Premiership Rugby: Exeter Chiefs bring back frontline stars while Newcastle Falcons swap their front row
Last Updated: 13/02/15 6:20pm
Exeter Chiefs' front line return while the Newcastle Falcons swap their front row for the Premiership clash.
The Exeter Chiefs have made good use of their break from the Premiership by advancing to the knock-out stages of both the LV= Cup and the European Challenge Cup.
The Chiefs gave academy players a run out in Sunday's LV= Cup defeat to Saracens but the main men return to the fold for clash with Newcastle,
Jack Nowell was released early from England’s training camp this week so Director of Rugby Rob Baxter has a full squad to pick from. Baxter has brought his frontline favourites back into the starting line-up whilst former Falcon Will Chudley starts at scrum-half against his old club.
For their trip to Exeter, Newcastle make two changes to the side that beat London Irish in the LV=Cup last week.
The Falcons return to the fold with a double change in the front row. Props Rob Vickers and Juan Pablo Orlandi – who will make his first start for Newcastle - replace Eric Fry and Scott Wilson
Dean Richards will be hoping his side can get their first win ever against Exeter at Sandy Park on Saturday, and to give them a good chance of achieving that he’s named an unchanged back line and keeps the centre pairing of Adam Powell and Juan Pablo Socino together for the 10th time this season.
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Phil Dollman, 14 Ian Whitten, 13 Jack Nowell, 12 Sam Hill, 11 Matt Jess, 10 Henry Slade, 9 Will Chudley, 1 Ben Moon, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Tomas Francis, 4 Dean Mumm, 5 Damian Welch, 6 Dave Ewers, 7 Ben White, 8 Thomas Waldrom.
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Carl Rimmer, 18 Alex Brown, 19 Mitch lees, 20 Tom Johnson, 21 Haydn Thomas, 22 Gareth Steenson, 23 Byron McGuigan.
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Sinoti Sinoti, 13 Adam Powell, 12 Juan Socino, 11 Alesana Tuilagi, 10 Tom Catterick, 9 Mike Blair, 1 Rob Vickers, 2 Scott Lawson, 3 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 4 Calum Green, 5 Scott MacLeod, 6 Mark Wilson, 7 Will Welch, 8 Ally Hogg.
Replacements: 16 Rob Hawkins, 17 Mark Irving, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Dom Barrow, 20 Richard Mayhew, 21 Ruki Tipuna, 22 Gonzalo Tiesi, 23 Alex Tait