Valkyries will be boosted by the return of captain Lark Davies for their Tyrrells Premier 15s match against Saracens at Sixways on Saturday (kick-off 2.00pm).
Davies returns to club action after playing for England in their recent Quilter Internationals including a Player of the Match performance in the win over Canada at Doncaster two weeks ago.
She takes her place in the middle of the front row but England wing Lydia Thompson misses out. Thompson scored a hat-trick of tries in England’s win over Ireland at Twickenham two weeks ago but has been ruled out of the Saracens match by injury.
In Thompson’s absence, Emily Partridge will make her Valkyries debut having impressed playing for Birmingham University in recent weeks.
Lock Stacey Maguire suffered a knee injury in last week’s match against Firwood Waterloo so her place in the second row goes to Sarah Bill.
On the bench, Milly O’Donnell, Cara Brincat and Sam Galea return and scrum-half Hannah Johnson is in line to make her debut.
Valkyries Development XV will also play their Saracens counterparts at Sixways on Saturday in the second match of the double-header (kick-off 4.30pm).
Valkyries
15 Josie Symonds
14 Emily Partridge
13 Megan Varley
12 Vicky Foxwell
11 Vicky Laflin
10 Sian Moore
9 Brooke Bradley
1 Akina Gondwe
2 Lark Davies (C)
3 Lauren Leatherland
4 Bec Clough
5 Sarah Bill
6 Laura Thomas
7 Charlie Wilcock
8 Zoe Bennion
Replacements
16 Carmen Tremelling
17 Milly O’Donnell
18 Sam Galea
19 Cara Brincat
20 Rebecca Scholes
21 Jasmine Gibbons
22 Hannah Johnston