Laidlaw Returns
By Cherry Picker
March 4 2016
Greg Laidlaw's talent and leadership could be vital as Glaws take on the form team of the Premiership ...
The break in the Six Nations has come at a good time for the Kingsholm faithful with Willi Heinz injured during the win over Falcons.
He is one of a hanful of changes with the others up front. Tom Savage returns in the second row ande Sione Kalamafoni and Matt Kvesic in the back row.
They'll take on a Wasps side which demolished Sarries a few weeks ago and which lies in third place. However, they are only eight points ahead of Gloucs so a bonus point win would be nice.
Gloucs: 15. Rob Cook; 14. Charlie Sharples, 13. Bill Meakes, 12. Billy Twelvetrees, 11. Henry Purdy; 10. James Hook, 9. Greig Laidlaw (capt); 1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Richard Hibbard, 3. John Afoa; 4. Tom Savage, 5. Jeremy Thrush; 6. Sione Kalamafoni, 7. Matt Kvesic, 8. Ross Moriarty
Reps: Darren Dawidiuk, Yann Thomas, Paul Doran-Jones, Mariano Galarza, Lewis Ludlow, Callum Braley, Billy Burns, Henry Trinder
Wasps make only change to the line-up to the team which beat Quins last time out with Edd Shervington starting at hooker.
There are a host of changes on the bench thoug with Simon McIntyre, Sam Jones and Ruaridh Jackson back from injury, and Wales lock Bradley Davies and Italy tighthead Lorenzo Cittadini back from 6 Nations duties.
Wasps: 15. Rob Miller 14. Christian Wade 13. Charles Piutau 12. Siale Piutau 11. Frank Halai 10. Jimmy Gopperth 9. Dan Robson 1. Matt Mullan 2. Edd Shervington 3. Jake Cooper-Woolley 4. James Cannon 5. Kearnan Myall 6. Thomas Young 7. George Smith 8. Nathan Hughes
Reps: Ashley Johnson, Simon McIntyre, Lorenzo Cittadini, Bradley Davies, Sam Jones, Jamie Stevenson, Ruaridh Jackson, Brendan Macken.