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Not even Saracens - beaten by Wasps in convincing fashion at Allianz Park on Valentine's Day - have a home record to match Steve Diamond's Sale.

The Sharks are unbeaten at home this season and have not lost at the AJ Bell Stadium in 11 months since Quins beat them 25-23 last April.

Ominous for Quins...

Having likely spent their whole childhoods trying to belt each other, opposite number eights Mark and Nick Easter can do so legitimately this afternoon (within the laws of the game of course).

There are four years between younger sibling Mark and England back-rower Nick, and I'm sure both will be out to do mum Glynis proud today.

Scotland winger Tim Visser returns for Harlequins on the wing and outside centre Matt Hopper replaces the injured Winston Stanley.

Dave Ward and Kyle Sinckler start in the front row, with Nick Easter returning to number eight.

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Replacements: Taylor, Harrison, Cobilas, Mills, Neild, Stringer, Cipriani, Jennings.  

The big news from the Sale camp is the omission of star fly-half Danny Cipriani from the starting XV - he's on the bench, with Joe Ford handed his first Premiership start of the season.

Chris Cusiter is at scrum-half, while Eifion Lewis-Roberts, Neil Briggs and Brian Mujati make up a new front row and TJ Ioane also plays.  

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Replacements: Taylor, Harrison, Cobilas, Mills, Neild, Stringer, Cipriani, Jennings.  

We're closing in on kick-off in our first game of the day, so let's get some team news.

You won't miss a single major moment of action this afternoon, as we feature updates on all four of this afternoon's Premiership games.

So here's the run-down.

Sale Sharks v Harlequins (14:30 GMT)

Gloucester v Wasps (15:00 GMT)

Bath v London Irish (15:15 GMT)

Saracens v Northampton (15:15 GMT)

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Without the distraction of the Six Nations, the spotlight shines on the Aviva Premiership this afternoon, where there's still plenty of play for at both ends of the table.

Whether it's Saracens bidding to stride further clear at the top, Wasps and Quins battling to keep pace or Bath and London Irish fighting to pull away from danger, there's every reason to stick with us here for all the incidents and tries from a packed Saturday of rugby union action.

Premiership

Sale Sharks v Harlequins, 14:30 GMT - BBC Radio Manchester

Gloucester v Wasps, 15:00 GMT - BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Bath v London Irish, 15:15 GMT  - BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset and  BBC Radio Berkshire

Saracens v Northampton, 15:15 GMT  -BBC Radio London

Saracens v Northampton, 15:15 GMT - BBC Radio Northampton