World Cup winner Morwenna Talling returns to the starting line-up for the home fixture against Saracens as Head Coach Tom Hudson makes three changes to his side following the narrow defeat at Harlequins.
Scrum-half Olivia Ortiz also starts and in the centres, Evie Wills replaces Laura Perrin, who takes her place on the replacements bench. The bench also features summer signing Courtney Keight for the first time.
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Hudson has named an unchanged front-row for the visit of a star-studded Saracens team, with hooker Milly Hyndman starting once again alongside props Tysh Harper and Nick James.
England star Talling returns alongside Erica Jarrell-Searcy in the second-row, while captain Georgie Perris-Redding, Katie Childs and Sharifa Kasolo will combine in the back-row.
USA Eagle Ortiz starts at scrum-half with Holly Aitchison at fly-half and Katana Howard and Scotland’s Wills outside them in the centres.
Fellow Scotland back Shona Campbell starts on the left wing with Rhona Lloyd once again on the right and Lizzie Duffy at full-back.
Hudson has opted for a 5-3 split on the bench with Leah Bartlett, Gwen Pyrs and Sophie Benavent named as the front-row replacements. Eva Donaldson and Trudy Cowan are the other forwards on the bench.
Scrum-half Amy Relf joins Perrin and Welsh international Keight 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. Tysh Harper, 2. Amelia Hyndman, 3. Nick James, 4. Morwenna Talling, 5. Erica Jarrell-Searcy, 6. Georgie Perris-Redding ©, 7. Katie Childs, 8. Sharifa Kasolo.
Replacements:
16. Leah Bartlett, 17. Gwen Pyrs, 18. Sophie Benavent, 19. Eva Donaldson, 20. Trudy Cowan, 21. Amy Relf, 22. Laura Perrin, 23, Courtney Keight.
