Exeter v Cavalieri: Teams

Rob Baxter: Feels Cavalieri could be a

Exeter boss Rob Baxter is warning his side against complacency ahead of Saturday's Amlin Challenge Cup fixture against Cavalieri Prato.

The Chiefs will take on Italian opposition for the first time and will be expected to get a bonus-point win against a team beaten 33-3 at home by Newport-Gwent Dragons.

However Baxter - who has made a number of changes to his team from the one that narrowly lost in Perpignan last weekend - believes the minnows could be a "dangerous proposition" at Sandy Park.

"I am a little bit nervous, primarily because we have set ourselves up for a difficult game," he said.

More important

"Last week we went to Perpignan, we played very well and came through what was a very tough game.

"What that result means, however, is that Saturday's game is now even more important. With Prato losing at home themselves (against the Dragons), it means they will come here with only one target, which is simply to get points on the board.

"It won't matter to them how they do it. They will come and fight for their lives, and that in itself will make it a tough game for us.

"What we have seen of them is that they are a side that play a bit of rugby and a side who like to get stuck into you, so that makes them a dangerous proposition."

Baxter has included Jack Nowell, who is dual-registered with Plymouth Albion, at full-back and Mark Foster gets a rare start on the wing.

Hooker Simon Alcott, props Craig Mitchell and Ben Moon, flanker James Phillips, fly-half Ignacio Mieres and centre Phil Dollman all start having been on the bench for the 15-12 defeat to Perpignan.

Exeter: 15 Jack Nowell, 14 Joseph Tatupu, 13 Nick Sestaret, 12 Phil Dollman, 11 Mark Foster, 10 Ignacio Mieres, 9 Haydn Thomas, 8 James Phillips, 7 Ben White, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 Alastair Muldowney, 4 Chris Bentley, 3 Craig Mitchell, 2 Simon Alcott, 1 Ben Moon.
Replacements: 16 Neil Clark, 17 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 18 John Andress, 19 Chad Slade, 20 Tom Johnson, 21 Kevin Barrett, 22 Gareth Steenson, 23 Myles Dorrian.

Cavalieri: 15 Billy Ngwaini, 14 Martin Murgier, 13 Denis Majstorovic, 12 Clemens Von Grumbkov, 11 Niccolò Tempestini, 10 Alberto Chiesa, 9 Callori Callori di Vignale, 8 Alberto Saccardo, 7 Nicola Belardo, 6 Emanuele Leonardi, 5 Uili Kolo'ofai, 4 Filippo Cazzola, 3 Cosma Garfagnoli, 2 Andrea Lupetti, 1 Tim Ryan.
Replacements: 16 Renzo Balboni, 17 Lorenzo Giovanchelli, 18 Giacomo Bernini, 19 Alessandro Boscolo, 20 Pino Patelli, 21 Marco Frati, 22 Alessandro Lunardi, 23 Alessandro Borsi.