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All 10 team selections for Gallagher Premiership round five
By Liam Heagney
Twenty-eight of the 36 players named by Steve Borthwick in the England squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series will start for their clubs in this weekend’s Gallagher Premiership. Five more have been chosen as replacements, leaving just three players – Saracens’ Ben Earl, Leicester’s George Martin and Exeter’s Henry Slade – not togging out.
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Saracens reported on Friday that Earl, Borthwick’s first choice No8, “failed to recover from a minor knock” picked up at The Stoop in last Sunday’s loss to Harlequins and won’t be involved in this Saturday’s top of the table clash at Bristol.
Martin hasn’t played for Tigers since being subbed off late in the October 4 win at Newcastle. He was pulled from the October 7 England training camp as he was unable to train, but was included last Wednesday for next week’s warm-weather camp in Girona ahead of the November 2 clash with New Zealand in London.
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Slade, meanwhile, has been making his way back from the shoulder operation he underwent post the summer tour in Japan and New Zealand. He will link up with England at Pennyhill on Monday yet to play for Exeter this season and will fly out with them to Spain.
The five England players on replacement duty this weekend include Harlequins duo Chandler Cunningham-South and Joe Marler, who play host to Bath on Saturday, and Leicester’s Dan Cole, who have Gloucester at Welford Road on Sunday.
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Also subbing will be England skipper Jamie George and his Saracens teammate Nick Isiekwe. They are on the bench at Ashton Gate on Saturday having started last Sunday at Quins.
In contrast, Northampton and Bath are starting all five of their respective England picks, with Sale rolling out their quartet – including the Curry twins. Here are the 10 teams named for all five Premiership round five matches:
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FRIDAY
Newcastle Falcons vs Exeter Chiefs (Kingston Park, 7.45pm) – Live on discovery+
Newcastle: 15. Ben Redshaw; 14. Adam Radwan, 13. Connor Doherty, 12. Sammy Arnold, 11. Ben Stevenson; 10. Ethan Grayson, 9. Sam Stuart; 1. Adam Brocklebank, 2. Jamie Blamire, 3. Richard Palframan, 4. Pedro Rubiolo, 5. John Hawkins, 6. Philip van der Walt, 7. Tom Gordon, 8. Callum Chick (capt). Reps: 16. Ollie Fletcher, 17. Luan de Bruin, 18. Murray McCallum, 19. Freddie Lockwood, 20. Adam Scott, 21. Joe Davis, 22. Alex Hearle, 23. Cameron Hutchison.
Exeter: 15. Josh Hodge; 14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13. Olly Woodburn, 12. Joe Hawkins, 11. Paul Brown-Bampoe; 10. Harvey Skinner, 9. Sam Maunder; 1. Scott Sio, 2. Jack Yeandle (capt), 3. Marcus Street, 4. Rusi Tuima, 5. Franco Molina, 6. Ethan Roots, 7. Richard Capstick, 8. Ross Vintcent. Reps: 16. Jack Innard, 17. Kwenzo Blose, 18. Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19. Christ Tshiunza, 20. Greg Fisilau, 21. Tom Cairns, 22. Will Haydon-Wood, 23. Ben Hammersley.
Referee: Luke Pearce.
Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks (cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, 7.45pm) – Live on TNT Sports 1 and UHD
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Northampton: 15. George Furbank (capt); 14. George Hendy, 13. Tommy Freeman, 12. Rory Hutchinson, 11. Ollie Sleightholme; 10. Fin Smith, 9. Tom James; 1. Emmanuel Iyogun, 2. Robbie Smith, 3. Trevor Davison, 4. Gavin Thornbury, 5. Chunya Munga, 6. Angus Scott-Young, 7. Tom Pearson, 8. Henry Pollock. Reps: 16. Curtis Langdon, 17. Tarek Haffar, 18. Elliot Millar Mills, 19. Callum Hunter-Hill, 20. Josh Kemeny, 21. Archie McParland, 22. Tom Litchfield, 23. James Ramm.
Sale: 15. Joe Carpenter; 14. Tom Roebuck, 13. Waisea Nayacalevu, 12. Sam Bedlow, 11. Tom O’Flaherty; 10. Rob du Preez, 9. Gus Warr; 1. Si McIntyre, 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 4. Ernst van Rhyn, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. Tom Curry, 7. Ben Curry (capt), 8. Dan du Preez. Reps: 16. Ethan Caine, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. James Harper, 19. Ben Bamber, 20. Sam Dugdale, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Tom Curtis, 23. Luke James.
Referee: Christophe Ridley.
SATURDAY
Bristol Bears vs Saracens (Ashton Gate, 3.05pm) – Live on TNT Sports 2
Bristol: 15. Rich Lane; 14. Toby Fricker, 13. Jack Bates, 12. Joe Jenkins, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye; 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall; 1. Ellis Genge, 2. Gabriel Oghre, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Josh Caulfield, 5. Joe Batley, 6. James Dun, 7. Santiago Grondona, 8. Fitz Harding (capt). Reps: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Jake Woolmore, 18. George Kloska, 19. Joe Owen, 20. Benjamin Grondona, 21. Kieran Marmion, 22. Sam Worsley, 23. Benjamin Elizalde.
Saracens: 15. Elliot Daly; 14. Tobias Elliott, 13. Alex Lozowski, 12. Josh Hallett, 11. Rotimi Segun; 10. Alex Goode, 9. Ivan van Zyl; 1. Rhys Carre, 2. Theo Dan, 3. Marco Riccioni, 4. Maro Itoje (capt), 5. Hugh Tizard, 6. Theo McFarland, 7. Toby Knight, 8. Tom Willis. Reps: 16. Jamie George, 17. Phil Brantingham, 18. Alec Clarey, 19. Nick Isiekwe, 20. Nathan Michelow, 21. Gareth Simpson, 22. Nick Tompkins, 23. Brandon Jackson.
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe.
Harlequins vs Bath Rugby (Twickenham Stoop, 5.30pm) – Live on TNT Sports 2
Harlequins: 15. Tyrone Green; 14. Rodrigo Isgro, 13. Oscar Beard, 12. Luke Northmore, 11. Cadan Murley; 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Will Porter; 1. Fin Baxter, 2. Jack Walker, 3. Titi Lamositele, 4. Joe Launchbury, 5. Dino Lamb, 6. Jack Kenningham, 7. Will Evans, 8. Alex Dombrandt (capt). Reps: 16. Nathan Jibulu, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Dillon Lewis, 19. Irne Herbst, 20. Chandler Cunningham-South, 21. James Chisholm, 22. Danny Care, 23. Jarrod Evans.
Bath: 15. Tom de Glanville; 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Ollie Lawrence, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Austin Emens; 10. Finn Russell, 9. Ben Spencer (capt); 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Quinn Roux, 5. Charlie Ewels, 6. Guy Pepper, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Alfie Barbeary. Reps: 16. Niall Annett, 17. Francois van Wyk, 18. Thomas du Toit, 19. Ewan Richards, 20. Ted Hill, 21. Tom Carr-Smith, 22. Orlando Bailey, 23. Jaco Coetzee.
Referee: Tom Foley.
SUNDAY
Leicester Tigers vs Gloucester (Mattioli Woods Welford Road, 3pm) – Live on TNT Sports 1 and ITV4
Leicester: 15. Freddie Steward; 14. Josh Bassett, 13. Izaia Perese, 12. Joseph Woodward, 11. Ollie Hassell-Collins; 10. Handre Pollard, 9. Jack van Poortvliet; 1. Nicky Smith, 2. Julian Montoya (capt), 3. Joe Heyes, 4. Harry Wells, 5. Ollie Chessum, 6. Hanro Liebenberg, 7. Tommy Reffell, 8. Olly Cracknell. Reps: 16. Charlie Clare, 17. James Cronin, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Tom Manz, 20. Emeka Ilione, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. Jamie Shillcock, 23. Dan Kelly.
Gloucester: 15. Santi Carreras; 14. Josh Hathaway, 13. Max Llewellyn, 12. Seb Atkinson, 11. Ioan Jones; 10. Charlie Atkinson, 9. Tomos Williams; 1. Ciaran Knight, 2. Jack Singleton, 3. Kirill Gotovtsev, 4. Arthur Clark, 5. Freddie Thomas, 6. Jack Clement, 7. Lewis Ludlow (capt), 8. Zach Mercer. Reps: 16. Seb Blake, 17. Val Rapava-Ruskin, 18. Afolabi Fasogbon, 19. Matias Alemanno, 20. Albert Tuiuse, 21. Harry Taylor, 22. Caolan Englefield, 23. Louis Hillman-Cooper.
Referee: Hamish Smales.
