Lineup: Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders

Ben Ward has named nine changes in his matchday squad to face Cornish Pirates in Round Twelve of the Champ. 

Josh Taylor returns to the starting XV and captains the side against Cornish Pirates.

There’s a fresh front row with Elliot Chilvers at loosehead, Scott Buckley at hooker, and George Davies at tighthead.

The engine room remains unchanged after the Round Eleven win at Trailfinders Sports Club. Matas Jurevicius lines up alongside Danny Cutmore. 

Kyle Hatherell retains his place in the back row after last week and is joined by Taylor the skipper with David Douglas Bridge at eight.

Craig Hampson and Dan Jones return to the halfbacks.

Rory Scannell lines up at inside centre with Francis Moore on the outside. Michael Dykes retains his place on the wing from last weekend with Geordie Gwynn and Patrick Campbell completing the back line.  

Sean Lonsdale returns to the matchday squad, featuring on the bench in a 6-2 split.

Kick-off is 2:30pm, Saturday 27 December at Mennaye Field.

Watch the match on Clubber TV. 

Starting XV: 

15. Patrick Campbell

14. Geordie Gwynn

13. Francis Moore

12. Rory Scannell

11. Michael Dykes

10. Dan Jones

9. Craig Hampson

1. Elliot Chilvers

2. Scott Buckley

3. George Davies

4. Matas Jurevicius

5. Danny Cutmore

6. Kyle Hatherell

7. Josh Taylor (c)

8. David Douglas Bridge

Replacements: 

16. Matt Cornish

17. Mark Donnelly

18. Kabous Bezuidenhout

19. Sean Lonsdale

20. Jamie Carr

21. Gabriel Mann

22. Sam Edwards

23. Jordan Holgate