Bath Rugby have named their squad to face Edinburgh Rugby tomorrow evening at Meggetland Sports Complex, kick-off 19:30.
Will Chudley, who arrived from Exeter Chiefs in the summer will make his debut at scrum-half, with fellow new arrivals Joe Cokanasiga, Jamie Roberts and Jackson Willison named among the replacements.
Chudley will link up with Freddie Burns in the half-back partnership, with Max Clark and Max Wright lining up at inside and outside centre respectively.
There’s a welcome return to action for Semesa Rokoduguni, who starts on the right wing, with Jack Wilson on the other flank and Darren Atkins occupying the full-back position.
Nathan Catt marks his comeback at loosehead, where he will feature alongside Anthony Perenise and Jack Walker in the front row.
Captain Matt Garvey and Dave Attwood make up a physical second row pairing, with Tom Ellis, Josh Bayliss and Zach Mercer completing an exciting back row trio.
Rhys Priestland, Taulupe Faletau and Sam Underhill are among those who will look to make an impact from the replacements, as Bath Rugby kick-off their pre-season campaign.
Director of Rugby, Todd Blackadder, said: “The guys have worked extremely hard, it’ll be nice for them to now play a game of rugby, they are definitely ready for it. Edinburgh will be a good opening fixture as we will have to turn up mentally on Friday, in order to get a game under the belt before we face Bristol in the premiership in a couple of weeks. We’re building now which is the most exciting part”.
Bath Rugby team to face Edinburgh Rugby
15. Darren Atkins
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
13. Max Wright
12. Max Clark
11. Jack Wilson
10. Freddie Burns
9. Will Chudley
1. Nathan Catt
2. Jack Walker
3. Anthony Perenise
4. Matt Garvey (c)
5. Dave Attwood
6. Tom Ellis
7. Josh Bayliss
8. Zach Mercer
Replacements:
16. Michael van Vuuren
17. Will Vaughan
18. Sam Nixon
19. Victor Delmas
20. Elliott Stooke
21. Levi Douglas
22. Miles Reid
23. Sam Underhill
24. Taulupe Faletau
25. Max Green
26. Chris Cook
27. Rhys Priestland
28. Jamie Roberts
29. Jackson Willison
30. Joe Cokanasiga