Scotland playmaker Finn Russell will be hoping to show the sort of form that helped beat Challenge Cup quarter-final opponents Gloucester in the Premiership last month.
Leaders Bath maintained their imperious form in the Gallagher Premiership with a 47-28 victory over Harlequins in front of another sell-out crowd at the Recreation Ground.
England lock Ollie Chessum will return to Leicester Tigers' starting XV on Sunday as his side host Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership.
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.
The 28-year-old was a starter in his country’s two most recent matches, the Autumn Nations Series fixtures versus South Africa and Japan.
Johann van Graan believed Bath’s enthralling game with Northampton was a great advert for the Gallagher Premiership as the league leaders went down 35-34 at Franklin’s Gardens thanks to a last-minute penalty from Fin Smith.
Fin Smith knocked over a last-minute penalty as Northampton beat league leaders Bath 35-34 in a pulsating game of nine tries.
Bath player ratings: Bath’s heart-stopping clash with Northampton ended in a narrow 35-34 defeat at Franklin’s Gardens.