TEAM NEWS – Gloucester-Hartpury Women v Sale Sharks Women

Katy Daley Mclean has named her side to face Gloucester-Hartpury at the Alpas Arena in round 11 of the Allianz Premier 15s

There are just two changes from Sharks’ starting XV that faced Exeter last weekend, with Scottish pair Rachel McLachlan and Lisa Thomson returning to the fold.

McLachlan starts at blindside having last featured against Loughborough in December, with Thomson also featuring in that game. Daisy Hibbert-Jones moves to the bench.

Thomson starts at outside centre with Hollie Bawden moving to the wing and Lisa Neumann starting on the bench following the announcement of her full-time contract with the Welsh Rugby Union earlier this week.

On the bench, Ireland international prop Leah Lyons returns alongside another Scot – Sarah Law – who has put in several tempered performances at fly-half this season.

Full squad:

15 Vicky A Irwin 14 Lauren Delany 13 Lisa Thomson 12 Laura Perrin 11 Hollie Bawden 10 Katana Howard 9 Mhairi Grieve (VC) 1 Catie Benson 2 Molly Kelly 3 Nick James 4 Beth Stafford (C) 5 Molly Morrissey 6 Rachel McLachlan 7 Georgie Perris-Redding 8 Vicky E Irwin

Replacements:

16 Molly Wright 17 Aisha A-Marzouq 18 Leah Lyons 19 Nicola Howat 20 Daisy Hibbert-Jones 21 Jess Roberts 22 Sarah Law 23 Lisa Neumann

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