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Week 4 of the Aviva Premiership will see matches played from Friday through Sunday. The range of matches on offer will include players from the Americas.
In search of their opening win in the Aviva Premiership Bristol will play host to Exeter in Week 4’s opening match. Playing at Ashton Gate Bristol are to have capped players from Argentina and the USA starting. Having scored a try against the Wasps last week Gastón Córtes will start at tight-head prop. Trenton Palamo will continue at inside center.
Mariano Galarza returns to the Premiership on Saturday. The Argentine second-rower was knocked-out playing against the Worcester Warriors in round 2. He will start opposite Canadian Evan Olmstead at home. Also starting for Newcastle will be Juan Pablo Socino. The former Puma scored a great try against Leicester last weekend. A second former Puma, Belisario Agulla will play from the bench.
London clubs Harlequins and Saracens will meet at the Stoop. Their Saturday afternoon fixture will see the high-flying visitors looking to underline their dominance. Saracens will have both Marcelo Bosch and Chris Wyles starting in the back-line. Meanwhile Juan Figallo will feature from the bench covering tight-head prop.
A match expected to be evenly fought sees the Worcester Warriors at home to the Sale Sharks in Saturday’s final fixture. The fit-again AJ MacGinty will start at fly half for the visitors.
Underwire for not yet finding their feet the Leicester Tigers have a tough home outing this Sunday against Bath. The club will benefit from Argentine Marcos Ayerza’s return to the starting lineup. The veteran Puma will play loose-head prop.
