Worcester v Wasps: Teams
Worcester have named an all-English line-up for their opening LV= Cup match of the season against Wasps.
Last Updated: 14/10/11 3:32pm
Worcester have named an all-English line-up for their opening LV= Cup match of the season against Wasps at Sixways on Saturday.
Hooker Chris Fortey will make his 150th appearance for the Warriors while Chris Pennell returns to captain the team from outside centre.
In the back division, only scrum-half Ollie Frost retains his place from the 42-24 defeat to Wasps last time out as head coach Richard Hill looks to experiment with homegrown players.
In the forwards, Chris Jones switches back into the second row but elsewhere it is all change with flanker Sam Betty and prop George Porter making their full debuts for the club.
Like many of his fellow bosses, Wasps director of rugby Dai Young is using this weekend's fixture as an opportunity to give some fringe players a run.
Centre Elliot Daly and flanker Matt Everard are handed their first starts of the season while Chris Mayor has been chosen to captain the side for the first time.
"We've had a lot of guys ruled out this weekend with various bumps and bruises and we're also using the opportunity to give a few players who have played non-stop for six weeks a bit of a breather," Young said.
"This game offers a real opportunity for the players who are chomping at the bit to get in the starting team week in week out. The challenge for them is to step-up and show us what they have got."
Worcester: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Andy Short, 13 Chris Pennell (c), 12 Alex Crockett, 11 Josh Drauniniu, 10 Joe Carlisle, 9 Ollie Frost, 8 Adam Balding, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Sam Betty, 5 Craig Gillies, 4 Chris Jones, 3 Oliver Tomaszczyk, 2 Chris Fortey, 1 George Porter.
Replacements: 16 Ollie Hayes, 17 Bruce Douglas, 18 James Currie, 19 Ben Gulliver, 20 Richard Muagututia, 21 Danny Gray, 22 Andy Goode, 23 Mike Penn.
Wasps: 15 Jack Wallace, 14 Alex Cheesman, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Chris Mayor (c), 11 Charlie Ingall, 10 Ryan Davis, 9 Jonah Holmes, 8 Joe Burton, 7 Matt Everard, 6 James Harris, 5 Mike Powell, 4 Ross Filipo, 3. Simon McIntyre, 2 Tom Lindsay, 1 Jeremy Castex
Replacements: 16 Nathan Morris, 17 Lewis Theide, 18 Guillermo Roan, 19 Karl Rudzki, 20 Ben Russell, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Will Robinson, 23 Joe Ajuwa.