GLOUCESTER RUGBY Six changes to starting XV
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- Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2022 12:07
- Published on Saturday, 31 December 2022 12:05
- Written by TIM ROGERS at Kingsholm
It's all change for fifth placed Gloucester at home to ninth placed London Irish today at Kingsholm (1500ko).Head Coach George Skivington has made six changes to the Cherry & Whites starting XV defeated 28-13 by Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Christmas Eve.
In the front row, former Exile Harry Elrington replaces Val Rapava-Ruskin at loosehead.
Alex Craig comes in for Freddie Clarke to partner Matias Alemanno in the second-row.
Player of the Match in the game against Irish at Kingsholm last season, Ruan Ackermann, switches from blindside flank to number 8, with Harry Taylor coming in at six. Captain Lewis Ludlow starts at open-side.
An all new half-back pairing sees Ben Meehan replace Stephen Varney at scrum-half and Santi Carreras move back to fly-half after starting at full back last week.
Ollie Thorley makes his return after a long period out with injury.
On the bench, George McGuigan, who made his Cherry & Whites debut against Tigers, is set to make his first appearance at Kingsholm in a Gloucester shirt.
Gloucester starting 15 Lloyd Evans* 14. Jonny May* 13. Chris Harris 12. Seb Atkinson 11. Ollie Thorley* 10. Santiago Carreras 9. Ben Meehan 1. Harry Elrington 2. Santiago Socino 3. Kirill Gotovtsev 4. Alex Craig* 5. Matias Alemanno 6. Harry Taylor* 7. Lewis Ludlow (C) 8. Ruan Ackermann
16. George McGuigan 17. Alex Seville* 18. Ciaran Knight* 19. Cam Jordan* 20. Albert Tuisue 21. Stephen Varney* 22. Billy Twelvetrees 23. Tom Seabrook*
*Denotes academy graduate.
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