Quarter Final Line-Up
100th Game
By New Cherry
May 5 2022
Mouthwatering game in prospect as Gloucs take on Sarries in the European Challenge Cup quarter final at Kinsgholm (Friday Kick off 8.00 on BT Sport).
Home advantage may well be the key with Gloucs making three changes to then side which hammerfed Bath and with Ollie Thorley set for his 100th apperance.
The changes are all in the pack with Jordy Red in the back row and Val Rapava-Ruskin and Fraser Balmain back in the front row.
The bench could also be key and the Cherry and Whites have a wealth of talent and expereince to bring on.
It includes Santiago Socino, and Jamal Ford-Robinson up front and Billy Twelvetrees in the backs.
Gloucs: 15. Santiago Carreras 14. Louis Rees-Zammit 13. Chris Harris 12. Mark Atkinson 11. Ollie Thorley 10. Adam Hastings 9. Charlie Chapman 1. Val Rapava-Ruskin 2. Jack Singleton 3. Fraser Balmain 4. Freddie Clarke 5. Matias Alemanno 6. Jordy Reid 7. Lewis Ludlow (capt) 8. Ben Morgan.
Reps: 16. Santiago Socino 17. Harry Elrington 18. Jamal Ford-Robinson 19. Andrew Davidson 20. Jack Clement 21. Ben Meehan 22. Billy Twelvetrees 23. Tom Seabrook
Sarries: 15, Alex Goode 14, Rotime Segun 13. Elliot Daly, 12. Nick Tompkins 11 Seamn Maitland 10. Oqwen Farrell (capt) 9 Aled Davies 1. Eroni Mawi 2. Jamie George 3. Vincent Koch 4. Maro Itoje 5. Tim Swinson 6. Theo McFarland 7. Ben Earl 8. Billy Vunipola
Reps: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti 17 Richard Barrington 18 Alec Clarey 19 Nick Isiekwe 20 Andy Christie 21 Ivan van Zyl 22 Duncan Taylor
23 Alex Lozowski