Harlequins v Exeter: Teams

Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea has made a handful of changes for the visit of Exeter on Saturday.

Prop Joe Marler has been handed his first start after impressing off the bench and the 20-year-old will combine with Matt Cairns and James Johnston in the front row.

Ollie Kohn comes back into the second row, with Nick Easter reverting to No.8, while in the backs Danny Care and Gonzalo Camacho are both included.

Matt Jess will make his first appearance of the season for Exeter after Phil Dollman was ruled out.

Jess, who scored 14 tries as the Chiefs won promotion last season, comes in on the wing, with Frenchman Nic Sestaret moving into the centres.

And Exeter head coach Rob Baxter has faith that Jess can step up at the Stoop.

"Matt's had a very good pre-season and done very well, this is just a fantastic opportunity for him," said Baxter.

"Nic moves to 13, so that is nothing new for him. He played a lot of rugby there for us last season and was very effective.

"Jessy played a full part on the wing last season, so we're very confident with that line-up. They've played a lot of rugby together, which is key for us because one of our key fundamentals has been that we've been fairly settled so far this season.

"What Jessy does bring is a bit of extra pace, which I think will be very valuable to us up at Harlequins. It's great forJessy being in there having a start and he thoroughly deserves it, not just for the work he did in pre-season but the good work he put in last season and the season before. He's a key part of what we're about here."

Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 George Lowe, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Will Skinner, 6 Chris Robshaw (c), 5 Tomas Vallejos, 4 Ollie Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Matt Cairns, 1 Joe Marler,
Replacements: 16 Chris Brooker, 17 Ceri Jones, 18 Mark Lambert, 19 Pete Brown, 20 Tom Guest, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Ross Chisholm.

Exeter: 15 Luke Arscott, 14 Matt Jess, 13 Nic Sestaret, 12 Bryan Rennie, 11 Mark Foster, 10 Gareth Steenson, 9 Haydn Thomas, 8 James Phillips, 7 James Scaysbrook, 6 Tom Johnson, 5 James Hanks, 4 Tom Hayes (c), 3 Hoani Tui, 2 Neil Clark, 1 Brett Sturgess.
Replacements:16 Simon Alcott, 17 Ben Moon, 18 Chris Budgen, 19 Dave Gannon, 20 Chad Slade, 21 Junior Poluleuligaga, 22 Ryan Davis, 23 Paul McKenzie.