Round One of the Investec Champions Cup kicks off this weekend with 12 games on the schedule including Saracens against the Bulls and Bristol Bears facing Leinster.
All Blacks centre Jordie Barrett will make his debut for Leinster on Sunday after being named in their squad for that trip to Ashton Gate, with Sam Prendergast starting at 10.
Elsewhere, there’s a return to club action for several England and Ireland internationals, with Marcus Smith, Maro Itoje, Jack Crowley and many more poised to take to the field.
Check on all the Champions Cup team news, here.
Friday
Bath v La Rochelle
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Cameron Redpath, 12 Will Butt, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Thomas du Toit
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Jaco Coetzee
La Rochelle: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 UJ Seuteni, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Grégory Alldritt (c), 7 Matthias Haddad, 6 Oscar Jegou, 5 Will Skelton, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Tolu Latu, 1 Reda Wardi
Replacements: 16 Quentin Lespiaucq, 17 Louis Penverne, 18 Georges-Henri Colombe, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Levani Botia, 21 Thomas Berjon, 22 Hugo Reus, 23 Teddy Thomas
Venue: The Rec
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Andrew Brace
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson, Paul Haycock
Television Match Official: Olly Hodges
Saturday
Clermont Auvergne v Benetton
Clermont: 15 Alex Newsome, 14 Lucas Tauzin, 13 Mathys Belaubre, 12 Pierre Fouyssac, 11 Alivereti Raka, 10 Ben Urdapilleta, 9 Sebastien Bezy, 8 Fritz Lee (c), 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Killian Tixeront, 5 Thomas Ceyte, 4 Peceli Yato, 3 Regis Montagne, 2 Barnabe Massa, 1 Etienne Falgoux
Replacements: 16 Etienne Fourcade, 17 Giorgi Akhaladze, 18 Michael Ala’alatoa, 19 Anthime Hemery, 20 Alexandre Fischer, 21 Baptiste Jauneau, 22 Theo Giral, 23 Irae Simone
Benetton: 15 Leonardo Marin, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Nacho Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Onisi Ratave, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Simon Koroiyadi, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza (c), 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Alessandro Izekor, 21 Toa Halafihi, 22 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 23 Jacob Umaga
Venue: Stade Marcel-Michelin
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley, Simon Harding
Television Match Official: Ian Tempest
Sharks v Exeter Chiefs
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Ben Hammersley, 12 Tamati Tua, 11 Tommy Wyatt, 10 Will Haydon-Wood, 9 Stu Townsend, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Jacques Vermeulen (c), 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Franco Molina, 4 Richard Capstick, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Dan Frost, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Christ Tshiunza, 20 Ross Vintcent, 21 Will Becconsall, 22 Harvey Skinner, 23 Will Rigg
Venue: Kings Park
Kick-off: 15:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
Assistant Referees: Luc Ramos, Adrien Marbot
Television Match Official: Thomas Charabas
Northampton Saints v Castres Olympique
Northampton Saints: 15 James Ramm, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Tom Litchfield, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Henry Pollock, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Tom Lockett, 4 Temo Mayanavanua, 3 Elliot Millar-Mills, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Tom West, 18 Luke Green, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Alex Coles, 21 Jacob Petelo Mapu, 22 Archie McParland, 23 Rory Hutchinson
Castres: 15 Theo Chabouni, 14 Josaia Raisuqe, 13 Adrien Seguret, 12 Joris Dupont, 11 Nathanael Hulleu, 10 Louis le Brun, 9 Santiago Arata (c), 8 Feibyan Tukino, 7 Tyler Ardron, 6 Yann Peysson, 5 Leone Nakarawa, 4 Guillaume Ducat, 3 Aurelien Azar, 2 Loris Zarantonello, 1 Lois Guerois-Galisson
Replacements: 16 Pierre Colonna, 17 Wayan de Benedittis, 18 Nicolas Corato, 19 Mathieu Babillot, 20 Abraham Papalii, 21 Jeremy Fernandez, 22 Vilimoni Botitu, 23 Rémy Baget
Venue: Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Assistant Referees: Ian Kenny, David Sutherland
Television Match Official: Andrew McMenemy
Stormers v Toulon
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Keke Morabe, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouche (c), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Adre Smith, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Louw Nel, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Seabelo Senatla
Toulon: 15 Marius Domon, 14 Gaël Drean, 13 Jérémy Sinzelle, 12 Mathieu Smaili, 11 Gabin Villiere, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Baptiste Serin, 8 Facundo Isa, 7 Jules Coulon, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 5 David Ribbans (c), 4 Matthias Halagahu, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Teddy Baubigny, 1 Dany Priso
Replacements: 16 Mickael Ivaldi, 17 Daniel Brennan, 18 Beka Gigashvili, 19 Brian Alainu’uese, 20 Yannick Youyoutte, 21 Enzo Herve, 22 Antoine Frisch, 23 Jiuta Wainiqolo
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Kick-off: 17:15 local (15:15 GMT)
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Jon Meredith
Television Match Official: Dean Richards
Munster v Stade Francais
Munster: 15 Shane Daly, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Evan O’Connell, 3 John Ryan, 2 Diarmuid Barron (c), 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Kieran Ryan, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Tadhg Beirne, 20 John Hodnett, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Billy Burns, 23 Jack O’Donoghue
Stade Francais: 15 Joe Jonas, 14 Charles Laloi, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Pierre Boudehent, 11 Samuel Ezeala, 10 Zack Henry, 9 Thibaut Motassi, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Ryan Chapuis (c), 6 Pierre Huguet, 5 Baptiste Pesenti, 4 Pierre-Henri Azagoh, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Lucas Peyresblanques, 1 Clement Castets
Replacements: 16 Luka Petriashvili, 17 Moses Alo-Emile, 18 Paul Alo-Emile, 19 Setareki Turagacoke, 20 Andy Timo, 21 Juan Martin Scelzo, 22 Louis Foursans-Bourdette, 23 Louis Carbonel
Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Jamie Leahy
Television Match Official: Andrew Jackson
Saracens v Bulls
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Tiff Eden, 23 Tom Parton
Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 David Kriel, 11 Devon Williams, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Cobus Wiese, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johann Grobbelaar (c), 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 23 Harold Vorster
Venue: Stone X Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse, Keith David
Television Match Official: Aled Griffiths
Glasgow Warriors v Sale Sharks
Glasgow: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Seb Cancelliere, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c), 11 Kyle Rowe, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 George Horne, 8 Henco Venter, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Olujare Oguntibeju, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Ally Miller, 21 Jack Mann, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Duncan Weir
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Will Addison, 13 Luke James, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Robert du Preez (c), 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Tadgh McElroy, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Harry Thompson, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 James Harper, 19 Ben Bamber, 20 Jonny Hill, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Sam Dugdale
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Andrea Piardi
Assistant Referees: Filippo Russo, Clara Munarini
Television Match Official: Matteo Liperini
Racing 92 v Harlequins
Racing 92: 15 Max Spring, 14 Vinaya Habosi, 13 Gael Fickou (c), 12 Josua Tuisova, 11 Wame Naituvi, 10 Antoine Gibert, 9 Nolann le Garrec, 8 Jordan Joseph, 7 Ibrahim Diallo, 6 Cameron Woki, 5 Fabien Sanconnie, 4 Boris Palu, 3 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2 Janick Tarrit, 1 Guram Gogichashvili
Replacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Lino Julien, 18 Gia Kharaishvili, 19 Maxime Baudonne, 20 Noa Zinzen, 21 Clovis le Bail, 22 Dan Lancaster, 23 Tristan Tedder
Harlequins: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Luke Northmore, 12 Lennox Anyanwu, 11 Nick David, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Dino Lamb, 3 Simon Kerrod, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Jordan Els, 18 Titi Lamoistele, 19 James Chisholm, 20 Will Evans, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Oscar Beard
Venue: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Chris Busby
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison, Stuart Gaffikin
Television Match Official: Mark Patton
Sunday
Bordeaux-Begles v Leicester Tigers
Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Arthur Retiere, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Maxime Lucu (c), 8 Pete Samu, 7 Bastien Vergnes, 6 Mahamadou Diaby, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 1 Jefferson Poirot
Replacements: 16 Connor Sa, 17 Ugo Boniface, 18 Carlü Sadie, 19 Adam Coleman, 20 Lachie Swinton, 21 Tevita Tatafu, 22 Ben Tapuai, 23 Joey Carbery
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Josh Bassett, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Solomone Kata, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Jack van Poortvliet (c), 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Emeka Ilione, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 5 Come Joussain, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 James Cronin
Replacements: 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Jed Holloway, 20 Kyle Hatherell, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Joe Woodward, 23 Mike Brown
Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli
Assistant Referees: Saba Abulashvilli, Shota Tevzadze
Television Match Official: Brian MacNeice
Toulouse v Ulster
Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Ange Capuozzo, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Alexandre Roumat, 7 Leo Banos, 6 Jack Willis, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 1 David Ainu’u
Replacements: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Rodrigue Neti, 18 Joel Merkler, 19 Joshua Brennan, 20 Théo Ntamack, 21 Paul Graou, 22 Paul Costes, 23 Juan-Cruz Mallia
Ulster: 15 Stewart Moore, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Ben Carson, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Mike Lowry, 10 Aidan Morgan, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 James McNabney, 7 Marcus Rea, 6 Matty Rea, 5 Harry Sheridan, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Scott Wilson, 2 James McCormick, 1 Andrew Warwick
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Cormac Izuchukwu, 21 Dave Shanahan, 22 Jude Postlethwaite, 23 Nick Timoney
Venue: Stade Ernest Wallon
Kick-off: 16:15 local (15:15 GMT)
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, Peter Allen
Television Match Official: Tom Foley
Bristol Bears v Leinster
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Jack Bates, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Bill Mata, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 Santiago Grondona, 5 Joe Owen, 4 James Dun, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Gabriel Oghre, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Steven Luatua, 20 Benjamin Grondona, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Joe Jenkins, 23 Benjamin Elizalde
Leinster: 15 Ciaran Frawley, 14 Jordan Larmour, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan (c), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Max Deegan, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Tom Clarkson, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Caelan Doris, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Jordie Barrett
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant Referees: Vincent Blasco, Julien Caullier
Television Match Official: Tual Trainini
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