Lineup: Trailfinders Women v Exeter Chiefs
Trailfinders Women name their lineup to face top of the table Exeter Chiefs at the Trailfinders Christmas Double Header.
There is one change to the starting XV that beat Sale Sharks at TFSC last weekend.
The front row is unchanged for the second week, with Alivia Leatherman, Kat Evans and Cassandra Tuffnail all returning.
Likewise, the engine room looks the same as last week, as Tyson Beukeboom and Shya Pinnock keep their place.
PWR player of the week from last round Abi Burton starts at openside flanker, alongside Kate Zackary and Emma Taylor in the back row.
The half-back pairing is Caity Mattinson and Julia Schell, distributing to centres Lisa Thomson and Jess Cooksey.
Finally, academy graduate Niamh Gallagher makes her first start for Trailfinders Women at full-back, alongside Abby Dow and Grace White in the back three.
Trailfinders Women to face Exeter Chiefs:
- Alivia Leatherman
- Kat Evans
- Cassandra Tuffnail
- Tyson Beukeboom
- Shya Pinnock
- Emma Taylor
- Abi Burton
- Kate Zackary (c)
- Caity Mattinson
- Julia Schell
- Abby Dow
- Lisa Thomson
- Jess Cooksey
- Grace White
- Niamh Gallagher
- Paige Stathopoulos
- Kie Tamai
- Sara Seye
- Grace Moore
- Rowena Burnfield
- Ella Amory
- Rosie Inman
- Annabel Meta
