WEST RUGBY DERBY Bath vs Gloucester starting XVs

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Created on Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:16

Last Updated on Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:43

Published on Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:16

Written by LEWIS HANCOCK & TIM ROGERS

Ollie Lawrence is set to make his Bath Rugby debut in today's West Country derby against Gloucester.

The England international links up with his former Under-20 partner Cameron Redpath in the centre as Head of Rugby Johann van Graan makes six changes to his Bath starting XV.

Homegrown Number 8 Nahum Merigan comes in for his first Premiership start after impressing in the Premiership Rugby Cup and is joined in the back row by Tom Ellis who makes his first league start for eight months following injury.

Dave Attwood returns to the second row to face his former club with Piers Francis reinstated at fly-half.

The front row remains consistent as Tom Dunn captains from hooker with Juan Schoeman and Will Stuart propping either side of him. 

Scrum-half Louis Schreuder continues in the nine jersey while Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Joe Cokanasiga and Matt Gallagher retain their places in the back three after a try each at London Irish last time out.

On the bench, Ewan Richards is in line for his first appearance of the season and Arthur Cordwell is named after earning Performance of the Match against Saturday’s opponents in the Premiership Rugby Cup 10 days ago.

Los Pumas duo Matias Alemanno and Santiago Carreras return to the Gloucester starting XV.

Fellow Argentina international Santiago Socino starts in the front row.

Freddie Clarke partners Alemanno in the second row in his first game since announcing a contract extension with the Cherry & Whites last Saturday.

Ruan Ackermann and Albert Tuisue start in the back-row along with club captain Lewis Ludlow who makes his first Gallagher Premiership appearance of the season.

Giorgi Kveseladze makes his first Gallagher Premiership start of the season replacing Chris Harris at outside-centre.

Carreras replaces Ollie Thorley in the back three where he joins Louis Rees-Zammit and Lloyd Evans.

Among the replacements, Ciaran Knight, who has impressed in the Premiership Rugby Cup steps up.

Jack Reeves has scored four tries in two games in the Premiership Rugby Cup

Bath starting 15 Matt Gallagher, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Piers Francis, 9 Louis Schreuder; 1 Juan Schoeman, 2 Tom Dunn ©, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Dave Attwood, 5 Quinn Roux, 6 Tom Ellis, 7 Miles Reid, 8 Nahum Merigan

Bench 16 Niall Annett, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 Aranos Coetzee, 19 Ewan Richards, 20 Richard de Carpentier, 21 Max Green, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Will Butt

Gloucester starting 15 Lloyd Evans 14 Louis Rees-Zammit 13 Giorgi Kveseladze 12 Mark Atkinson 11 Santiago Carreras 10 Adam Hastings 9 Ben Meehan 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin 2 Santiago Socino 3 Fraser Balmain 4 Freddie Clarke 5 Matias Alemanno 6 Ruan Ackermann
7 Lewis Ludlow 8 Albert Tuisue

Bench 16 Jack Singleton 17 Ciaran Knight 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson 19 Cam Jordan 20 Jordy Reid 21 Charlie Chapman 22 Jack Reeves
23 Jonny May

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