Wasps v Biarritz: Teams
Wasps will need to defeat French opponents for a third time this season if they are to reach the last four of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Last Updated: 06/04/12 4:41pm
Wasps will need to get the better of a French team for a third time this season if they are to reach the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Bayonne and Bordeaux have already been beaten at Adams Park and next up for the Aviva Premiership side are Biarritz, who have won their last four outings in the Top 14.
The visitors were one of three Pool runners-up in the Heineken Cup who joined forces with the five Pool winners in the Amlin Challenge Cup to make up the last eight of the second-tier competition.
There are five changes to the Wasps starting team, while director of rugby Dai Young forced into a six-two forwards split on the bench due to injuries and eligibility for this competition.
Christian Wade is brought straight into the side on the wing after three months out while Charlie Davies replaces the sidelined Nic Berry.
In the front-row Zak Taulafo and Vladislav Korshunov start, having finished the game strongly off the bench last weekend, while Matt Everard comes into the back-row and Sam Jones moves to No.8.
Centre Elliot Daly retains his place, with Young opting to continue with some of the club's youngsters following last weekend's 26-24 home win over Gloucester.
Meanwhile, Biarritz are without veteran French international Damien Traille, meaning Australian Dane Haylett-Petty switches from full-back to centre.
Influential scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili will captain the side as fellow French international Imanol Harinordoquy is on the bench.
London Wasps: 15 Hugo Southwell, 14 Richard Haughton, 13 Elliott Daly, 12 Ryan Davis, 11 Christian Wade, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Charlie Davies, 8 Sam Jones, 7 Matt Everard, 6 Joe Launchbury, 5 Richard Birkett, 4 James Cannon, 3 Ben Broster, 2 Vladislav Korshunov, 1 Zak Taulafo.
Replacements: 16 Nathan Morris, 17 Tim Payne, 18 Simon McIntyre, 19 Ross Filipo, 20 James Harris, 21 Jack Wallace, 22 Tom Prydie, 23 Tom Lindsay,
Biarritz: 15 Iain Balshaw, 14 Taku Ngwenya, 13 Charles Gimenez, 12 Dane Haylett-Petty, 11 Benoît Baby, 10 Julien Peyrelongue, 9 Dimitri Yachvili (capt), 8 Raphael Lakafia, 7 Benoit Guyot, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Pelu Taele, 4 Erik Lund, 3 Eugène Van Staden, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Yvan Watremez.
Replacements: 16 Romain Terrain, 17 Sylvain Marconnet, 18 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 19 Jean-Baptiste Roidot, 20 Imanol Harinordoquy, 21 Florian Faure, 22 Jean-Pascal Barraque, 23 Marcelo Bosch
