A busy Christmas schedule sees Bath travel to Franklins Gardens in search of some early festive cheer, whilst the top two square off at the Stoop with Quins heroes of the battle of Toulouse hosting champions Saracens.
Gloucester centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu could find himself in yet more disciplinary trouble after launching a verbal tirade against Saracens youngster Owen Farrell.
Northampton Saints opened their Aviva Premiership account for the 2011/12 season with a gripping and hard-fought 26-24 over Gloucester Rugby at Franklins Gardens.
While there has been a lot of media hype about the swallow diving antics of Chris Ashton, he is not the only one to gain attention for his try scoring antics