Team News: Ealing Trailfinders vs Coventry

It’s a top four clash this weekend as Trailfinders host Coventry in Round Eight of Elior Champ Rugby.

Ben Ward has named four changes in his squad to face Coventry at Trailfinders Sports Club on Sunday.

Scott Buckley returns to skipper the side. Alongside him in the front row are Kyle Whyte and George Davis.

A changed engine room pairing sees Matas Jurevicius and Emeka Atuanya start in the second row.

Jordy Reid returns to start at blindside flanker. Conor Oliver retains his place from last week’s victory over Ampthill at openside, as does Kyle Hatherell at eightman.

In the halfbacks, Craig Hampson starts at scrum-half with Dan Jones at fly-half.

Francis Moore returns to inside centre with Reuben Bird-Tulloch at outside centre after scoring two tries against Ampthill last weekend.

An unchanged back three sees Deago Bailey start on the left wing and Hayden Hyde on the right wing. Max Nagy starts at fullback for the second week after scoring on debut in Round Seven.

Ward has named a 5-3 bench split. Mike Willemse is named as replacement hooker, with Mikey Summerfield and Kabous Bezuidenhout as the replacement props. Freddie Stevenson and Gabriel Mann are the other impact forwards. In the backs, Michael Stronge is replacement scrum-half, with James Humphreys and Fionn Gibbons completing the matchday squad.

Kick-off is at 2pm on Sunday 15 November at Trailfinders Sports Club.

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