Moroni And Caulfield Return To Face Stormers In Cape Town
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Matias Moroni and Josh Caulfield will make their first appearances of the season when Bristol Bears take on DHL Stormers in round one of the Investec Champions Cup at DHL Stadium on Saturday (3.15pm KO BST / 4.15pm KO SAST, live on Premier Sports).
Argentina international Moroni starts in midfield alongside Bristolian Jack Bates, while Caulfield packs down in the second row alongside another Puma, Pedro Rubiolo.
Academy duo Tomas Gwilliam and Jimmy Halliwell join centurion Jake Woolmore in the front row, with Academy flanker Kenzie Jenkins lining up alongside Joe Owen and Georgian international Luka Ivanishvili in the back row.
Experienced scrum half Kieran Marmion captains the side, partnering Academy fly half Sam Worsley at half-back, while Tobi Wilson, Max Pepper and Academy wing Aidan Boshoff complete the back three.
James Williams and Harry Wells provide valuable experience among the replacements, with Academy forwards Andrew Turner, Sam Scott and Paddy Pearce also set to make their impact from the bench.
Academy backs Ollie Harris and Victor Worsnip complete the matchday 23 for the Bears’ Champions Cup opener in Cape Town.
Bristol Bears team to face DHL Stormers in round one of the Investec Champions Cup at DHL Stadium on Saturday (4.15pm KO SAST, live on Premier Sports):
15. Tobi Wilson (3 apps), 14. Max Pepper (11 apps), 13. Matias Moroni (15 apps), 12. Jack Bates (65 apps), 11. Aidan Boshoff (17 apps), 10. Sam Worsley (39 apps), 9. Kieran Marmion (c) (79 apps); 1. Jake Woolmore (191 apps), 2. Tomas Gwilliam (22 apps), 3. Jimmy Halliwell (29 apps), 4. Pedro Rubiolo (16 apps), 5. Josh Caulfield (36 apps), 6. Joe Owen (69 apps), 7. Kenzie Jenkins (11 apps), 8. Luka Ivanishvili (16 apps).
System players: 16. Sol Moody (1 app), 17. Andrew Turner (13 apps), 18. Sam Scott (3 apps), 19. Harry Wells (2 apps), 20. Paddy Pearce (19 apps), 21. Ollie Harris (6 apps), 22. James Williams (80 apps), 23. Victor Worsnip (5 apps).
Unavailable: Ellis Genge, Max Lahiff, Gabriel Oghre, Harry Thacker, George Taylor, Ethan Staddon, Viliame Mata, Khalik Kareem, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Tom Jordan, Noah Heward, Josh Carrington.
