London Welsh make two changes to their starting XV, both in the pack. Ben Thomas starts the game and Matt Corker is on the replacements bench. Rob Bell takes the place of Mike Hills who was injured during the Bristol fixture. Simon Whatling, having recovered from an injury in the pre-season game against Esher, and Chris Whitehead, the hooker dual-registered with Wasps, are listed as replacements.
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15: David Jackson 14: Jack Cobden 13: Rohaan Nirmalendran 12:Greig Tonks 11: Tim Streather 10: Tim Taylor 9: Tim Usaz 1:Neil Fowkes 2: Tom Youngs 3: Pretrus Du Plessis 4: Ian Nimmo 5: Nic Rouse 6:Craig Hammond 7: Luke Sherriff 8: Dan Hemmingway Replacements: 16: Ben Buxton 17: Adam Rostron 18: Calum Green 19: Phil Eggleshaw 20: Sam Harrison 21: Ben Johnston 22: Andy Savage
15: Aled Thomas 14; Dominic Shabbo 13: Neil Starling 12: Paul Mackey 11: Errie Claassens 10: Gordon Ross 9: Nick Runciman 1: Michael Holford 2: Dan George 3: Lorne Ward 4: Ben Thomas 5: Mike Powell 6: Jonathan Mills 7: Rob Bell 8: Lee Beach
Replacements: 16: Chris Whitehead 17: Dorian Williams 18: Matt Corker 19: Tom Brown 20: Rob Lewis 21: Simon Whatling 22: Paul Sampson
The fact that Tom Brown, Paul Sampson and Dorian can't get in the starting XV shows just how much the squad has been strengthened over the summer. And I said to someone the other day that the Whatling/ Starling partnership looks like the best centre pairing since Currier and Roskell - and yet that means no place for Paul Mackey, who was my vote for player of the year last season.
From the Rolling Maul site -
Update for the London Welsh fans.
You may have spotted that it is also the Nottingham Marathon on Sunday, we have spoken to the organisers who expect the roads arpound the ground to be open from about 1.30 and definitely from 2.00pm.
If you arrive early and the roads are closed explain that you are going to the rugby and the marshalls should let you through as apparentl only 1 lane of the roads will be shut.
I am reliably informed you do not have to complete the marathon before the game although we are trying to ensure the Welsh players do !!!!
Didn't think we were ever in charge of this game. Rarely seen a Welsh pack shoved around as comprehensively as they were yesterday. Kicks hitting the post and other chances missed didn't help. Ref was poor but the same for both sides. Few backs moves from Nottm. Not a great experience all told at Meadow Lane. Costly,(£18 to get in) the wind howls through the dungeon area under the stand. Crowd 1,006 (we brought the six). Another b.p. though so it's minus 3 now, despite what it says in the'Torygraph.'
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