15 Matteo Minozzi (3)
14 Zach Kibirige (
13 Michael Le Bourgeois (22)
12 Jimmy Gopperth (83)
11 Marcus Watson (36)
10 Jacob Umaga (13)
9 Dan Robson (C) (104)
1 Zurabi Zhvania (31)
2 Tom Cruse (70)
3 Kieran Brookes (26)
4 Charlie Matthews (19)
5 Will Rowlands (80)
6 Jack Willis (43)
7 Nizaam Carr (44)
8 Tom Willis (13)
Replacements
16 Tommy Taylor (55)
17 Ben Harris (51)
18 Jack Owlett (3)
19 Tim Cardall (
20 Ashley Johnson (193)
21 Will Porter (12)
22 Lima Sopoaga (31)
23 Sam Spink (3)
Wasps have made five changes to the starting line-up to take on Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday in Round 5 of the Gallagher Premiership (kick-off 3pm).
Zurabi Zhvania, Tom Cruse, Charlie Matthews, Nizaam Carr and Jimmy Gopperth all return to the starting line-up as Dai Young’s men chase their second win of the league season.
Club captain Joe Launchbury, who signed a new deal with the Club this week, misses out with a calf injury (3-4 weeks) while Malakai Fekitoa is absent with a knee knock. Brad Shields is still recovering from a groin problem and should return to action next week.
Simon McIntyre and Thibaud Flament (concussion) also miss out while Sione Vailanu and Sam Wolstenholme only returned to training on Thursday. Juan de Jongh is out for two weeks with a groin issue.
Jacob Umaga, who also signed a new first-team contract this week, keeps his place at fly-half after last weekend’s man-of-the-match performance in the win over Agen.
Jack Owlett has earned a place on the bench against his former club and could make his Premiership debut, as could Academy graduate and centre Sam Spink who is added to the matchday 23.
Wasps Director of Rugby Dai Young said: “When we won there last season, we stayed in the game. We took our opportunities and if we get them this time, we have to take them.
“They don’t lose too many down there so we’ll have to be somewhere near our best again if we’re to get the win.
“They’ll challenge us with their width, physicality and set-piece as well. You’ve got to look at your 22 as the tryline, because if they get inside your 22, they tend to come away with points through driving lineouts or pick-and-gos. Field position is going to be very important.”