Worcester v Olympus Madrid: Teams
England Saxons prop Matt Mullan will make his return to action for Worcester against Olympus Rugby XV Madrid on Saturday.
Last Updated: 15/01/10 2:56pm
England Saxons prop Matt Mullan will make his return to action for Worcester against Olympus Rugby XV Madrid on Saturday.
Mullan has been named in an experimental line-up with director of rugby Mike Ruddock opting to blood a number of younger players.
Graham Kitchener, James Collins, Jake Abbott and Matt Cox are among those handed their chances, with only Olivier Sourgens and Craig Gillies surviving from the line-up that drew with Gloucester in the Premiership.
Worcester: 15 Calum MacRae, 14 Marcel Garvey, 13 Alex Grove, 12 Sam Tuitupou, 11 Chris Pennell, 10 Matthew Jones, 9 Ryan Powell, 8 Matt Cox, 7 Jake Abbott, 6 James Collins, 5 Craig Gillies, 4 Graham Kitchener, 3 Olivier Sourgens, 2 Chris Fortey (c), 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Adam Black, 17 Aleki Lutui, 18 Jack Gilding, 19 David Lyons, 20 Kai Horstmann, 21 Ollie Frost, 22 Joe Carlisle, 23 Greg King.
Olympus Madrid: 15 Matias Tudela, 14 Juan Cano, 13 Martin Heredia, 12 Jeremias Palumbo, 11 Benjamin Pardo, 10 Cesar Sempere, 9 Pablo Feijoo, 8 Matthew Cook, 7 Gensen Palmers, 6 Rafael Camacho, 5 Jesus Recuerda, 4 Sergio Souto, 3 David Gurgenazde, 2 Chema Bohorquez, 1 Alejandro Onega Camacho.
Replacements: 16 Javier Arbelaitz, 17 Manuel Serrano, 18 Sebastian Hattori, 19 Leandro Fernandez, 20 Ivan Criado, 21 Martin Acena, 22 Javier Canosa, 23 Carlos Arenas.
