Back row ace James Collins will captain a strong Warriors side as they face two-time champions Leicester Tigers in the Guinness A League at Welford Road tonight (Monday – 7pm kick-off).
Collins is joined by first team regular Drew Hickey and Craig Everett in a strong side named by Academy boss Andrew Stanley as Warriors look to complete the league double over Tigers after stunning them with a thrilling comeback win at home in November.
Tim Collier and Phil Murphy are paired together in the second row and summer signing Shaun Ruwers starts at prop.
Joe Carlisle will look to orchestrate the game from fly half alongside Will Runciman with a youthful back division ready to fire around them.
Warriors v Leicester Tigers
15 Tom Wheatcroft
14 Uche Oduoza
13 Alex Grove
12 Greg King
11 Charlie Fellows
10 Joe Carlisle
9 Will Runciman
1 Callum Black
2 Jordan Page
3 Shaun Ruwers
4 Tim Collier
5 Phil Murphy
6 Drew Hickey
7 James Collins (c)
8 Craig Everett
16 Scott Wright
17 Jack Gilding
18 Simon Pitfield
19 Jake Abbott
20 Danny Pointon
21 Tim Streather
22 Michael Penn