London Irish have made two changes to the team that started against Gloucester a fortnight ago (26th March) for the game against us in the Zurich Premiership at the Stoop on Saturday (9th April), kick-off 3.00pm.
Michael Horak returns at full back having recovered from illness, so Delon Armitage switches to the left wing as a result of this. In the pack, Adrian Flavin comes in at hooker for Robbie Russell who broke his hand against Gloucester.
"London derby matches with our old friends and neighbours down the A316 don't need any extra motivation," said Gary Gold, London Irish Head Coach. "In this case, however, there are vital points at stake for both clubs. We have trained hard and well all week and will be going all out for a victory in front of what I'm sure will be a noisy, full house at the Stoop."
Their full team is as follows:
15. Michael Horak
14. Scott Staniforth
13. Geoff Appleford
12. Mike Catt
11. Delon Armitage
10. Barry Everitt
9. Darren Edwards
1. Neal Hatley
2. Adrian Flavin
3. Rob Hardwick
4. Ryan Strudwick (Capt.)
5. Bob Casey
6. Paul Gustard
7. Kieron Dawson
8. Roland Reid
Replacements (from):
Doug Wheatley
David Paice
Nick Kennedy
Declan Danaher
Kieran Roche
Mark Mapletoft
Paul Hodgson
Justin Bishop