Old Priorians and H.A.C have named squads for their league fixture in Regional 2 Thames,a 3.00pm kick off at Chiswick Rugby Club on Saturday 17th October.

OPRFC

There are a number of changes to the team that beat London Irish Wild Geese 22-14 at St Benedict's Playing field in the last round of fixtures last Saturday.

David Howe is back in the starting XV at loosehead, replacing Ben Ziprin, with Rhodri Darwent coming in for Luis Gomez-Rose at hooker ; Guy Djedje retains his spot at tighthead. Alex Wood starts in the second row having been on the bench last week, captain Cathal Sheehan moving up in the pack to partner him. The back row consists of Will Curd, Tommaso Polleri and Ed Hansell.

At scrum half is Harry Lyons who takes the place of Rory Gaffney, while Charlie Harte is outside him at fly half. Michael Jobling and Barney Morris are in the centres. Morris's brother, Theo, is on one wing and Jared Braddock on the other, Will Taylor making the move to full back for this match.

The replacements are Kit Mawer, Arvin Randhawa and Stefan Tsang.

Match Sponosred by DMWR Architects

1. David Howe
2. Rhodri Darwent
3. Guy Djedje
4. Alex Wood
5. Cathal Sheehan (c)
6. Curd
7. Polleri
8. Hansell
9. Lyons
10. Harte
11. T Morris
12. Jobling
13. B Morris
14. Braddock
15. Taylor
16. K Mawer
17. Randhawa
18. Tsang

H.A.C

1. George West (c)
2. Will Ayliffe
3. Harry Pawlak
4. James Larard
5. Eddie Quinlivan
6. Dom Stuart
7. George Smith
8. Joe Archer
9. Adam Phimister
10. Martin Cimprich
11. Harry Glew
12. Alex Foggett
13. Conor Pearson
14. Sam Hughes
15. Charlie Smith
16. Ben Johnson
17. Tom Jeffreys
18. Brad McNaughten

Match Facts

- The fifteenth league meeting between the two sides
- H.A.C have eleven wins to OPRFC's three, with the last competitive win for the Twisters coming on the 26th April 2014 - twelve years, five months and twenty days ago
- The average full time result is 20-17 in favour of H.A.C
- A bonus point win for OPs could see them climb as high as third, but this would be depedent on results going their way and a sizeable swing in points
- They could also end the day in twelfth - last position in Regional 2 Thames - with a loss without any bonus points, H.A.C beat them by 49 points or more and if Teddington and Grasshoppers both win their respective fixtures
- H.A.C can move up to ninth place with a bonus point win but would need the above circumstances to fall in their favour for it to happen
- A loss could see them remain in twelfth position
- Tommaso Polleri makes his 1st XV debut for Old Priorians
- Theo Morris makes his first start for the Twisters
- It is also the first time has lined up with his brother, Barney Morris, as part of a 1st XV starting lineup
- Of the eighteen person squad, fifteen came through St Benedict's School rugby development