Round 3 Team News
Take a look at how the sides line up this weekend in the Premiership Rugby Cup.
Two rounds in, and the Premiership Rugby Cup makes for healthy reading for the English second tier. Of the nine unbeaten teams, nearly half play in The Championship, with the likes of Coventry, Ealing Trailfinders, and Jersey Reds all having claimed impressive scalps against Premiership opposition.
This weekend sees four cross-league fixtures, starting with Bath vs London Scottish at The Rec on Saturday and culminating with Leicester Tigers vs Ampthill on Sunday, as well as four all-Championship showdowns across an action-packed Saturday afternoon.
While there won't be any televised matches featuring Championship clubs this weekend [or next], it was confirmed last week that Doncaster Knights' Round 5 clash against Northampton Saints, changed from Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 October, will be shown live on TNT Sports.
Here's a look at how the sides line up in Round 3:
GLOUCESTER RUGBY V HARLEQUINS
NEWCASTLE FALCONS V SALE SHARKS
BATH RUGBY V LONDON SCOTTISH
JERSEY REDS V EXETER CHIEFS
SARACENS V NOTTINGHAM
BRISTOL BEARS V NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
HARTPURY V COVENTRY
BEDFORD BLUES V CALDY
CAMBRIDGE V CORNISH PIRATES
EALING TRAILFINDERS V DONCASTER KNIGHTS
LEICESTER TIGERS V AMPTHILL
