PREMIERSHIP RUGBY Gloucester vs Bristol team news
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- Created on Saturday, 15 October 2022 05:58
- Last Updated on Saturday, 15 October 2022 06:18
- Published on Saturday, 15 October 2022 05:58
- Written by TIM ROGERS at Kingsholm
Jonny May comes in for Lloyd Evans in the back three with Santiago Carreras shifting from wing to full-back. Louis Rees-Zammit completes the back three.
Giorgi Kveseladze moves from 13 to 12 with British & Irish Lion Chris Harris replacing Mark Atkinson, who will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
Jack Singleton replaces Santiago Socino at hooker.
Freddie Clarke, who plays his first game at Kingsholm since signing a new contract is joined by Matias Alemanno, who scored two tries against Bath.
In the back-row captain Lewis Ludlow starts on the open-side again. Player of the match against Bath, Ruan Ackermann moves to number 8 with Jordy Reid coming in at six.
On the bench, Santiago Socino, Harry Elrington and Ciaran Knight cover the front row. Cam Jordan, Albert Tuisue, Stephen Varney, Jack Reeves and Lloyd Evans complete the team.
Fitz Harding makes his first Premiership appearance for Bristol.
Harding slots in at number eight in the absence of Magnus Bradbury, while Tom Whiteley is set for a first league start since February, replacing injured scrum-half Harry Randall.
Joe Batley, who joined Bears from Worcester last week, is named in the second row alongside captain Joe Joyce, while in the back three, Luke Morahan and Henry Purdy both return to the starting XV.
Gloucester starting 15 Santiago Carreras 14 Louis Rees-Zammit 13. Chris Harris 12 Giorgi Kveseladze 11. Jonny May 10 Adam Hastings 9 Ben Meehan 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin 2 Jack Singleton 3 Fraser Balmain 4 Freddie Clarke 5 Matias Alemanno 6 Jordy Reid 7 Lewis Ludlow (c) 8 Ruan Ackermann
16 Santiago Socino 17 Harry Elrington 18. Ciaran Knight 19 Cam Jordan 20 Albert Tuisue 21 Stephen Varney 22 Jack Reeves 23 Lloyd Evans
Bristol starting 15 Charles Piutau 14 Luke Morahan 13 Piers O'Conor 12 Sam Bedlow 11 Henry Purdy; 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Tom Whiteley; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Will Capon, 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Joe Batley 5 Joe Joyce (c) 6 Chris Vui 7 Dan Thomas 8 Fitz Harding
16 Harry Thacker 17 Jake Woolmore 18 Max Lahiff 19 John Hawkins 20 Sam Lewis 21 Andy Uren 22 AJ MacGinty 23 Jack Bates
Unavailable: Jake Kerr, Steven Luatua, Jake Heenan, Sam Jeffries, Magnus Bradbury, Harry Randall, Semi Radradra, Siva Naulago, Gabriel Ibitoye
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