Gloucester and Doncaster have both named what looks like their strongest side for their final warm-up game before the start of the competitive season.
Jonny May is back at full-back for Gloucester while James Simpson-Daniel starts his first pre-season match and Freddie Burns returns from a knee injury he picked up in the JP Morgan Sevens.
In the pack, new signing Huia Edmonds gets his first start at hooker.
Last year’s captain Chris Hallam returns at scrum-half for Doncaster while prolific try scorer Michael Keating starts at full-back and top points scorer Dougie Flockhart on the wing.
Gloucester: Jonny May; Charlie Sharples, Mike Tindall, Billy Twelvetrees, James Simpson-Daniel; Freddie Burns, Dan Robson; Nick Wood, Huia Edmonds, Rupert Harden; Tom Savage, Alex Brown (capt); Matt Cox, Akapusi Qera, Ben Morgan.
Replacements: Dan Murphy, Darren Dawidiuk, Shaun Knight, Peter Buxton, Will James, Sione Kalamafoni, Andy Hazell, Gareth Evans, Dave Lewis, Tim Taylor, Ian Clark, Tim Molenaar, Henry Trinder, Drew Locke, Shane Monahan, Rob Cook, Yann Thomas, Dario Chistolini, Tommaso d’Apice, Martyn Thomas.
Doncaster: Michael Keating; Dougie Flockhart, James Tincknell, Tom Luke, Tyson Lewis; Jamie Lennard, Chris Hallam; Tom Davies, Rhys Buckley, Brian McGovern; Phil Hoy, Dominic Parsons; Matt Challinor, Jethro Rawling, Sam Pailor.
Read the full report with pictures in Sunday’s copy of The Rugby Paper.
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