Sharks Head Coach Tom Hudson has named an unchanged team for the visit of reigning PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury on Saturday (live on BBC red button, KO 12.30pm) which means Red Roses hooker Amy Cokayne and last week’s debutants Brittany Hogan and Asia Hogan-Rochester will once again start the game on the replacements bench.
Hudson has opted to keep faith with the XV who started last time out against Bristol Bears, in a game Sharks were winning until the last kick.
That means another start for hooker Milly Hyndman either side of international props Gwen Pyrs and Nick James.
Red Rose Morwenna Talling and Erica Jarrell-Searcy continue their partnership in the second row and in the back row, skipper Georgie Perris-Redding is joined once again by Katie Childs and number 8 Sharifa Kasolo.
After starring against the Bears, Olivia Ortiz and Holly Aitchison team up again in the half-backs and they’ll have Katana Howard, who provided a memorable assist last week, and Evie Wills outside them in the centres.
Scottish flyers Shona Campbell and Rhona Lloyd are on the wings with Lizzie Duffy at full-back.
After making her return from injury last week, Cokayne is once again named on a strong Sharks bench, which also features props Tysh Harper and Sophie Benavent as well as Iona Antwis and Irish international back row Hogan.
Amy Relf, Courtney Keight and Hogan-Rochester are the backs on the bench.
Starting XV:
15. Lizzie Duffy, 14. Rhona Lloyd, 13. Evie Wills, 12. Katana Howard, 11. Shona Campbell, 10. Holly Aitchison, 9. Olivia Ortiz; 1. Gwen Pyrs, 2. Milly Hyndman, 3. Nick James, 4. Morwenna Talling, 5. Erica Jarrell-Searcy, 6. Georgie Perris-Redding ©, 7. Katie Childs, 8. Sharifa Kasolo.
Replacements:
16. Amy Cokayna, 17. Tysh Harper, 18. Sophie Benavent, 19. Brittany Hogan, 20. Iona Antwis, 21. Amy Relf, 22. Asia Hogan-Rochester, 23. Courtney Keight.
Officials:
Ref: Andrew Jackson
Assistant 1: Calum Howard
Assistant 2: Simon Park
