Summary

  • Victory takes Bath top of the table on points difference

  • Saracens also record third win from three this term

  • FT: Bath 37-22 Worcester

  • FT: Saracens 27-12 Northampton

  • FT: Exeter 36-25 Harlequins

  1. Team newspublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 17 September 2016

    Exeter v Harlequins (15:00 BST)

    Gareth Steenson makes his first start of the season for Exeter at fly-half as Henry Slade moves to inside centre.

    Olly Woodburn returns on the wing while Lachie Turner replaces the injured Phil Dollman at full-back.

    The Chiefs have made a late change, with illness forcing Mitch Lees out. Damian Welch replaces him at lock.

    Harlequins make four changes to the side which lost 19-10 to Sale.

    England full-back Mike Brown returns after illness while Winston Stanley, Tim Swiel and Charlie Walker also make their first appearances of the season.

    Exeter v BathImage source, BBC Sport

    Exeter: Turner; Woodburn, Devoto, Slade, Whitten; Steenson (capt), Chudley; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Holmes, Welch, Parling, Armand, Salvi, Waldrom.

    Replacements: Yeandle, Hepburn, Francis, Atkins, Dennis, Lewis, Hill, Short.

    Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Marchant, Stanley, Walker; Swiel, Care (capt); Marler, Buchanan, Sinckler, Twomey, Horwill, Robshaw, Wallace, Clifford.

    Replacements: Ward, Lambert, Collier, Merrick, J Chisholm, Dickson, Lang, Alofa.

  2. Team newspublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 17 September 2016

    Bath v Worcester (15:00 BST)

    Number eight Leroy Houston starts for Bath on his return to the club as they host Worcester Warriors on Saturday.

    Prop Henry Thomas returns from injury, while centre Dan Bowden makes his first Premiership appearance of the season.

    Worcester academy product Jamie Shillcock, 19, starts at full-back as he makes his top-flight debut.

    The Warriors also give fly-half Tom Heathcote a first start of 2016-17 and Carl Kirwan replaces the suspended Alafoti Faosiliva in the forward pack.

    Bath WorcesterImage source, BBC Sport

    Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Banahan, Bowden, Watson; Ford (capt), Fotulai'i; Auterac, Batty, Thomas, Charteris, Attwood, Ewels, Sisi, Houston.

    Replacements: Dunn, Catt, Palma-Newport, Stooke, Mercer, Homer, Brew, Williams.

    Worcester: Shillcock; Hammond, Olivier, Willison, Humphreys; Heathcote, Arr; Ruskin, Annett, Johnston, O'Callaghan, Barry, Mama, Kirwan, Dowson (capt).

    Replacements: Bregvadze, Leleimalefaga, Daniels, Scotland-Williamson, Cavubati, Baldwin, Eden, Adams.

    Houston has returned to Bath on a short-term deal after Queensland Reds' Super Rugby season came to an end.

  3. Welcomepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 17 September 2016

    Good afternoon and welcome to our live text coverage of today's three Premiership rugby games

    All three kick-off at 15:00 BST, and this is what we have in store:

    • Bath v Worcester
    • Exeter v Bath
    • Saracens v Northampton

    We'll have team news from those matches coming up shortly.

    Allianz ParkImage source, Getty Images