Aviva Premiership: Maro Itoje captains Saracens
Saturday 17 October 2015 19:00, UK
Team news for Saturday's Aviva Premiership fixtures as Bath host Exeter and Saracens play Sale.
Bath v Exeter
Matt Garvey and Chris Cook will make their 50th appearances for Bath, while new recruit Niko Matawalu is named among the replacements.
James Short is selected on the left wing and will make his Exeter Chiefs debut. Fellow new signings Ollie Atkins, Julian Salvi and Olly Woodburn are named on the bench.
Bath: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Matt Banahan, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Anthony Watson, 10 George Ford, 9 Chris Cook; 1 Nick Auterac, 2 Ross Batty, 3 Henry Thomas, 4 Stuart Hooper (c), 5 Dave Attwood, 6 Matt Garvey, 7 Alafoti Faosiliva, 8 Leroy Houston.
Replacements: 16 Rob Webber, 17 Max Lahiff, 18 David Wilson, 19 Sam Burgess, 20 Guy Mercer, 21 Niko Matawalu, 22 Max Clark, 23 Jeff Williams.
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Phil Dollman, 14 Matt Jess, 13 Ian Whitten, 12 Sam Hill, 11 James Short, 10 Gareth Steenson (c), 9 Will Chudley; 1 Ben Moon, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Alex Brown, 4 Mitch Lees, 5 Damian Welch, 6 Dave Ewers, 7 Don Armand, 8 Thomas Waldrom.
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Moray Low, 19 Ollie Atkins, 20 Julian Salvi, 21 Dave Lewis, 22 Henry Slade, 23 Olly Woodburn.
Saracens v Sale Sharks
Saracens will be led by 20-year-old Maro Itoje in the absence of Alistair Hargreaves.
The reigning Premiership champions also include returning England quartet Jamie George, Alex Goode, George Kruis and Mako Vunipola for the match at Allianz Park.
Brian Mujati and Bryn Evans make their full debuts for the Sharks, with Neil Briggs and Peter Stringer on the bench.
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Tim Streather, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Mike Ellery, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Neil de Kock; 1 Rhys Gill, 2 Jamie George, 3 Petrus Du Plessis, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Jim Hamilton, 6 Michael Rhodes, 7 Kelly Brown, 8 Jackson Wray.
Replacements: 16 Dave Porecki, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Titi Lamositele, 19 George Kruis, 20 Will Fraser, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Nick Tompkins, 23 Ben Ransom.
Sale Sharks: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Tom Arscott, 13 Sam James, 12 Sam Tuitupou, 11 Will Addison, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Chris Cusiter; 1 Ross Harrison, 2 Tommy Taylor, 3 Brian Mujati, 4 Josh Beaumont, 5 Bryn Evans, 6 Dan Braid (c), 7 David Seymour, 8 Mark Easter.
Replacements: 16 Neil Briggs, 17 James Flynn, 18 Vadim Cobilas, 19 Jonathan Mills, 20 Magnus Lund, 21 Peter Stringer, 22 Nick Macleod, 23 Mark Jennings.
