James Loxton, after a try scoring debut, retains his place at fullback in an unchanged back division. Despite his return to fitness Charlie Johnson must settle for a place on the bench.
Mike Grimes gets his first start of the season at No.8 and Nick Kelly replaces Keith Stewart in the second row. New prop signing Alex Murphy gets his first chance among the replacements.
15. James Loxton
14. Steve Cullen
13. Simon Rosser
12. Aled James
11. Gareth Morris
10. Mark Roper
09. Harry Trelawney
01. Matthew Bolton (Capt)
02. Richard Emms
03. Gareth Alexander
04. Gareth Knight
05. Nick Kelly
06. Richard Thomas
07. Ben Rose
08. Mike Grimes
Replacements
16. Mark Sheppard
17. Alex Murphy
18. Keith Stewart
19. Alex Luff
20. Jamie Jones
21. Garyn Lucas
22. Charlie Johnson
