Gloucester v Worcester: Teams
Gloucester will field two debutants in their Aviva Premiership clash with Worcester Warriors at Kingsholm on Saturday.
Last Updated: 09/09/11 2:56pm
Gloucester will field two debutants in their Aviva Premiership clash with Worcester Warriors at Kingsholm on Saturday.
Head coach Bryan Redpath includes Nick Runciman and Tom Savage in his starting line-up for the first time.
Runciman comes in for injured scrum-half Dave Lewis and will make his full Cherry and Whites debut against one of his former clubs.
Meanwhile, Savage also makes his full debut in the place of loose forward Alex Brown who, like Lewis, picked up a knock against Northampton last weekend.
Those two apart, it's the same starting up that came so close to earning an opening day victory at Franklin's Gardens.
Warriors full of confidence
The Warriors, promoted from the Championship last season, got their campaign up and running in perfect style with a confidence-boosting 17-12 home triumph over Sale Sharks.
Head coach Richard Hill makes two changes to the side that earned that victory with talented fly-half Joe Carlisle making his first appearance of the season as he links up with Shaun Perry at half back.
Hooker Chris Fortey will feature against his former club and is joined in the front row by Matt Mullan and Tevita Taumoepeau with the powerful prop duo having impressed against Sale.
Another ex-Gloucester player Marcel Garvey also returns to his former side and will make his 100th start for Warriors after being named on the wing, while utility back Tom Arscott wins a place on the bench, taking the spot of hamstring injury victim Chris Pennell.
Gloucester: 15 Olly Morgan, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Jonny May, 12 Lesley Vainikolo, 11 James Simpson-Daniel, 10 Tim Taylor, 9 Nick Runciman, 8 Matt Cox, 7 Andy Hazell, 6 Peter Buxton (capt), 5 Tom Savage, 4 Will James, 3 Dario Chistolini, 2 Darren Dawidiuk, 1 Nick Wood.
Replacements:16 Nathan Charles, 17 Dan Murphy, 18 Rupert Harden, 19 David Lyons, 20 Gareth Evans, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Freddie Burns, 23 Tom Voyce.
Worcester Warriors: 15 Errie Claassens, 14 Marcel Garvey, 13 Alex Grove, 12 Dale Rasmussen, 11 Miles Benjamin, 10 Joe Carlisle, 9 Shaun Perry, 8 Kai Horstmann (c), 7 Jake Abbott, 6 Neil Best, 5 Craig Gillies, 4 James Percival, 3 Tevita Taumoepeau, 2 Chris Fortey, 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Ed Shervington, 17 George Porter, 18 Bruce Douglas, 19 Chris Jones, 20 Matt Kvesic, 21 Jonny Arr, 22 Andy Goode, 23 Tom Arscott.