All 10 team selections for Gallagher Premiership round six

Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises will be a weekend point proving in the English top flights will multiple side looking to course before the Test rugby returns enforces a break in November.

Saracens top the table with four wins from five matches and will host Leicester Tigers at StoneX Stadium on Saturday evening. With both teams coming off strong performances, this clash could be pivotal for maintaining early season momentum.

Bath will aim to continue their impressive start when they face Sale Sharks at The Rec. Bath's high-scoring attack has propelled them to second place, while mid-table Sale Sharks will be eager to prove their mettle.

Friday night sees Bristol Bears take on Northampton Saints at Ashton Gate. Both teams have shown flashes of brilliance and the Bears' home advantage could be crucial against a Saints' side looking to close the gap on the top four.

Elsewhere Gloucester faces Newcastle Falcons at Kingsholm. Both will be desperate for a win after difficult starts to the season. On Sunday league strugglers Exeter Chiefs will be searching for their first win as they welcome Harlequins to Sandy Park, with Harlequins looking to bounce back and break into the top half of the table.

FRIDAY: Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints - Ashton Gate, 7.45pm - Live on TNT Sports 1 and UHD

Bristol Bears: 15. Rich Lane, 14. Jack Bates, 13. Kalaveti Ravouvou, 12. Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Kieran Marmion; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Gabriel Oghre, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. James Dun, 5. Joe Batley, 6. Steven Luatua, 7. Benjamin Grondona, 8. Fitz Harding (c)

Replacements: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. George Kloska, 19. Joe Owen, 20. Jake Heenan, 21. Sam Wolstenholme, 22. Sam Worsley, 23. Benjamin Elizalde

Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 James Ramm, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Seabrook, 10 George Makepeace-Cubitt, 9 Tom James; 1 Tom West, 2 Curtis Langdon, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 4 Temo Mayanavanua, 5 Alex Coles (c), 6 Josh Kemeny, 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Henry Pollock

Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Luke Green, 19 Gavin Thornbury, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Jake Garside

SATURDAY 26th October

Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons - Kingsholm, 3pm - Live on discovery+

Gloucester Rugby: 15. Josh Hathaway, 14. Christian Wade, 13. Max Llewellyn, 12. Charlie Atkinson, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. Gareth Anscombe, 9. Tomos Williams; 1. Val Rapava-Ruskin, 2. Jack Singleton, 3. Afolabi Fasogbon, 4. Arthur Clark, 5. Freddie Thomas, 6. Jack Clement, 7. Lewis Ludlow (C), 8. Zach Mercer

Replacements: 16. Seb Blake, 17. Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18. Ciaran Knight, 19. Matias Alemanno, 20. Harry Taylor, 21. Caolan Englefield, 22. Louis Hillman-Cooper, 23. Ioan Jones

Newcastle Falcons: 15. Ben Redshaw, 14. Adam Radwan, 13. Connor Doherty, 12. Sammy Arnold, 11. Alex Hearle, 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 (c).

Replacements: 16. Ollie Fletcher, 17. Luan de Bruin, 18. Murray McCallum, 19. Sebastian de Chaves, 20. Freddie Lockwood, 21. Joe Davis, 22. Brett Connon, 23. Ben Stevenson.

Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks - The Rec, 3.05pm - Live on TNT Sports 1 and UHD

Bath Rugby: 15. Tom de Glanville, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Louie Hennessey, 12. Will Butt, 11. Will Muir, 10. Finn Russell, 9. Louis Schreuder; 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Thomas du Toit, 4. Quinn Roux, 5. Ross Molony, 6. Ted Hill, 7. Guy Pepper, 8. Miles Reid (c)

Replacements: 16. Niall Annett, 17. Francois van Wyk, 18. Vilikesa Sela, 19. Josh Bayliss, 20. Ethan Staddon, 21. Tom Carr-Smith, 22. Orlando Bailey, 23. Jaco Coetzee

Sale Sharks: 15. Joe Carpenter, 14. Will Addison, 13. Luke James, 12. Sam Bedlow, 11. Arron Reed, 10. Rob du Preez ©, 9. Gus Warr; 1. Si McIntyre, 2. Tadgh McElroy, 3. James Harper, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. Ernst van Rhyn, 7. Sam Dugdale, 8. Dan du Preez.

Replacements: 16. Ethan Caine, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19. Le Roux Roets, 20. Josh Beaumont, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Tom Curtis, 23. JL du Preez.

Saracens v Leicester Tigers - StoneX Stadium, 5.30pm - Live on TNT Sports 1 and UHD

Saracens: 15. Tom Parton, 14. Tobias Elliott, 13. Lucio Cinti, 12. Nick Tompkins, 11. Rotimi Segun, 10. Alex Goode, 9. Ivan van Zyl (c); 1. Eroni Mawi, 2. Kapeli Pifeleti, 3. Marco Riccioni, 4. Theo McFarland, 5. Hugh Tizard, 6. Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7. Toby Knight, 8. Tom Willis

Replacements: 16. James Hadfield, 17. Phil Brantingham, 18. Alec Clarey, 19. Harry Wilson, 20. Nathan Michelow, 21. Gareth Simpson, 22. Josh Hallett, 23. Tim Swiel

Leicester Tigers: 15. Mike Brown, 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Izaia Perese, 12. Joseph Woodward, 11. Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10. Handré Pollard, 9. Tom Whiteley; 1. Nicky Smith, 2. Julián Montoya, 3. Joe Heyes, 4. Harry Wells, 5. Tom Manz, 6. Hanro Liebenberg, 7. Tommy Reffell, 8. Olly Cracknell

Replacements: 16. Charlie Clare, 17. James Cronin, 18. Will Hurd, 19. Côme Joussain, 20. Matt Rogerson, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. Jamie Shillcock, 23. Will Wand

SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER

Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins - Sandy Park, 3pm - Live on TNT Sports 1 and UHD

Exeter Chiefs: 15. Josh Hodge, 14. Olly Woodburn, 13. Henry Slade, 12. Will Rigg, 11. Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10. Will Haydon-Wood, 9. Will Becconsall; 1. Scott Sio (c), 2. Dan Frost, 3. Ehren Painter, 4. Franco Molina, 5. Richard Capstick, 6. Ross Vintcent, 7. Jacques Vermeulen, 8. Greg Fisilau

Replacements: 16. Jack Yeandle, 17. Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18. Marcus Street, 19. Rusi Tuima, 20. Ethan Roots, 21. Stu Townsend, 22. Harvey Skinner, 23. Ben Hammersley

Harlequins: 15. Tyrone Green, 14. Rodrigo Isgro, 13. Oscar Beard, 12. Lennox Anyanwu, 11. Cadan Murley, 10. Jarrod Evans, 9. Will Porter; 1. Jordan Els, 2. Jack Walker, 3. Titi Lamositele, 4. Irne Herbst, 5. Stephan Lewies, 6. Jack Kenningham, 7. Will Evans, 8. James Chisholm

Replacements: 16. Nathan Jibulu, 17. Wyn Jones, 18. Simon Kerrod, 19. Joe Launchbury, 20. Tom Lawday, 21. Danny Care, 22. Jamie Benson, 23. Nick David