm, BT Sport 1

Wasps: 15. Willie Le Roux, 14. Christian Wade, 13. Elliot Daly, 12. Gaby Lovobalavu, 11. Marcus Watson, 10. Danny Cipriani, 9. Joe Simpson; 1. Matt Mullan, 2. Tom Cruse, 3. Jake Cooper-Woolley, 4. Joe Launchbury (captain) 5. Matt Symons, 6. Alex Rieder, 7. Guy Thompson, 8. Nathan Hughes
Replacements: 16. Ashley Johnson 17. Simon McIntyre 18. Marty Moore 19. Will Rowlands 20. James Haskell 21. Craig Hampson 22. Rob Miller 23. Juan De Jongh

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