Charlotte Fray and Cpl Sophie Benavent make their first PWR starts as Sharks while Beatrice Rigoni and Erica Jarrell-Searcy return as Tom Hudson makes four changes to his XV for the Remembrance fixture against Trailfinders Women at the Morson Stadium on Saturday (KO 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer).
Club captain Georgie Perris-Redding also returns to the matchday squad for the first time this season after starring for the USA in the World Cup.
Red Roses stalwart – and RAF Flight Lieutenant – Amy Cokayne captains the side once again from hooker and she’s joined in the front row by former Leicester Tigers teammates Leah Bartlett and Benavent, who is a Corporal in the Royal Army Medical Services (RAMS).
Ahead of the game both Amy and Sophie will lay wreaths at the side of the pitch.
Ever-present Iona Antwis starts again in the second-row and she’ll have Morwenna Talling for company once again.
Another former Tiger, Fray, starts in the number six shirt with Katie Childs and USA Eagle Jarrell-Searcy at number eight.
Amy Relf starts her third consecutive game again at scrum-half with Holly Aitchison alongside her once again in the number ten shirt.
Katana Howard will start at inside centre against Trailfinders with Italy international Rigoni appearing for the first time this season outside her.
The Sharks Head Coach has plumped for an unchanged back three with Holly Thorpe and Rhona Lloyd picked on the wings, and Lizzie Duffy at full-back.
And Hudson has opted for a 6-2 split on the bench with Scarlett Fielding, Tysh Harper and Nick James named as the front-row replacements and Eva Donaldson, Sharifa Kasolo and Perris-Redding offering back-five options.
USA scrum-half Olivia Ortiz and Evie Wills are the backs on the bench.
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Starting XV:
15. Lizzie Duffy, 14. Rhona Lloyd, 13. Beatrice Rigoni, 12. Katana Howard, 11. Holly Thorpe, 10. Holly Aitchison, 9. Amy Relf ;1. Leah Bartlett, 2. Amy Cokayne ©, 3. Sophie Benavent, 4. Iona Antwis, 5. Morwenna Talling, 6. Charlotte Fray, 7. Katie Childs, 8. Erica Jarrell-Searcy.
Replacements:
16. Scarlett Fielding, 17. Tysh Harper, 18. Sophie Benavent, 19. Eva Donaldson, 20. Sharifa Kasolo, 21. Olivia Ortiz, 22. Georgie Perris-Redding, 23. Evie Wills.
