PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS

SARACENS v WASPS (Allianz Park, 12.30pm, LIVE on BT Sport1)

BILLY VUNIPOLA of Saracens and Wasps’ Nathan Hughes come storming back for this one — the No 8s having recovered from hamstring and knee injuries respectively. Vunipola’s presence means Jackson Wray switches to flanker in his 200th club game. James Haskell is out for Wasps with a foot problem but England new-boy Jack Willis is in the back row. It will be an eighth major final in five years for Saracens if they win.

EXETER v NEWCASTLE (Sandy Park, 3.30pm, LIVE on BT Sport1)

ENGLAND’S forgotten man Don Armand captains Exeter in their third consecutive home semi-final. The champions also field Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Jonny Hill and Sam Simmonds. Newcastle are 7-1 underdogs but have Premiership player of the year Vereniki Goneva on the wing hunting a 14th try of the season. Toby Flood returns, too.