Gallagher PREM team news: Tom Curry to start for Sale, Tom Christie to make Newcastle debut, Ellis Genge out for Bristol
Updated 28/11/2025 at 13:31 GMT
Round 6 of the Gallagher PREM starts on Friday, November 28, with a double-header of action live on TNT Sports and discovery+ as Newcastle take on Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks face Exeter. Tom Curry is set to start for Sale along with Luke Cowan-Dickie, George Ford and Asher Opoku-Fordjour, while Tom Christie will make his Newcastle debut. Read on for all the latest team news and line-ups.
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The Gallagher PREM returns following a month-long break for the Quilter Nations Series - and all the weekend’s action will be live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Round 6 starts with a double-header on Friday night as Newcastle Red Bulls take on Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks face Exeter Chiefs.
Newcastle are seeking their first league win in a year and give a debut to Tom Christie, who has signed from Super Rugby side Crusaders, while Adam Brocklebank will make his 150th appearance.
England internationals Freddie Steward and Joe Heyes both start for Leicester.
Meanwhile, Tom Curry will make his first Gallagher PREM start of the season for Sale against Exeter.
Curry, who was named in World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year, featured for England in the Quilter Nations Series after recovering from injury. He is joined in the Sale starting XV by England internationals Luke Cowan-Dickie, George Ford and Asher Opoku-Fordjour.
| Gallagher PREM Round 6 Fixtures (all live on TNT Sports and discovery+) |
| Newcastle v Leicester Tigers (Friday, Nov 28, 7.45pm kick-off) |
| Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs (Friday, Nov 28, 7.45pm kick-off) |
| Gloucester v Harlequins (Saturday, Nov 29, 3pm kick-off) |
| Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints (Saturday, Nov 29, 5.30pm kick-off) |
| Saracens v Bath (Sunday, Nov 30, 3pm kick-off) |
Australia’s Len Ikitau, who was also named in the World Rugby Dream Team, starts for Exeter, along with England’s Henry Slade and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.
But Bristol Bears will be without England’s Ellis Genge when they face unbeaten leaders Northampton Saints on Saturday.
Genge is having a mandatory break after featuring in all four of England’s Quilter Nations Series games. James Williams makes his first league appearance of the season for Bristol.
Centre Ollie Lawrence will miss out for Bath against Saracens on Sunday after he suffered a hamstring injury while on England duty.
Arthur Green will start at No. 8 for Bath and Elliot Daly makes his first appearance of the season for Saracens after returning for England following four-and-a-half months out with broken arm.
Newcastle Red Bulls v Leicester Tigers teams
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15. Ethan Grayson, 14. Liam Williams, 13. Alex Hearle, 12. Max Clark, 11. Oli Spencer, 10. Brett Connon, 9. Sam Stuart; 1. Adam Brocklebank, 2. George McGuigan (c), 3. Murray McCallum, 4. Oscar Usher, 5. Jamie Hodgson, 6. Freddie Lockwood, 7. Tom Christie, 8. Amanaki Mafi
Replacements: 16. Ollie Fletcher, 17. Micky Rewcastle, 18. Richard Palframan, 19. Sebastian de Chaves, 20. Cameron Neild, 21. Simon Benítez Cruz, 22. Boeta Chamberlain, 23. Tom Gordon
Leicester Tigers: 15. Freddie Steward, 14. Adam Radwan, 13. Will Wand, 12. Orlando Bailey, 11. Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10. Billy Searle, 9. Tom Whiteley; 1. Nicky Smith, 2. Jamie Blamire, 3. Joe Heyes, 4. Cameron Henderson, 5. James Thompson, 6. Hanro Liebenberg (c), 7. Tommy Reffell, 8. Joaquin Moro
Replacements: 16. Charlie Clare, 17. Archie van der Flier, 18. Ale Loman, 19. Harry Wells, 20. Joshua Manz, 21. Ollie Allan, 22. James O’Connor, 23. Joseph Woodward
Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs teams
Sale Sharks: 15. Luke James, 14. Tom O’Flaherty, 13. Rob du Preez, 12. Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11. Alex Wills, 10. George Ford, 9. Gus Warr; 1. Si McIntyre, 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 4. Ernst van Rhyn (c), 5. Ben Bamber, 6. Jacques Vermeulen, 7. Tom Curry, 8. Dan du Preez
Replacements: 16. Nathan Jibulu, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. James Harper, 19, Tom Burrow, 20. Hyron Andrews, 21. Raffi Quirke, 22. Marius Louw, 23. Regan Grace
Exeter Chiefs: 15. Josh Hodge, 14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13. Henry Slade, 12. Len Ikitau, 11. Olly Woodburn, 10. Harvey Skinner, 9. Charlie Chapman; 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2. Joseph Dweba, 3. Josh Iosefa-Scott, 4. Dafydd Jenkins (c), 5. Andrea Zambonin, 6. Tom Hooper, 7. Ethan Roots, 8. Greg Fisilau
Replacements: 16. Jack Yeandle, 17. Scott Sio, 18. Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19. Lewis Pearson, 20. Kane James, 21. Tom Cairns, 22. Will Haydon-Wood, 23. Ben Hammersley
Gloucester v Harlequins teams
Gloucester: 15. Ben Redshaw, 14. Rob Russell, 13. Will Joseph, 12. Seb Atkinson, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. Ross Byrne, 9. Tomos Williams (c); 1. Ciaran Knight, 2. Seb Blakem, 3. Kirill Gotovtsev, 4. Freddie Thomas, 5. Matias Alemanno, 6. Deian Gwynne, 7. Lewis Ludlow, 8. Will Trenholm
Replacements: 16. Kealan Freeman-Price, 17. Val Rapava Ruskin, 18. Afo Fasogbon, 19. Cam Jordan, 20. Josh Basham, 21. Mikey Austin, 22. Charlie Atkinson, 23. Jack Cotgreave
Harlequins: 15. Cameron Anderson, 14. Rodrigo Isgro, 13. Oscar Beard, 12. Jarrod Evans, 11. Cadan Murley, 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Will Porter; 1. Fin Baxter, 2. Jack Walker, 3. Titi Lamositele, 4. Stephan Lewies, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Chandler Cunningham-South, 7. Will Evans, 8. Alex Dombrandt (c)
Replacements: 16. George Turner, 17. Boris Wenger, 18. Pedro Delgado, 19. Guido Petti Pagadizabal, 20. Jack Kenningham, 21. Lucas Friday, 22. Luke Northmore, 23. Nick David
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints teams
Bristol Bears: 15. Tom Jordan; 14. Jack Bates, 13. Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12. James Williams, 11. Kalaveti Ravouvou; 10. Sam Worsley, 9. Kieran Marmion; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Lovejoy Chawatama; 4. Pedro Rubiolo, 5. Joe Batley; 6. Santiago Grondonna, 7. Fitz Harding (c), 8. Viliame Mata
Replacements: 16. Gabriel Oghre, 17. Max Lahiff, 18. Jimmy Halliwell, 19. Joe Owen, 20. Luke Ivanishvili, 21. Sam Wolstenholme, 22. Louis Rees-Zammit, 23. Aidan Boshoff
Northampton: 15. George Furbank (c); 14. Edoardo Todaro, 13. Tom Litchfield, 12. Toby Thame, 11. Amena Caqusau; 10. Fin Smith, 9. Archie McParland; 1. Emmanuel Iyogun, 2. Craig Wright, 3. Trevor Davison; 4. Ed Prowse, 5. JJ Van Der Mescht; 6. Josh Kemeny, 7. Sam Graham, 8. Callum Chick
Replacements: 16. Robbie Smith, 17. Tom West, 18. Cleopas Kundiona, 19. Archie Benson, 20. Tom Pearson, 21. Tom James, 22. Rory Hutchinson, 23. James Pater
Saracens v Bath teams
Saracens: 1. Rhys Carre, 2. Theo Dan, 3. Marco Riccioni, 4. Theo McFarland, 5. Hugh Tizard, 6. Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7. Ben Earl, 8. Tom Willis; 9. Ivan van Zyl (c), 10. Owen Farrell, 11. Max Malins, 12. Nick Tompkins, 13. Lucio Cinti, 14. Noah Caluori, 15. Elliot Daly
Replacements: 16. James Hadfield, 17. Eroni Mawi, 18. Marcus Street, 19. Harry Wilson, 20. Nick Isiekwe, 21. Charlie Bracken, 22. Fergus Burke, 23. Angus Hall
Bath: 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Thomas du Toit, 4. Quinn Roux, 5. Charlie Ewels, 6. Josh Bayliss, 7. Miles Reid, 8. Arthur Green; 9. Ben Spencer (c), 10. Finn Russell, 11. Henry Arundell, 12. Will Butt, 13. Chris Harris, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 15. Tom de Glanville
Replacements: 16. Dan Frost, 17. Francois van Wyk, 18. Will Stuart, 19. Ross Molony, 20. Ted Hill, 21. Tom Carr-Smith, 22. Max Ojomoh, 23. Cameron Redpath
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