Big Names Return

Time to stop messing about. The big boys are back for the visit of Bath which has become a must win game even though it's so early in the season.  - back to Saturday at 3.00 .

The onus is now on Messrs, Laidlaw, Hook, Twelvetrees and McAllister to banish the memory of last week's home defeat by Falcons.

Laidlaw will take charge with James Hook making his first start of 2016-17 at full back and Billy replacing Matt Scott.

There's also a strong bench with Matt Kvesic and David Halaifonua waiting in the wings.

Gloucs: 15. James Hook; 14. Charlie Sharples, 13. Billy Twelvetrees, 12. Mark Atkinson, 11. Henry Purdy; 10. Billy Burns, 9. Greig Laidlaw (capt); 1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Richard Hibbard, 3. John Afoa; 4. Tom Savage, 5. Mariano Galarza; 6. Ross Moriarty, 7. Jacob Rowan, 8. Ben Morgan

Reps: 16. Darren Dawidiuk, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. Paul Doran-Jones, 19. Joe Latta, 20. Matt Kvesic, 21. Willi Heinz, 22. Matt Scott, 23. David Halaifonua

Lastv week's result saw Glaws slump to seventh place with 9 points but a bonus point win would draw us level with Bath who are in third place. Earky days but gaps quickly grow and we all hooped the win at Sale was a turning point.

Now we need asnother in the derby galke which sees old boy Elliott Stoiolke gettinbg hsi first start for Bath.

Bath: 15. Tom Homer, 14. Semesa Rokoduguni , 13. Aled Brew, 12. Matt Banahan, 11. Anthony Watson, 10. George Ford, 9. Kahn Fotuali’i, 1. Nathan Catt, 2. Tom Dunn,3. Henry Thomas, 4. Charlie Ewels, 5. Elliott Stooke, 6. Matt Garvey, 7. Tom Ellis, 8. Leroy Houston.

Reps: 16. Ross Batty, 17. Nick Auterac, 18. Kane Palma-Newport, 19. Dave Attwood, 20. Zach Mercer, 21. Chris Cook, 22. Rory Jennings