England captain Maro Itoje will return to captain a Saracens side containing four of his international team-mates during the Guinness Six Nations when they host Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday.
.After beating Edinburgh in their tournament opener, the west country club conceded three early tries against the Top 14 newcomers at Stade de la Rabine.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
He is a man on a mission, claiming he has never felt as good and hoping that a consistent show of speed at Kingsholm and around the other English club grounds might turn a conversation with Steve Borthwick earlier this year into a much-desired international squad recall.
Mark Mapletoft and Andy Titterrell have made four changes to the England U20 starting XV that narrowly lost to Bath United last week to take on Oxford University in their final match before the U20 Six Nations.
Gloucester boss George Skivington has bolstered his squad for next season with the signing of five players from London Irish, the club where he was an assistant under Declan Kidney before moving to Kingsholm in June 2020.
Newcastle bring props Adam Brocklebank and Mark Tampin and winger George Wacokecoke into their line-up as they look to build on last week’s seven-try triumph over London Irish.
All of the starting line-ups for the Gallagher Premiership Round Four action this Boxing Day and Christmas weekend.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Gallagher Premiership match between Northampton and Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens.
July is here and teams up and down the country are heading back into preseason and beginning their preparations for the 2018/19 season.