Worcester v London Irish: Teams

Long-serving back-rower Kai Horstmann will captain Worcester in his final game for the club at Sixways Stadium against London Irish on Saturday.

Horstmann will lead out the hosts and his vice-captain will be centre Dale Rasmussen, who also plays his final game for the Warriors on home soil.

Head coach Richard Hill makes a total of five changes to the side that were beaten in the dying moments by Exeter Chiefs last time out.

A new-look back row sees Horstmann play at number eight, while flankers Sam Betty and Jake Abbott are recalled.

The other change in the pack comes in the front row where Ed Shervington joins forces with Matt Mullan and Tevita Taumoepeau.

Scrum-half Jonny Arr is the final change in a back division that will also see farewell home appearances for wing duo Miles Benjamin and Marcel Garvey who depart for Leicester and Castres respectively in the summer.

"We need a good result and have plenty of incentive to perform against a dangerous London Irish team who I fully expect to play without pressure and with real ambition," said Hill.

Good send-off

"It is sad to see a number of Warriors play their final game for the club at Sixways. I hope we can give them a good send-off with our fans given the chance to show them their respect while they get the chance to say goodbye."

Meanwhile, New Zealand international Bryn Evans will captain a London Irish team that shows four changes to the side that succumbed at home against Saracens last weekend.

Steven Shingler will start at fly-half in the one change to the back-line. In the pack, Max Lahiff and Leo Halavatau will join David Paice in the front-row, whilst England U20 international, David Sisi, comes into the back-row.

"We need to show the same effort and competitiveness that we have shown in recent weeks against Worcester tomorrow," said London Irish head coach Toby Booth.

Worcester: 15 Chris Pennell, 14 Marcel Garvey, 13 Alex Grove, 12 Dale Rasmussen, 11 Miles Benjamin, 10 Andy Goode, 9 Jonny Arr, 8 Kai Horstmann (c), 7 Jake Abbott, 6 Sam Betty, 5 Craig Gillies, 4 James Percival, 3 Tevita Taumoepeau, 2 Ed Shervington, 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Aleki Lutui, 17 George Porter, 18 Bruce Douglas, 19 Ben Gulliver, 20 Matt Kvesic, 21 Shaun Perry, 22 Danny Gray, 23 Ravai Fatiaki.

London Irish: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Delon Armitage, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Joe Ansbro, 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 10 Steve Shingler, 9 Darren Allinson, 8 Ofisa Treviranus 7 Jamie Gibson, 6 David Sisi, 5 Matt Garvey, 4 Bryn Evans (c), 3 Leo Halavatau, 2 David Paice, 1 Max Lahiff.
Replacements: 16 James Buckland, 17 Mark George, 18 Paulica Ion, 19 Kieran Low, 20 Alex Gray, 21 Topsy Ojo, 22 Adrian Jarvis, 23 Ross Samson