TEAM NEWS | Butler to captain Cavaliers at Sale Jets

Will Butler will captain Worcester Cavaliers on Monday night when they travel to Heywood Road to face Sale Jets in the Premiership Rugby A League.

Butler lines-up in midfield alongside Dean Hammond, while Nick David, Tom Howe and Alex Hearle make up the back three. Sam Olver will partner George Wootten in the half-back combination.

In the forward pack Coventry’s Kai Owen will start at loosehead alongside hooker Matti Williams and tighthead Biyi Alo.

Pierce Phillips and Andrew Kitchener are named in the second row, while Ted Hill, Andrew Durutalo and Tom Dodd will start in the back row.

Cavaliers will be hoping to secure their third Premiership Rugby A League win of the season this evening and move up from their current position of fifth.

The side have three games remaining after tonight’s game and will be back in action at Sixways when Sale Jets visit on Monday 2 April.

Cavaliers
15 Nick David
14 Tom Howe
13 Dean Hammond
12 Will Butler (C)
11 Alex Hearle
10 Sam Olver
9 George Wootten

1 Kai Owen (Coventry Rugby Club)
2 Matti Williams
3 Biyi Alo
4 Pierce Phillips
5 Andrew Kitchener
6 Ted Hill
7 Andrew Durutalo
8 Tom Dodd

Replacements
16 Beck Cutting
17 Joe Wrafter (Birmingham Moseley)
18 Joe Morris
19 Justin Clegg
20 Huw Taylor
21 Ross Goodwin
22 Sam Hollingsworth (Birmingham Moseley)
23 Alex Haselock (Warriors AASE)