Lineup: Trailfinders Women vs Leicester Tigers

Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Leicester Tigers at TFSC!

There are six changes to the starting lineup that were beaten by Saracens in their last appearance in the Allianz PWR.

Lindelwa Gwala makes her first Trailfinders start alongside props Liz Crake and Sara Seye.

Shya Pinnock starts at lock alongside the returning Amelia Buckland-Hurry, with Captain Tyson Beukeboom starting on the bench.

There is one change in the back row, with Megan Barwick starting at openside, replacing the injured Annabelle Meta.

Emma Swords replaces Ella Amory at scrum half, paired with Ellie Green in the half-backs.

There is a new centre-pairing with Carys Cox partnering with Julia Schell in the midfield, and Rosie Inman replaces Abby Dow in the only back-three change.

On the bench, Charlie Willett is in line for her Trailfinders debuts.

Director of Rugby Giselle Mather said: “We have a very talented and exciting lineup for what is a massive game for us this weekend. The players have worked really hard in the week and have made enormous strides forward, as a completely new team, in gelling the playing partnerships that work together across the field and in getting to grips with our style of play.”

“We are really looking forward to the challenge that Leicester Tigers will bring and hope we will have another good and vocal crowd cheering us on!”

Trailfinders Women to face Leicester Tigers:

1 Liz Crake

2 Lindelwa Gwala

3 Sara Seye

4 Amelia Buckland-Hurry

5 Shya Pinnock

6 Rowena Burnfield

7 Megan Barwick

8 Kate Zackary

9 Emma Swords

10 Ellie Green