Howe to make Premiership bow as Warriors welcome Exiles - The Worcester Observer

Howe to make Premiership bow as Warriors welcome Exiles

Worcester Editorial 27th Dec, 2019   0

WARRIORS wing Tom Howe will make his first Gallagher Premiership appearance of the season against London Irish in a Sixways sell-out on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).

Howe scored a hat-trick of tries against Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby Cup in October and he crossed again in the European Challenge Cup against Dragons two weeks ago to take his Warriors’ career try tally to 21 in 32 appearances.

Howe gets his seasonal Premiership debut because Melani Nanai took a knock to a shoulder in last week’s match against Gloucester at Kingsholm.

The inclusion of Howe is the only change Warriors Director of Rugby Alan Solomons has made to the starting XV.




There is one change to the bench with Richard Palframan coming into the squad as replacement tighthead prop.

Hooker Matt Moulds, who captained Warriors for the first time at Gloucester, will have the honour of leading out the side for a match that has attracted a full house for the club’s Christmas fixture.


Warriors

15 Chris Pennell

14 Perry Humphreys

13 Ashley Beck

12 Ryan Mills

11 Tom Howe

10 Duncan Weir

9 Francois Hougaard

1 Callum Black

2 Matt Moulds (C)

3 Nick Schonert

4 Anton Bresler

5 Graham Kitchener

6 Ted Hill

7 Sam Lewis

8 Cornell Du Preez

Replacements

16 Isaac Miller

17 Ryan Bower

18 Richard Palframan

19 Michael Fatialofa

20 GJ Van Velze

21 Michael Heaney

22 Jono Lance

23 Jamie Shillcock

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