Bath Rugby’s Arthur Cordwell and Austin Hay line-up either side of James Hadfield in the front row. Angus Hinton and Adam Thresher pair up in the second-row. Bath Rugby’s Jack Davies and Chris Barry line-up at blindside and openside flanker respectively and Jack Kenningham completes the pack from number eight.

Ed Rimmer and Alex Burrage form the half-back pairing, Academy player Will Butt continues and inside centre, Alex Nisbet starts outside him. Bath Rugby’s Ethan Hutt starts on the right wing, with Wil Partington at full-back. They are joined by Will Hughes on the left wing.

Bath Rugby’s Sam Elrick, Kieren Verden and Rhys Davies are all named amongst the replacements.

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15. Wil Partington

14. Ethan Hutt

13. Alex Nisbet

12. Will Butt

11. Will Hughes

10. Alex Burrage

9. Ed Rimmer

1. Arthur Cordwell

2. James Hadfield

3. Austin Hay

4. Angus Hinton

5. Adam Thresher

6. Jack Davies

7. Chris Barry

8. Jack Kenningham

Replacements

16. Sam Elrick

17. Jake Buckingham

18. Kieran Verden

19. Rhys Davies

20. James Catlin

21. Jordan Martin

22. James Richardson

23. Finn Murphy

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