MacGinty back for Bristol-Bath derby at Ashton Gate

With two games to go, there is still plenty to play for across the board as the Prem Rugby season approaches its final stages.

At the top, leaders Northampton are already assured of a play-off spot, with five teams still harbouring hopes of filling the remaining three post-season berths.

In the race for the top eight and European rugby next term, three teams are fighting it out for two positions as we approach the final 160 minutes of the campaign.

You can listen to coverage of all of the matches on BBC DAB and FM local radio, via BBC Sounds or the BBC Sport website and app.

What better way to kick off the penultimate weekend of fixtures than a derby?

Bristol, sixth in the table and realistically needing to win both remaining games to gatecrash the top four, return to Ashton Gate off the back of their 94-33 mauling by Northampton.

AJ MacGinty - one of those to sign a new deal with the Bears this week - has missed virtually the entire season after rupturing his Achilles in September but the USA international will make his long-awaited return at fly-half, alongside Harry Randall.

Argentina international Matias Moroni joins Benhard Janse van Rensburg in the midfield and Louis Rees-Zammit retains his place on the wing, having returned to the position for the first time since December last time out.

Bath can secure a play-off spot, and potentially a home semi-final, this weekend.

Kepueli Tuipulotu joins the backline, while Ethan Staddon and Sam Underhill also come into the forward line.

Ciaran Donoghue makes just a second league start of the season and there are further changes in the midfield with Max Ojomoh and Ollie Lawrence starting at 12 and 13.

Bristol: Heward; Ravouvou, Rees-Zammit, Moroni, van Rensburg; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Thacker, Kloska; Dun, Batley, Owen, Harding, Grondona.

Replacements: Gwilliam, Woolmore, Lahiff, Halliwell, Taylor, Marmion, Jordan, Bates.

Bath: Carreras; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Ojomoh, Arundell; Donoghue, Spencer (c); Obana, Tuipulotu, du Toit; Hill, Ewels, Staddon, Underhill, Pepper.

Replacements: Frost, van Wyk, Sela, Richards, Bayliss, Carr-Smith, Redpath, Barbeary.