BRISTOL BEARS Team news at Worcester tomorrow

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Created on Thursday, 17 February 2022 16:41

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2022 16:59

Published on Thursday, 17 February 2022 16:41

Written by WILL CARPENTER

Callum Sheedy returns to the Bristol Bears starting line-up at fly-half tomorrow at Worcester (20:15ko).

Pat Lam makes six changes from last Friday’s 49-32 home defeat by London Irish.

Welsh international ace Sheedy returns to his club side having been released during the Six Nations fallow week.

Australian Theo Strang makes his first Premiership start at scrum half as Andy Uren, Harry Randall and Tom Whiteley are unavailable.

Bristolian Academy graduate Jack Bates wings back in to the starting XV at 14.

Jake Kerr and Ed Holmes come into the tight five, while Dan Thomas is named in the back row.

Scrum half Toby Venner – signed on a short-term loan from Gloucester – is listed among the replacements and could make his Bears debut.

Bristol Bears starting 15 Ioan Lloyd (56 apps); 14. Jack Bates (13 apps), 13. Semi Radradra (30 apps), 12. Piers O’Conor (96 apps), 11. Alapati Leiua (92 apps); 10. Callum Sheedy (121 apps), 9. Theo Strang (3 apps); 1. Yann Thomas (82 apps), 2. Jake Kerr (14 apps), 3. Max Lahiff (38 apps), 4. Ed Holmes (80 apps), 5. Chris Vui (82 apps), 6. Steven Luatua (c) (89 caps), 7. Dan Thomas (101 apps), 8. Fitz Harding (23 apps).

Ready on the bench 16. Harry Thacker (65 apps), 17. Jake Woolmore (98 apps), 18. Ashley Challenger (3 apps), 19. Joe Joyce (140 apps), 20. Sam Jeffries (42 apps), 21. Toby Venner (0 apps), 22. Antoine Frisch (5 apps), 23. Henry Purdy (35 apps).

Unavailable: Kyle Sinckler, John Afoa, John Hawkins, Harry Randall, Andy Uren, Tom Whiteley, Sam Bedlow, Toby Fricker, Charles Piutau, Luke Morahan, Siva Naulago, Charlie Powell.

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