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Canadians, Eagles, Pumas in Premiership Week 6

Round 6 of the Aviva Premiership will get underway later on today with Gloucester playing host to the Sale Sharks at Kingsholm Stadium. Involved for the home side will be Mariano Galarza. The second-rower will feature as a replacement.

Canadian center Ciaran Hearn will make his long-awaited professional debut when he starts for London Irish away to the Harlequins on Saturday. The bottom-of-the-table Exiles will also have Jebb Sinclair in the run-on team, playing in the second-row.

The Midlands battle of Worcester Warriors vs Leicester Tigers on Saturday will see the visitors rotating a number of first-choice players including Puma Marcos Ayerza who drops to the bench with another Argentine prop, Matías Aguero starting. Aguero is capped by Italy.

Bath winger Horacio Agulla will not play against the Northampton Saints this weekend but his younger brother, Belisario will start for the Newcastle Falcons who host Saracens on Sunday. Also in the team is World Cup Puma Juan Pablo Socino. Both Chris Wyles and Juan Figallo will start for the visitors.

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