Red Rose Morwenna Talling and joint top scorer Rhona Lloyd return to the Sharks side as Head Coach Tom Hudson makes six changes to his XV to face Harlequins at a near-sold out Morson Stadium on Saturday.
Scrum-half Olivia Ortiz is also back to partner Holly Aitchison at half-back after missing the win at Trailfinders Women, while new signings Asia Hogan-Rochester and Brittany Hogan will make their first home starts.
World Cup winner Amy Cokayne starts again at hooker and she’s joined in the front row by Tysh Harper and USA Eagle Nick James.
England star Talling starts in the second row with Erica Jarrell-Searcy, which means Eva Donaldson will switch to the back-row with skipper Georgie Perris-Redding and last week’s player of the match, Brittany Hogan.
Ortiz and Aitchison, who started at full-back last time out, team up at half-back and they’ll have Katana Howard and Evie Wills outside them in the centres.
In the back three Canada international Hogan-Rochester and flying Scot Rhona Lloyd start on the wings, while Lizzie Duffy switches from fly-half, where she starred against Trailfinders, to full-back.
Tom Hudson has opted for a 6-2 split on the bench with Milly Hyndman, Molly Wright and Evie Roach named as the front-row replacements and Charlotte Fray, Sharifa Kasolo and Katie Childs offering back-five options.
Shona Campbell and Beatrice Rigoni are the backs on the bench.
Starting XV:
15. Lizzie Duffy, 14. Rhona Lloyd, 13. Evie Wills, 12. Katana Howard, 11. Asia Hogan-Rochester, 10. Holly Aitchison, 9. Olivia Ortiz ;1. Tysh Harper, 2. Amy Cokayne, 3. Nick James, 4. Morwenna Talling, 5. Erica Jarrell-Searcy, 6. Eva Donaldson, 7. Georgie Perris-Redding ©, 8. Brittany Hogan.
Replacements:
16. Milly Hyndman, 17. Molly Wright, 18. Evie Roach, 19. Charlotte Fray, 20. Sharifa Kasolo, 21. Shona Campbell, 22. Beatrice Rigoni, 23. Katie Childs.
Harlequins team:
Starting XV: 15. K. Powell, 14. Torley, 13. Pena, 12. Tuima, 11. Aucken, 10. Cromack, 9. Swords; 1. Green, 2. Phillips, 3. Hanlon, 4. McIntosh, 5. Konkel (C), 6. Mikaele-Tu’u, 7. Svoboda, 8. Wafer
Impact players: 16. Meuller, 17. Delgado, 18. Winstanley, 19. Fleming, 20. Page, 21. Burgess, 22. Wilcock, 23. Neumann
