Northampton Wanderers have made four changes to their side to travel to Sixways to face Worcester Cavaliers this evening in the Premiership Rugby Shield.
The men in Black, Green and Gold – led by academy head coach Mark Hopley and academy manager Simon Sinclair – are chasing a spot in the semi-finals of the competition with three matches remaining of the group stage.
Wandies sit second in the Northern Conference despite a narrow 31-29 loss to Wasps last time out, and will be hoping to close the gap to Newcastle Falcons ahead of them with a place in the final four at stake.
Tom Emery, Matt Worley, and Devante Onojaife are all named in the side once again after getting on the scoresheet last week, but James Grayson and Charlie Davies come into the half-back berths.
Northampton make only one change to their pack; England under-20 international Alex Coles switches to flanker to make room for James Craig in the engine room, and the back row is shuffled further with Onojaife stepping into the No.8 jersey.
Meanwhile there are four guest players amongst the replacements for Wandies, with Jack Culverhouse (Ampthill), Ed Taylor (Bedford), Tom Jubb and Robbie Povey (both Coventry) hoping to make an impact off the bench.
WORCESTER CAVALIERS vs NORTHAMPTON WANDERERS
Premiership Rugby Shield, Round 8
Monday 1 April, 2019
Sixways Stadium
Kick-off: 7.30pm
15 Tom Emery
14 Matt Worley
13 Andrew Kellaway
12 Nafi Tuitavake
11 Ken Pisi
10 James Grayson
9 Charlie Davies
1 Will Davis
2 Samson Ma’asi
3 Jamal Ford-Robinson
4 Lewis Bean
5 James Craig
6 Alex Coles
7 Mitch Eadie
8 Devante Onojaife
Replacements:
16 Darren Dawidiuk
17 Toby Trinder
18 Jack Culverhouse*
19 Ed Taylor*
20 Tom Jubb*
21 Connor Tupai
22 Robbie Povey*
23 Morgan Dayes (U18)
*Guest Player
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