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Saturday's Premiership teams: Anthony Watson starts for Bath

Anthony Watson starts on the left wing for Bath
Image: Anthony Watson starts on the left wing for Bath

There are two games in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday as Bath host leaders Wasps and Gloucester face Harlequins at Kingsholm.

A number of international players return to club duty, including wings Anthony Watson and Tim Visser, while Ashley Johnson reaches a Premiership milestone.

Bath v Wasps (3pm)

Bath welcome back international trio Anthony Watson, Luke Charteris and Taulupe Faletau for Wasps' Recreation Ground visit.

Ashley Johnson makes his 100th Premiership appearance
Image: Ashley Johnson makes his 100th Premiership appearance

Adam Hastings and Chris Cook form the half-back partnership while wing Kristian Phillips, who is on trial at the club, will make his debut if he features off the bench.

Wasps make a solitary change from the side that saw off Gloucester. Kyle Eastmond's season-ending Achilles' tendon injury results in Jimmy Gopperth moving back to inside centre and Alapati Leiua wearing the No 13 shirt.

Versatile forward Ashley Johnson makes his 100th Premiership appearance.

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Bath: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Max Clark, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Anthony Watson, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Chris Cook; 1 Nathan Catt, 2 Ross Batty, 3 Max Lahiff, 4 Luke Charteris, 5 Charlie Ewels (c), 6 Tom Ellis, 7 David Denton, 8 Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: 16 Michael van Vuuren, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Kane Palma-Newport, 19 Elliott Stooke, 20 Zach Mercer, 21 Will Homer, 22 Rory Jennings, 23 Kristian Phillips.

Wasps: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alapati Leiua, 12 Jimmy Gopperth, 11 Willie Le Roux, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Joe Simpson; 1 Matt Mullan (c), 2 Tommy Taylor, 3 Jake Cooper-Woolley, 4 Matt Symons, 5 James Gaskell, 6 Ashley Johnson, 7 Thomas Young, 8 Alex Rieder.

Replacements: 16 Carlo Festuccia, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Marty Moore, 19 Will Rowlands, 20 Jack Willis, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Guy Armitage, 23 Josh Bassett.

Gloucester v Harlequins (3pm)

Tim Visser returns to club duty after scoring a try in Scotland's win over Wales
Image: Tim Visser returns to club duty after scoring a try in Scotland's win over Wales

Fly-half Billy Burns returns for Gloucester as one of four changes following the defeat to Wasps.

Burns features as the only back division switch while up front there are starts for props Yann Thomas and John Afoa plus lock Mariano Galarza, who takes over from Tom Savage.

Harlequins will be without fly-half Nick Evans for three weeks while he recovers from a shoulder injury so Tim Swiel wears the No 10 shirt.

Ross Chisholm replaces full-back Aaron Morris, who is serving a three-week suspension, with other changes seeing call-ups for Scotland wing Visser, England prop Kyle Sinckler and hooker Joe Gray.

Gloucester: 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Matt Scott, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 David Halaifonua, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Willi Heinz (c); 1 Yann Thomas, 2 Richard Hibbard, 3 John Afoa, 4 Mariano Galarza, 5 Jeremy Thrush, 6 Lewis Ludlow, 7 Jacob Rowan, 8 Ben Morgan.

Replacements: 16 Motu Matu'u, 17 Josh Hohneck, 18 Paul Doran-Jones, 19 Tom Savage, 20 Sione Kalamafoni, 21 Callum Braley, 22 James Hook, 23 Henry Trinder.

Harlequins: 15 Ross Chisholm, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Matt Hopper, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Charlie Mulchrone; 1 Mark Lambert, 2 Joe Gray, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 George Merrick, 5 Charlie Matthews, 6 James Chisholm, 7 Dave Ward (c), 8 Mat Luamanu.

Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan, 17 Owen Evans, 18 Matt Shields, 19 Stan South, 20 George Naoupu, 21 Luc Jones, 22 James Lang, 23 Alofa Alofa.

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