Team Lineup: Richmond (A)

Ben Ward has named another strong squad for tomorrow night’s preseason trip to the Athletic Ground as we face fellow Championship side Richmond.

The fixture is the third of four preseason games for the Trailfinders, after last week’s trips to Biarritz and Rosslyn Park. The final match is a week Saturday (3rd September) as Zebre visit Trailfinders Sports Club before the Championship season starts at home against Doncaster Knights a week later.

Tomorrow, David O’Connor will skipper the side from the second-row where he will partner Simon Linsell in the engine room. James Gibbons and Jan-Henning Campher start up front, while George Davis slots in at tighthead after impressing off the the bench in the Basque Country.

Jack Digby gets an opportunity to start in the back-row alongside Carlo Tizzano and Simon Uzokwe.

In the half-backs, Ollie Fox and Dan Lancaster both get their first starts after making an impact off the bench in both of last week’s encounters.

Pat Howard and Reuben Bird-Tulloch will partner in the midfield while Welsh International Jonah Holmes makes the shift to full-back. Angus Kernohan will slot in on the left wing while Jack Metcalf will look to add to his three tries last week when he starts on the right wing.

Being a preseason game there is a jam-packed bench with 27 players being involved in the match day squad. Among them is Ollie Newman who will be looking to get his first minutes for the club.

Ealing Trailfinders team to face Richmond:

15. Jonah Holmes

14. Jack Metcalf

13. Reuben Bird-Tulloch

12. Pat Howard

11. Angus Kernohan

10. Dan Lancaster

9. Ollie Fox

1. James Gibbons

2. Jan-Henning Campher

3. George Davis

4. David O’Connor (C)