Wasps Director of rugby Dai Young hands competitive Wasps debuts to two new signings when his club gets its 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership campaign underway against Worcester Warriors at Sixways Stadium on Saturday.
Fly half Billy Searle and flanker Joe Atkinson are both named in the starting 15 to take on the Warriors.
📣 TEAM NEWS: Director of rugby Dai Young names his side to face @WorcsWarriors in the first @GallagherUK_ @PremRugby match at Sixways on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, Will Stuart is in line to make his first Premiership start, having come off the bench in two Premiership games last season.
Stuart packs down in the front row alongside Ben Harris and Tom Cruse.
The side is captained by Joe Launchbury, who is partnered in the second row by Will Rowlands.
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Nizaam Carr joins Nathan Hughes and Atkinson in the back row for his first competitive Wasps appearance since returning to the club.
Wasps team to face Worcester Warriors at Sixways on Saturday September 1 (3:00pm kick off)
15 Rob Miller
14 Christian Wade
13 Elliot Daly
12 Juan De Jongh
11 Josh Bassett
10 Billy Searle
9 Dan Robson
1 Ben Harris
2 Tom Cruse
3 Will Stuart
4 Joe Launchbury (c)
5 Will Rowlands
6 Nizaam Carr
7 Joe Atkinson
8 Nathan Hughes
16 Tommy Taylor
17 Zurabi Zhvania
18 Kieran Brookes
19 Charlie Matthews
20 Ashley Johnson
21 Joe Simpson
22 Gaby Lovobalavu
23 Marcus Watson