Trinder Starts

The juggling continues with Henry Trinder and Nick Wood making their first starts this season, and Greg Laidlaw returning to the lead  the side at Sixways on Thursday night. Only Kalamafoni starts  from the side which narrowly beat Sharks last Friday ...

Gloucs lead the Challenge Cup group with 8 points after two games while Warriors slipped up at Zebre. So a win down the road will make us pretty clear favourites to win the groups even ahead of next week's return at Kingsholm.

It won't be easy as Warriors are going well and the heavy conditions will suit their no  nonsense style of play.

Gloucs: 15 Steve McColl; 14 David Halaifonua, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Henry Purdy; 10 Billy Burns, 9 Greig Laidlaw (captain); 1 Nick Wood, 2 Tom Lindsay, 3 Paul Doran-Jones; 4 Elliott Stooke, 5 Mariano Galarza; 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Jacob Rowan, 8 Lewis Ludlow

Reps:16 Darren Dawidiuk, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Nicky Thomas, 19 Tom Hicks, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Callum Braley, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Rob Cook.

The home side has a similar approach to the Challenge Cup by naming a much changed side - and have their own centre returning from long term injury. Andy Symons has been out since April with a knee injury.

Warriors: 15 Ben Howard 14 Dean Hammond 13 Alex Grove 12 Andy Symons 11 Tom Biggs 10 Ryan Lamb 9 Charlie Mulchrone (captain) 1 Ryan Bower
2 Jaba Bregvadze 3 Gareth Milasinovich 4 Dan Sanderson 5 Darren O'Shea 6 Matt Cox 7 Carl Kirwan 8 Marco Mama

Reps: 16 Ben Sowrey 17 Val Rapava Ruskin 18 Mike Daniels 19 Darren Barry  20 Sam Betty 21 Jonny Arr 22 Tiff Eden 23 Max Stelling.