Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio returns to lead the London Wasps team against us in the Zurich Premiership clash at the Causeway Stadium tomorrow night (Friday 5th November), kick-off 8.00pm.
Apart from Dallaglio, Richard Birkett, Jonny O'Connor, Tim Payne and Mark Van Gisbergen also return to the starting XV having missed last weekends Heineken Cup victory over Calvisano.
"We've won our last seven matches while Quins have yet to record a Premiership win this season," said Warren Gatland, London Wasps Director of Rugby. "This makes us clear favourites to win but a West London derby between these two well-supported teams is never easy to predict."
"I don't know why but for some reason we always seem to struggle when facing Quins. Last season it took an injury-time try and conversion to finally secure the points. Facing a team that is desperate to win is no easy task, so we will need to be at our best on Friday night."
Their full team is as follows:
15. Mark Van Gisbergen
14. Josh Lewsey
13. Fraser Waters
12. Ayoola Erinle
11. Tom Voyce
10. Alex King
9. Matt Dawson
1. Craig Dowd
2. Phil Greening
3. Tim Payne
4. Simon Shaw
5. Richard Birkett
6. Joe Worsley
7. Jonny O'Connor
8. Lawrence Dallaglio (Capt)
Replacements:
16. Trevor Leota
17. Will Green
18. Mark Lock
19. John Hart
20. Peter Richards
21. James Brooks
22. Edd Thrower