Marcel Garvey makes a return to action as part of the Warriors young Academy side facing Exeter Chiefs tonight (Monday, October 23, 7.30pm).
The lightning-fast first-team winger has recovered from a leg injury picked up in the Guinness Premiership match at Bath, last month, and a bout of gastro enteritis that ruled him out of selection for the Gloucester match 10 days ago.
First-team squad colleague Uche Oduoza completes a potent back line that also includes Jamie Lennard at full-back.
Academy manager Andrew Stanley is determined his players will show their true colours after running hot and cold in the 17-26 defeat at the hands of an international-packed Bristol Development XV last Monday.
“We’d expected to put a better performance in,” Stan says. “The boys have set themselves very high standards this season. Fortunately, the Exeter match gives us a chance to get it out of our system.”
Tonight’s match is on the stadium pitch. Entry is free and the clubhouse will be open for food and drinks.
Team: 01 Ricky Whitehall, 02 Matt Mullan, 03 Callum Black, 04 Matt Cox, 05 Will Bowley, 06 Loti Molatika, 07 Henry Southall, 08 Craig Everett, 09 Nick Runciman, 10 Joey Carlisle, 11, Uche Oduoza, 12 Greg Evans (c), 13 Alex Grove, 14 Marcel Garvey, 15 Jamie Lennard
Replacements: 16 Jordan Page, 17 James Tideswell, 18 Dave Hughes, 19 Tim Streather, 20 Vince Lanciano, 21 Greg King, 22 Tom Wheatcroft, 23 Charlie Fellows