Hooker Chris Fortey will captain Worcester Warriors A as they travel north to face Leeds in the A League opener on Monday night (kick-off 7.30pm).
Fortey is one of a number of senior players named in the side and is joined by Adam Black, who makes his return from injury, and Oliver Tomaszczyk in the front row.
New Zealand lock Greg Rawlinson continues his comeback, after a ten-minute cameo against Plymouth Albion at the weekend, with a place in the second row and Adam Balding is named at Number Eight.
Willie Walker will combine with Ollie Frost at half backs while Spanish star Oriol Ripol is on the wing as Warriors A look to make a winning start to the competition.
Will Betts, James Rodley and Charlie Hayter are guest players among the replacements while Pat Sanderson is among those who miss out through injury.
Warriors A vs Leeds A
15 Chris Surman
14 Sam Miller
13 Andy Short
12 Greg King
11 Oriol Ripol
10 Willie Walker
9 Ollie Frost
1 Adam Black
2 Chris Fortey (c)
3 Oliver Tomaszczyk
4 Greg Rawlinson
5 James Clutterbuck
6 James Freeman
7 Matt Kvesic
8 Adam Balding
Replacements
16 Will Radburn, 17 Sean McCarthy, 18 Michael Hill, 19 Will Betts, 20 James Rodley, 21 Louis Silver, 22 Charlie Hayter, 23 Gary Dipple