Bath will go into the game following an impressive start to their Premiership Rugby U18 Academy League campaign before Christmas. The Blue, Black and White welcomed Exeter Chiefs U18s to the Rec and showed their intent from the start scoring ten tries in a 64-7 victory.

Jamie Guest lines up alongside John Stewart and Jack Bertinet in the front row. Ewan Richards captains the side and will join Ethan Staddon in the second row. Will Hendy, who capped a strong performance against Chiefs with a try takes his place in the back row alongside Xavier Hastings and Nahum Merigan.

Will Cook links up with Orlando Bailey in the half-back pairing, with Max Ojomoh and Diego Periel combining in the midfield.

Gabriel Hamer-Webb and George Worboys, who scored two tries apiece in the season opener take their places on the right wing and full-back respectively, with Owen Dudman completing the back three.

Bath Rugby U18s team to face Gloucester Rugby U18s

1. Jamie Guest (Richard Huish College)

2. John Stewart (Beechen Cliff School)

3. Jack Bertinet (King Edwards School, Bath)

4. Ewan Richards (c) (Millfield School)

5. Ethan Staddon (Beechen Cliff School)

6. Xavier Hastings (Bishops Wordsworth School)

7. Will Hendy (Beechen Cliff School)

8. Nahum Merigan (Beechen Cliff School)

9. Will Cook (Marlborough College)

10. Orlando Bailey (Beechen Cliff School)

11. Owen Dudman (Beechen Cliff School)

12. Max Ojomoh (King Edwards School, Bath)

13. Diego Periel (Beechen Cliff School)

14. Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Beechen Cliff School)

15. George Worboys (Beechen Cliff School)

Replacements:

16. Tom Jenkins (Beechen Cliff School)

17. Archie Stanley (Beechen Cliff School)

18. Archie Griffin (Marlborough College)

19. Frankie Read (Beechen Cliff School)

20. Ayden Chenoweth (Beechen Cliff School)

21. Tom Carr-Smith (Sherborne School)

22. Ruben Moxham (Beechen Cliff School)

23. Gabriel Goss (Milton Abbey)

Bath Rugby U18 team named to face Gloucester Rugby U18

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