Saracens v Bristol: Teams
Bristol head coach Richard Hill shuffles his backs for the EDF Energy Cup trip to Saracens.
Last Updated: 02/11/07 2:11pm
Bristol head coach Richard Hill shuffles his backline for the Pool D EDF Energy Cup trip to Saracens.
Jason Strange starts at number 10, meaning David Hill switches to full-back after playing at fly-half last time out.
Shaun Perry is left out, allowing Brian O'Riordan the chance to play at scrum-half as Bristol look to maintain their winning start to the competition.
Hill has kept faith with the same pack of forwards who did so well in the win over the Scarlets last weekend, though he's expecting another tough battle against a Sarries side who were also victorious in their opening fixture.
Strong
"It'll be a very tough game. It looks as though Saracens will be as strong as they can be," he said.
"They've had the incentive of clinching a bonus point win against Leeds Carnegie last week so I think they'll probably feel that another bonus point win against Bristol would all but put them into the semi finals."
Saracens team to follow...
Bristol Rugby:15 David Hill, 14 Tom Arscott, 13 Neil Brew, 12 Rob Higgitt, 11 Lee Robinson, 10 Jason Strange, 9 Brian O'Riordan; 1 Alex Clarke, 2 David Blaney, 3 Darren Crompton; 4 Gareth Llewellyn, 5 Sean Hohneck; 6 Nathan Budgett, 7 Joe El Abd (capt), 8 Andrew Blowers
Replacements: Scott Linklater, Dave Hilton, Redford Pennycook, James Phillips, Haydn Thomas, Sam Cox, Craig Morgan
