Wasps v Saracens: Teams
Saracens introduce four new faces for their London derby with Wasps at Adams Park, while the hosts head in unchanged.
Last Updated: 19/02/10 2:07pm
London Wasps have named an unchanged starting line-up for their Guinness Premiership match with second-placed Saracens on Sunday.
Director of rugby Tony Hanks has added Mark Robinson to his 23-man match-day squad, but that is the only change to the party which beat Sale last time out.
Robinson is fit again after being laid low by illness for the clash with the Sharks.
"We were pleased to get the victory against Sale, with a number of players having returned to the side," stated Hanks.
"It was the first time that that group of players had played together in a month, following international call-ups and injuries, and we'll certainly be looking to build on last weekend's performance against Saracens on Sunday.
"We identified this block of games as being very important for all teams in the competition, in terms of positioning come May, and this is the second of two very important home fixtures for us."
Four changes for Sarries
By contrast, Saracens have shuffled their pack for the London derby with a total of four changes to their line-up.
Italian prop Matias Aguero is back from international duty to start at loosehead prop, while Ethienne Reynecke gets the nod at hooker.
In the back division, Derick Hougaard is selected to take over at fly-half with Glen Jackson named on the bench.
The other change sees Noah Cato come in on the wing, with Schalk Brits, Rhys Gill, Jacques Burger and Justin Marshall amongst those named on the bench.
"Against Worcester last week we were very flat in the first half but we just fought back and fought back," explained Venter.
"We then started to play how Saracens should play and that is exactly what we must do from the very first whistle at Wasps. They are a very good side with some fantastic individual players so this is a game we are really looking forward to."
Wasps: 15 Mark Van Gisbergen, 14 Paul Sackey, 13 Ben Jacobs, 12 Steve Kefu, 11 Tom Varndell, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Warren Fury; 8 Dan Ward-Smith, 7 Serge Betsen, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 George Skivington, 4 Marty Veale, 3 Ben Broster, 2 Rob Webber (Captain), 1 Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements: 16 Joe Ward, 17 Gabriel Bocca, 18 Bob Baker, 19 Hugo Ellis, 20 Will Matthews, 21 Mark Robinson, 22 Dave Walder, 23 David Lemi
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Noah Cato, 13 Kameli Ratuvou, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Chris Wyles, 10 Derick Hougaard, 9 Neil de Kock; 1 Matias Aguero, 2 Ethienne Reynecke, 3 Richard Skuse, 4 Hayden Smith, 5 Tom Ryder, 6 Wikus van Heerden (Captain), 7 Andy Saull, 8 Ernst Joubert
Replacements: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Rhys Gill, 18 Tom Mercey, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 Jacques Burger, 21 Justin Marshall, 22 Glen Jackson, 23 Michael Tagicakibau
