Warriors welcome back captain GJ van Velze, scrum-half Francois Hougaard, openside flanker Sam Lewis and full-back Chris Pennell for Friday’s Gallagher Premiership match against Northampton Saints at Sixways (kick-off 7.45pm).
Van Velze, who signed a new two-year contract earlier this week, Hougaard and Lewis all return from injuries while Pennell will start against Northampton having completed a two-week suspension.
Lock Michael Fatialofa will make his Premiership debut having made his Warriors’ bow in last Saturday’s European Challenge Cup victory over Pau.
Marco Mama, who made his return from injury against Pau, has also been named in the starting XV and will make his first Premiership appearance since the 52-7 victory over Bristol in early October.
Among the replacements, hooker Joe Taufete’e is included in a Warriors’ squad for the first time since October 13. Taufete’e has recovered from concussion which he suffered playing for USA against Ireland last month.
Scott van Breda will make his Premiership debut if he comes off the bench.
Warriors
15 Chris Pennell
14 Bryce Heem
13 Francois Venter
12 Ryan Mills
11 Josh Adams
10 Duncan Weir
9 Francois Hougaard
1 Callum Black
2 Jack Singleton
3 Nick Schonert
4 Anton Bresler
5 Michael Fatialofa
6 Marco Mama
7 Sam Lewis
8 GJ van Velze(C)
Replacements
16 Joe Taufete‘e
17 Ethan Waller
18 Gareth Milasinovich
19 Pierce Phillips
20 Ted Hill
21 Jonny Arr
22 Ollie Lawrence
23 Scott van Breda
Northampton Saints | 15 Ahsee Tuala, 14 Tom Collins, 13 Luther Burrell, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Cobus Reinach, 1 Alex Waller (c), 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 3 Paul Hill, 4 David Ribbans, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 Tom Wood, 7 Lewis Ludlam, 8 Teimana Harrison.
Replacements: 16 James Fish, 17 Francois Van Wyk, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Jamie Gibson, 21 Heinrich Brüssow, 22 Alex Mitchell, 23 Fraser Dingwall