Newcastle v Bourgoin: Teams
Newcastle boss Alan Tait has handed the captaincy to Ally Hogg for Thursday's Amlin Challenge Cup opener against Bourgoin.
Last Updated: 06/10/10 3:24pm
Newcastle boss Alan Tait has handed the captaincy to Ally Hogg for Thursday's Amlin Challenge Cup opener against Bourgoin.
Tait has made a total of nine changes to his starting XV, with Alex Tait, Gcobani Bobo, Micky Young, Brent Wilson, Luke Eves, Mark Wilson, Joe Graham, Micky Ward and Glen Townson coming into the side.
James Fitzpatrick and Joel Hodgson are poised to make their debuts off the bench after impressing for the club's development side.
Newcastle: 15 Alex Tait, 14 Luke Fielden, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Luke Eves, 11 Charlie Amesbury, 10 Jeremy Manning, 9 Micky Young, 8 Ally Hogg (capt), 7 Mark Wilson, 6 Brent Wilson, 5 Glen Townson, 4 Filipo Levi, 3 Micky Ward, 2 Joe Graham, 1 Grant Shiells.
Replacements: 16 Kieran Brookes, 17 Darren Fearn, 18 Tim Ryan, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Redford Pennycook, 21 Chris Pilgrim, 22 James Fitzpatrick, 23 Joel Hodgson.
Bourgoin: 15 M Moinot, 14 B Va'aulu, 13 W van Zyl, 12 M Viazzo, 11 R Nasiganiyavi, 10 S Laloo, 9 M Campeggia (capt), 1 O Milloud, 2 J Janaudy, 3 S Charlet, 4 W Jooste, 5 A Louchard, 6 T Cowley, 7 A Tulou, 8 T Genevois.
Replacements: 16 J Merle, 17 E Lapteff, 18 V Pelo, 19 C Levast, 20 Y Labrit, 21 J Gondrand, 22 D Janin, 23 J Coux.