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Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Blood Replacement - Andrea Masi, with blood to the head, is replaced by Charlie Hayter

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Neat offload from Trinder sends Cook clear but the full back is just crowded out

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Greg MacDonald sees an infringement though and Wasps can clear to the 22

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

From the resulting lineout the pack rumble over the line but are held up

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Good start with ball in hand for Glos. Mills and Thomas both go close and are rewarded with an attacking 5m lineout

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Ryan Mills shows and goes to go inches from the line. Great tackle though from Howe & Wasps clear.

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Both sides are out on the pitch. It's chilly but thankfully dry. Ryan Mills gets us underway!

Ultimate Rugby Feb 2

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby’s live coverage of the LV= Cup with Gloucester hosting London Wasps at Kingsholm. Ryan Mills will wear the number ten shirt after recovering from a foot injury, while also returning from injury is centre Henry Trinder who forms a strong midfield partnership alongside Mike Tindall. Tavis Knoyle and Martyn Thomas continue at scrum-half and on the wing respectively, while Rob Cook and Shane Monahan return to the starting line up. There is also a more experienced look to the pack than the one that started in West Wales last Friday. Nick Wood is back at loose head and James Hudson returns to partner James in the second row. And there is a new back row in Sione Kalamafoni, Matt Cox and Gareth Evans. Of interest amongst the replacements is the selection of Academy back row forward Sam Underhill, a pupil at Sir Thomas Rich's Grammar School, while Dean Close's Lloyd Evans is selected once again. Former Australia U20s and Australia Sevens cap, Bill Meakes, who has been playing for Clifton in National League 2 South, will cover the outside backs.
Meanwhile, there are two changes in the Wasps backline, which see Chris Bell return to captain the side this weekend, joined in the centres by Andrea Masi, who will make his first start after returning from injury with a substitute appearance last Saturday. Six changes in the pack leave just James Cannon and Rory Pitman in place from the forwards that started against London Irish last weekend. Kick- off a couple of minutes away, Stay tuned!