Anthony Perenise will make his 100th appearance for Bath Rugby in the Club’s final game of the Aviva Premiership season at the Rec on Saturday, kick-off 16:00.
Perenise, who is in his second spell with the Blue, Black and White starts in the front row alongside Tom Dunn and Lucas Noguera, who comes into the starting line-up at loosehead prop.
Matt Garvey returns to the team, with the captain starting alongside Elliott Stooke in the second row. Tom Ellis, Francois Louw and Taulupe Faletau complete the pack in an unchanged back row.
Kahn Fotuali’i and Rhys Priestland continue in the half-back positions, with Matt Banahan moving to centre to partner James Wilson in the midfield.
Cooper Vuna comes into the starting line-up on the right wing, fresh from scoring Bath’s fifth try against Gloucester last week. He will joined in the back three by Aled Brew and Tom Homer, both of whom also went over the whitewash in last weekend’s 43-20 derby victory at Kingsholm.
Bath Rugby team to face London Irish
15. Tom Homer
14. Cooper Vuna
13. Matt Banahan
12. James Wilson
11. Aled Brew
10. Rhys Priestland
9. Khan Fotuali’i
1. Lucas Noguera
2. Tom Dunn
3. Anthony Perenise
4. Matt Garvey (C)
5. Elliott Stooke
6. Tom Ellis
7. Francois Louw
8. Taulupe Faletau
Replacements
16. Jack Walker
17. Will Vaughan
18. Victor Delmas
19. James Phillips
20. Zach Mercer
21. Max Green
22. Freddie Burns
23. Max Clark
