Jack Yeandle will captain Exeter Chiefs of their PREM Rugby Cup semi-final towards Northampton Saints at Sandy Park on Sunday afternoon.
The hooker wears the captain’s armband in a side which incorporates the equally skilled duo of Henry Slade and Olly Woodburn.
Chiefs’ director of rugby Rob Baxter stated: “Northampton are one of the teams that you have to be able to beat if you want to win the PREM at some stage. Without doubt, if you look at their recent cup games, if they get momentum in the game then they can run pretty much any team off their feet.”
A fortnight on from placing in an 80-minute efficiency towards Bath Rugby, prop Will Goodrick-Clarke begins at loosehead with Yeandle and Jimmy Roots at tighthead.
An all-Chiefs academy produced second row of Lewis Pearson and Rusi Tuima is backed up at set-piece time by a again row of Martin Moloney, Finn Worley Brady and Greg Fisilau.
Scrum-half Tom Cairns and fly-half Harvey Skinner take up the half-back berths whereas Slade begins alongside on-form Zack Wimbush within the centres.
Woodburn joins Paul Brown-Bampoe on the wings with Josh Hodge rounding out the beginning XV at full-back.
Baxter added: “Northampton can score tries from almost anywhere if they get momentum and you’re not reactive to the things they’re doing. For me, that’s going to be a really interesting challenge for us.”
On the bench, Ethan Burger returns to match health to be named with Julian Heaven and Khwezi Mona within the substitute entrance row. Joe Bailey and Oscar Beckerleg cowl the second and back-row.
For the backs, scrum-half Charlie Chapman, fly-half Will Haydon-Wood and winger Campbell Ridl are all chosen.
The recreation kicks off at 13:30 at Sandy Park on Sunday afternoon, with adults’ tickets beginning at £15 and youngsters from £1. Match tickets are nonetheless available here and the sport will even be broadcast stay on TNT Sports.
