Rhys Edwards has named his Loughborough Lightning side for their clash with Worcester Warriors Women, as the side take to Epinal Way in the Allianz Premier 15s on Friday night.
After taking a hiatus for opening rounds of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations, the Premier 15s returns to action this weekend – with Lightning hosting local rivals Worcester under the lights in Loughborough.
Eighth-place Lightning make 11 changes from the side that sealed an emphatic 70-5 win at Wasps 70-5 last time out, with Katie Trevarthen picking up the captains duties on Friday.
Trevarthen is joined in the front row by hooker Phoebe Andrews and prop Grace Clifford, while Lilli Ives-Campion and Lucy Dale form the engine room.
Behind them Kendall Waudby, Sally Williams and Canadian international Sara Svoboda make up Lightning’s back row, with Megan Davey and Lia Green steering the team from the half-back berths.
Georgina Tasker and Carmela Morrell are the only backs that remain from the side that faced Wasps, with Ellen Scantlebury and Bo Westcombe-Evans coming into Lightning’s wings while Emma Hardy starts at outside centre.
LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING vs WORCESTER WARRIORS WOMEN
Allianz Premier 15s
Friday 28 April, 2023
Kick-off: 7.45pm
15 Georgina Tasker
14 Bo Westcombe-Evans
13 Emma Hardy
12 Carmela Morrall
11 Ellen Scantlebury
10 Lia Green
9 Megan Davey
1 Katie Trevarthen (c)
2 Phoebe Andrews
3 Grace Clifford
4 Lillie Ives-Campion
5 Lucy Dale
6 Kendall Waudby
7 Sally Williams
8 Sara Svoboda
Replacements:
16 Molly Kelly
17 Kath Baverstock
18 Jess Panayatiou
19 Becky Boyd
20 Danny Solly
21 Alex Baker
22 Lucia Linn
23 Sarah Smart
