PREM Rugby Cup: Team news for Friday fixtures - Louis Rees-Zammit returns to Gloucester

After a bye in the first round of the competition, Northampton Saints get their PREM Rugby Cup campaign underway tomorrow night. The Saints head down to London for a clash against Saracens, with new signing Callum Chick set to captain the men in green, black and gold.

Harlequins then host Leicester Tigers at the Stoop, with Quins eyeing up their first win of the competition. Former England international and Premiership champion Harry Williams will make his first competitive start in the famous quarters, with the tight-head taking the three jersey for this second round clash.

Gloucester Rugby welcome Bristol Bears to Kingsholm in Round 2 of the Premiership Rugby Cup, with both sides blending senior quality and academy promise.

Gloucester hand All Black prop Nepo Laulala his debut, anchoring a front row alongside Jono Benz-Salomon and England U20 prospect George Knowles. Skipper Harry Taylor leads the back row, while Max and Will Knight start together in midfield. Jake Morris lines up at full-back in a back three with Jack Cotgreave and Ewan Caven.

For Bristol, Scotland international Tom Jordan debuts at full-back, with Louis Rees-Zammit starting against his former club on the wing. England scrum-half Harry Randall returns to captain the side, partnered by AJ MacGinty at half-back. In the forwards, Gabriel Oghre makes his first appearance of the season after international duty, joining Sam Grahamslaw and Lovejoy Chawatama in the front row.

Gloucester Rugby
15. Jake Morris, 14. Jack Cotgreave, 13. Will Knight, 12. Max Knight, 11. Ewan Caven, 10. George Barton, 9. Mikey Austin 1. Jono Benz-Salomon, 2. George Knowles, 3. Nepo Laulala, 4. Deian Gwynne, 5. Hugh Bokenham, 6. Harry Taylor (c), 7. Caio James, 8. Will Trenholm

Replacements: 16. Kealan Freeman-Price, 17. George Alexander, 18. Harry Wright, 19. Pete Paramore, 20. Jack Gilbert, 21. Rhys Price, 22. Rio Ebanks, 23. George Dufty

Bristol Bears
15. Tom Jordan, 14. Louis Rees-Zammit, 13. Joe Jenkins, 12. Toby Baker, 11. Aidan Boshoff, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall (c) 1. Sam Grahamslaw, 2. Gabriel Oghre, 3. Lovejoy Chawatama, 4. Paddy Pearce, 5. Joe Owen, 6. Luka Ivanishvili, 7. Kofi Cripps, 8. Ben Grondona

Replacements: 16. Tomas Gwilliam, 17. Louie Trevett, 18. Jimmy Halliwell, 19. Kenzie Jenkins, 20. Fitz Harding, 21. Max Pepper, 22. Sam Worsley, 23. Evan Morris

Saracens face Northampton under the lights at StoneX Stadium as Andy Onyeama-Christie and Max Malins co-captain the side. Rhys Carre and Theo Dan return to the front row, while Nick Isiekwe partners Olamide Sodeke in the second row. Nathan Michelow retains the No.8 jersey after scoring in Round 1, with Charlie Bracken and Louie Johnson again paired in the half-backs.

Northampton kick off their Cup campaign after a bye in Round 1, with new signing Callum Chick captaining from No.8. Debutants JJ Van Der Mescht, Anthony Belleau and Edoardo Todaro are all named in the starting XV, while George Hendy starts at full-back. A refreshed front row of Emmanuel Iyogun, Craig Wright and Trevor Davison gets its first outing of the season.

Saracens
15. Max Malins (cc), 14. Jack Bracken, 13. Sam Spink, 12. Cameron Hutchison, 11. Rotimi Segun, 10. Louie Johnson, 9. Charlie Bracken 1. Rhys Carre, 2. Theo Dan, 3. Marcus Street, 4. Nick Isiekwe, 5. Olamide Sodeke, 6. Harry Wilson, 7. Andy Onyeama-Christie (cc), 8. Nathan Michelow

Replacements: 16. Eoghan Clarke, 17. Alex O’Driscoll, 18. Tietie Tuimauga, 19. Kennedy Sylvester, 20. Charlie West, 21. Gareth Simpson, 22. Luke Davidson, 23. Brandon Jackson

Northampton Saints
15. George Hendy, 14. James Ramm, 13. Rory Hutchinson, 12. Toby Thame, 11. Edoardo Todaro, 10. Anthony Belleau, 9. Archie McParland 1. Emmanuel Iyogun, 2. Craig Wright, 3. Trevor Davison, 4. Ed Prowse, 5. JJ Van Der Mescht, 6. Angus Scott-Young, 7. Tom Pearson, 8. Callum Chick (c)

Replacements: 16. Henry Walker, 17. Danilo Fischetti, 18. Elliot Millar Mills, 19. Fyn Brown, 20. Sam Graham, 21. Jonny Weimann, 22. Amena Caqusau, 23. Tom Litchfield

Harlequins host Leicester Tigers in Round 2, with Harry Williams set for his first competitive start at tighthead. Kieran Treadwell joins Jonny Green in the second row, while Jack Kenningham and Will Evans provide energy in the back row. Jarrod Evans starts at fly-half with Tyrone Green returning at full-back. Scotland hooker George Turner is among the replacements.

Leicester make wholesale changes from their opening-round win over Saracens, with Charlie Clare captaining on his first start of the Cup campaign. Props Tarek Haffar and Ale Loman are handed debuts, while loan signing Ryan Crowley features on the wing. Ollie Allan and Charlie Titcombe start at half-back, and Joseph Woodward partners Will Wand in midfield. On the bench, summer signing Billy Searle is in line for his first appearance.

Harlequins
15. Tyrone Green, 14. Cassius Cleaves, 13. Sean Kerr, 12. Bryn Bradley, 11. Nick David, 10. Jarrod Evans, 9. Max Green 1. Jordan Els, 2. Jack Walker (c), 3. Harry Williams, 4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Jonny Green, 6. Jack Kenningham, 7. Will Evans, 8. Tom Lawday

Replacements: 16. George Turner, 17. Jamie Miller, 18. Ollie Streeter, 19. Harry Browne, 20. Zach Carr, 21. Jake Murray, 22. Ludo Kolade, 23. Cameron Anderson

Leicester Tigers
15. George Pearson, 14. Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13. Will Wand, 12. Joseph Woodward, 11. Ryan Crowley, 10. Charlie Titcombe, 9. Ollie Allan 1. Tarek Haffar, 2. Charlie Clare (c), 3. Ale Loman, 4. Harry Wells, 5. Osian Thomas, 6. Harry Palmer, 7. Joshua Manz, 8. Joaquin Moro

Replacements: 16. Finn Theobald-Thomas, 17. Nicky Smith, 18. Cameron Miell, 19. Monty Loggenberg, 20. George Marsh, 21. Tom Whiteley, 22. Billy Searle, 23. Tom Threlfall