London Irish v Saracens: Teams
England prop Alex Corbisiero will become the youngest-ever captain of London Irish when he leads out the Exiles against Saracens.
Last Updated: 13/04/12 1:15pm
England prop Alex Corbisiero will become the youngest-ever captain of London Irish in the professional era when he leads out the Exiles against Saracens at Madejski Stadium on Saturday.
Corbisiero will be joined in the front row by Faan Rautenbach, who is one of five changes and two positional changes from the side that was beaten at Exeter last time out.
Delon Armitage starts in the back three along with Sailosi Tagicakibau and Tom Homer, while Joe Ansbro moves from outside centre to inside centre where he will be joined by Jonathan Joseph.
Matt Garvey moves into the second row to partner Bryn Evans with Ofisa Treviranus and Richard Thorpe joining Jamie Gibson in the back row.
Four changes for Sarries
Meanwhile, Saracens have made four changes to the side that came up short against Clermont-Auvergne in the Heineken Cup.
In the forwards, George Kruis and Jackson Wray are named in the starting XV with Mouritz Botha and Justin Melck on the replacement's bench.
In the three-quarters, Neil de Kock and Michael Tagicakibau both start with Richard Wigglesworth on the bench and Owen Farrell sidelined with a minor knock.
On the bench, Joel Tomkins comes into the matchday squad with James Short also ruled out with a niggle.
London Irish: 15 Tom Homer 14 Delon Armitage, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Joe Ansbro, 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 10 Adrian Jarvis, 9 Darren Allinson, 8 Ofisa Treviranus, 7 Richard Thorpe, 6 Jamie Gibson , 5 Matt Garvey, 4 Bryn Evans , 3 Faan Rautenbach, 2 David Paice, 1 Alex Corbisiero (c)
Replacements: 16 James Buckland 17 Max Lahiff 18 Leo Halavatau 19 Jebb Sinclair 20 Alex Gray 21 Topsy Ojo 22 Steve Shingler 23 Ross Samson
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 David Strettle, 13 Chris Wyles, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Michael Tagicakibau, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Neil de Kock, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Will Fraser, 6 Jackson Wray, 5 George Kruis, 4 Steve Borthwick (c), 3 Matt Stevens, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Rhys Gill
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Carlos Nieto, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 Justin Melck, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Adam Powell, 23 Joel Tomkins