Harlequins v Bath: Aviva Premiership preview
Last Updated: 07/05/15 1:19pm
Bath welcome back England tighthead David Wilson for Friday’s Aviva Premiership trip to the Stoop to face Harlequins.
Wilson has recovered from the neck injury that ruled him out of the Six Nations and packs down beside hooker Ross Batty and loosehead Paul James.
David Attwood and Dominic Day link up in the second row for the first time since Bath’s win in Toulouse in January, with Sam Burgess retained in the back row alongside captain Francois Louw.
Horacio Agulla comes in on the right wing, with Anthony Watson named at full-back as second-placed Bath seek a fifth successive Premiership victory.
Veterans Ugo Monye and George Robson will make their final appearances in a Harlequins shirt at a sold-out Stoop.
Monye is the one change to the team that won at Sale last month, with Charlie Walker named among the replacements.
With Joe Marler out for the remainder of the season following shoulder surgery, England skipper Chris Robshaw will lead Conor O’Shea’s side.
Harlequins: 15 Ollie Lindsay-Hague, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 George Lowe, 12 Harry Sloan, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care; 1 Mark Lambert, 2 Dave Ward, 3 Matt Shields, 4 Nick Easter, 5 George Robson, 6 Luke Wallace, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 8 Jack Clifford.
Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan, 17 Seb Adeniran-Olule, 18 Darryl Marfo, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Netani Talei, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 Charlie Walker.
Bath: 15 Anthony Watson, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Matt Banahan, 10 George Ford, 9 Peter Stringer; 1 Paul James, 2 Ross Batty, 3 David Wilson, 4 Dave Attwood, 5 Dominic Day, 6 Sam Burgess, 7 Francois Louw (c), 8 Leroy Houston.
Replacements: 16 Rob Webber, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Matt Garvey, 20 Carl Fearns, 21 Chris Cook, 22 Ollie Devoto, 23 Tom Homer.
