New recruit Sarah Nicholas will make her first start for Warriors Women in Friday’s friendly against The Army at Sixways (kick-off 7.30pm).
The England Under-20s fly-half was signed from Gloucester-Hartpury last month and made her debut off the bench in Warriors Women’s last Tyrrells Premier 15s match at Darlington Mowden Park Sharks.
Nicholas will start in a strong Warriors Women side that includes ten players who started against DMP.
Zoe Heeley will start on the right wing in place of Lydia Thompson, England’s try hero against France in Exeter last weekend.
Number eight Lucy Lockhart will be facing some familiar opponents as she played for the Australian Army while serving as a corporal.
Warriors Women will use The Army match to prepare for the resumption of Tyrrells Premier 15s action with Bristol Bears Women visiting Sixways on Sunday December 1 for the Sepsis Awareness Day fixture.
Warriors Women’s Development XV will also be in action this weekend with a friendly against Bridgnorth at Sixways on Saturday (kick-off 4.30pm).
Admission to both Warriors Women matches is free.
Warriors Women
15 Carys Cox
14 Zoe Heeley
13 Jade Shekells
12 Meg Varley
11 Vicky Laflin
10 Sarah Nicholas
9 Brooke Bradley
1 Lauren Letherland
2 Carmen Tremelling
3 Laura Keates
4 Lyndsay O’Donnell (C)
5 Elizabeth Shermer
6 Sara Moreira
7 Taz Bricknell
8 Lucy Lockhart
Replacements
16 Sarah Mimnagh
17 Narcisse Jordan
18 Jess Wiesheu
19 Daisy French
20 Georgie Perris-Redding
21 Megan Goddard
22 Vicky Foxwell
23 Lowri Williams