DAN COLE REACHES ‘TRULY REMARKABLE’ MILESTONE IN EAST MIDLANDS DERBY WHILE ENGLAND DUO RETURN FOR HARLEQUINS

Round 15 of the Premiership takes place this weekend as three matches are scheduled for Saturday and two on Sunday, with Northampton v Leicester standing out.

League stalwart Dan Cole plays his 235th league game for Leicester Tigers this weekend, setting a new club record previously held by fellow prop Graham Rowntree.

Elsewhere in the Premiership action, Harlequins welcome back experienced England duo Danny Care and Joe Marler for their trip to tackle Sale Sharks on Sunday.

Check on all the team news, below.

Saturday

Saracens v Gloucester

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Rotimi Segun, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Tom Parton, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Aled Davies, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Theo McFarland, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Mako Vunipola

Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Manu Vunipola, 23 Olly Hartley

Gloucester: 15 George Barton, 14 Josh Hathaway, 13 Louis Hillman-Cooper, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Jake Morris, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Albert Tuisue, 5 Freddie Thomas, 4 Arthur Clark, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Santi Socino, 1 Mayco Vivas

Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Danny Eite, 20 Rob Nixon, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Jack Reeves, 23 Ioan Jones

Venue: StoneX Stadium

Kick-off: 15:00 BST

Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson, Gareth Holsgrove

TMO: Rowan Kitt

Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers

Northampton Saints: 15 James Ramm, 14 George Hendy, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Tom Seabrook, 10 George Furbank, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Lewis Ludlam (c), 6 Alex Coles, 5 Temo Mayanavanua, 4 Alex Moon, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Alex Waller

Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Tarek Haffar, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Tom Lockett, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Tom James, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Tommy Freeman

Leicester Tigers: 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Freddie Steward, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Finn Carnduff, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 James Cronin

Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Kyle Hatherell, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Phil Cokanasiga, 23 Mike Brown

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens

Kick-off: 15:05 BST

Referee: Christophe Ridley

Assistant Referees: Joe James, Jamie Leahy

TMO: Andrew Jackson

Exeter Chiefs v Bath

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Lewis Pearson, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio

Replacements: 16 Max Norey, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Christ Tshiunza, 21 Stu Townsend, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Zack Wimbush

Bath: 15 Matt Gallagher, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano

Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Jacques du Plessis, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Will Butt, 23 Miles Reid

Venue: Sandy Park

Kick-off: 17:30 BST

Referee: Adam Leal

Assistant Referees: Sara Cox, Jonathan Healy

TMO: David Rose

Sunday

Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons

Bristol Bears: 15 Max Malins, 14 Siva Naulago, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Josh Caulfield, 4 James Dun, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge

Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Virimi Vakatawa, 23 Rich Lane

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Oli Spencer, 12 Tom Penny, 11 Iwan Stephens, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Sam Cross, 6 Philip van der Walt, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Tim Cardall, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank

Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Mark Dormer, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 John Kelly, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 Max Pepper, 22 Rory Jennings, 23 Matias Moroni

Venue: Ashton Gate

Kick-off: 15:00 BST

Referee: Luke Pearce

Assistant Referees: Andrew Jackson, Simon Harding

TMO: Stuart Terheege

Sale Sharks v Harlequins

Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ben Curry (c), 5 Josh Beaumont, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 James Harper, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd

Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Ben Bamber, 20 Hyron Andrews, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Sam James, 23 Tom O’Flaherty

Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Louis Lynagh, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Will Evans, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Stephan Lewies (c), 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Joe Marler

Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 George Hammond, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Luke Northmore

Venue: Salford Stadium

Kick-off: 15:00 BST

Referee: Tom Foley

Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, John Meredith

TMO: Dean Richards

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