Head Coach, Rob Penney has made four changes to his starting XV, with injuries and suspension disrupting the team after their loss to the Reds.
In a major boost for the forward pack, Wallaby enforcer Lachie Swinton returns from his red card suspension suffered against the All Blacks. Swinton joins Wallaby teammate Jack Dempsey and the impressive Carlo Tizzano, who made a match high 25 tackles against the Reds, in the backrow.
The tight five remains the same as last week with Tom Horton joined by Wallabies Angus Bell and Harry Johnson-Holmes in the front row, while Sam Caird locks the scrum with Jack Whetton.
Jack Grant makes his NSW Waratahs starting debut, in place of injured skipper Jake Gordon, partnering Will Harrison in the halves.
A fit again Tepai Moeroa returns straight into the starting side at inside centre replacing the injured Joey Walton, while newly named captain Alex Newsome moves in from the wing to play outside centre.
Mark Nawaqanitawase who came off the bench against the Reds, joins Jack Maddocks and James Ramm in the back-three.
It will be a special night for Henry Robertson and Triston Reilly who are both set to make their NSW Waratahs debuts off the bench.
NO. Position name
1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Angus Bell
2 HOOKER Tom Horton
3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Harry Johnson-Holmes
4 LEFT LOCK Sam Caird
5 RIGHT LOCK Jack Whetton
6 BLINDSIDE FLANKER Lachlan Swinton
7 OPENSIDE FLANKER Carlo Tizzano
8 NUMBER EIGHT Jack Dempsey
9 SCRUMHALF Jack Grant
10 FLYHALF Will Harrison
11 LEFT WING James Ramm
12 INSIDE CENTRE Tepai Moeroa
13 OUTSIDE CENTRE Alex Newsome ©
14 RIGHT WING Mark Nawaqanitawase
15 FULLBACK Jack Maddocks
REPLACEMENTS:
16 RESERVE David Porecki
17 RESERVE Te Tera Faulkner
18 RESERVE Sio Tatola
19 RESERVE Jeremy Williams
20 RESERVE Hugh Sinclair
21 RESERVE Henry Robertson *
22 RESERVE Tane Edmed
23 RESERVE Triston Reilly *
*NSW Waratahs debut
