Wasps going through the early phases and suddenly cut loose through the Piutau brothers.

Leicester were scrambling as Charles Pituau got the ball away to Rob Miller and the Tigers ended up coughing up the penalty.

Jimmy Gopperth bangs the kick over. We've got a early breakthrough at a rocking Ricoh.

Bit of AC/DC roaring out of the PA system is cut. Crowd roars.

Referee Greg Garner gives the signal and Wasps fly-half Jimmy Gopperth punts downfield into the Leicester 22.

We are off!

Leicester run out onto the field at the Ricoh to a sizeable away support.

Wasps heading out of the dressing rooms and out to real roar.

This could well prove to be a tasty rivalry. We'll be under way soon.

All of today's four games are available to listen to online thanks to BBC local radio. Just click on the live coverage tab to access your commentary.

As you can see, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire's commentary team are in position at the Ricoh.

Gloucester have already beaten Worcester three times this season - twice in the European Challenge Cup and also narrowly when the two sides shared a 24-22 thriller at Kingsholm back in October. And they  have lost just once in five Premiership matches, at leaders Saracens.

But the Cherry & Whites have won just once on the road in the league this season, 15-11 at Bath on 5 February. And they will be without Scotland scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as they go for a third consecutive league win for the first time since 2012.

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Dean Ryan's Worcester head into the derby game against his old club Gloucester feeling a lot better about themselves following last weekend's win at fellow strugglers Newcastle.

The Warriors' 15-14 win at Kingston Park has lifted them nine points clear of trouble, with seven matches to go.

But they do not have a great record against the Cherry and Whites. Worcester's only win over Gloucester in the two sides' last seven meetings came on the final day of the Premiership season in May 2014, when the already relegated Warriors won by a single point at Sixways.

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Sale's Danny Cipriani is recalled at fly-half after coming off the bench against Harlequins last week.

There is a complete change to Sale's front row, with Ross Harrison, Tommy Taylor and Vadim Cobilas starting.

Replacements: Briggs, Lewis Roberts, Mujati, Mills, Lund, Cusiter, Ford, Jennings.  

Northampton make four changes to their pack, with Paul Hill, James Craig, Christian Day and Ethan Waller coming in to face Sale Sharks.

England lock Courtney Lawes is out with an ankle injury, while Alex Waller and Victor Matfield both drop to the bench.

Replacements: Marshall, A Waller, Denman, Matfield, Fisher, Fotuali'i, Hanrahan, Mallinder 

With just seven points covering third through to eighth place in the Premiership, this week could be a decisive one in the race for a top four finish.

Northampton could move up to fourth place if they can beat Sale at Franklin's Gardens, but should Sale be victorious they would leapfrog the Saints and could go as high as fifth if they can get a bonus point.

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Danny Cipriani returns at fly-half for the Sharks while they have a completely changed front row, with Ross Harrison, Tommy Taylor and Vadim Cobilas starting.

England's Courtney Lawes misses out for Northampton after injuring his ankle, while Alex Waller and Victor Matfield both drop to the bench as Paul Hill, James Craig, Christian Day and Ethan Waller all come in.

Kick off closes in at the Ricoh Arena...

Two games kick off at 14:00 GMT and we ought to have a look at team news from those eh?

Let's go.

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Running alongside the 'bread and butter' of domestic rugby is of course the Six Nations...

Of course England v Wales (16:00 GMT) is a big focus later this afternoon, but it is Ireland v Italy (13:30 GMT) that kicks off this afternoon's Six Nations action.

BBC Sport has a live text commentary running on both of those matches, which you can find here.

Leicester recall full-back Matthew Tait for the short trip to the Ricoh Arena.

He has recovered from the groin injury which forced him to pull out in the warm-up ahead of last weekend's bonus-point win over second-placed Exeter.

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Replacements: Van Vuuren, Genge, Balmain, Kitchener, Williams, Tresidder, Williams, Veainu.

George Smith is free to captain Wasps against Leicester after being cleared of a striking charge by the RFU.

Flanker Smith, the Premiership's player of the month for February, was accused of kneeing Gloucester's James Hook in the head in last weekend's 13-10 loss.

Replacements: Shervington, Mullan, Swainston, Rowlands, Hughes, Stevenson, Lozowski, Macken.  

Wasps' move from their old leafy Buckinghamshire home in High Wycombe to the 'concrete jungle' of Coventry (The Specials' words, not mine!) brought them right under the noses of old foes Leicester Tigers.

Just 25 miles separate the two grounds, while two points and a place part them in the Premiership table, adding new spice to an already established ferocity in these encounters.

"This match has huge relevance when it comes to the Premiership table but, to be honest, Wasps v Tigers games always have huge significance anyway," Wasps director of rugby Dai Young said.

"These two clubs go back a long way and now of course there's an extra bit of spice with it being a new Midlands derby."

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Kicking us off today is Wasps against Leicester, so let's have a preview and some team news eh?

Here's the running order for today.

Wasps v Leicester (13:45 GMT)

Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks (14:00 GMT)

Worcester Warriors v Gloucester (14:00 GMT)

Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons (15:00 GMT)

...and tonight of course.

London Irish v Saracens (20:00 GMT)

We'll have separate coverage of that game here on BBC Sport.

Can anyone show the fight, the mettle and the stomach to compete with Saracens at the top of the Premiership?

It's a question we might well find out some answers to this afternoon with the three closest challengers among the teams in action.

Two old heavyweights with domestic and European pedigree - Wasps v Leicester - go head to head.

Alongside them, the relative new kids on the block Exeter Chiefs can stake their claim with victory against Newcastle Falcons.

Throw in two additionally-appealing encounters - Northampton versus Sale and Worcester against Gloucester - and you've got your Saturday ready-made.

Stick with us for the next three hours for all the Premiership twists and turns... you won't regret it.

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