BATH RUGBY Skipper Hooper back for derby
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- Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2016 19:46
- Published on Friday, 05 February 2016 00:30
Bath Rugby skipper Stuart Hooper returns for tonight's Aviva Premiership derby against Gloucester at the Rec (1945ko).
Hooper partners Wales international Dominic Day in the second row for a rematch of one of club rugby's oldest rivalries.
The Bath back row of Matt Garvey, Francois Louw and Leroy Houston is unchanged from last Saturday's 19-13 loss at leaders Saracens.
Only hooker Rob Webber - propped up by Max Lahiff and David Wilson tonight - remains from front row that faced Sarries.
Dan Bowden - who made his Bath debut at 12 at Saracens - switches to fly half as Kyle Eastmond returns at inside centre partnering Matt Banahan in midfield. Scrum half Chris Cook makes his 10th start of the season.
Tom Homer, Bath's try-scorer last weekend, is named at full back in an unchanged back three alongside wings Horacio Agulla and Semesa Rokoduguni.
Bath Rugby starting 15 Tom Homer 14 Semesa Rokoduguni 13 Matt Banahan 12 Kyle Eastmond 11 Horacio Agulla 10 Dan Bowden 9 Chris Cook 1 Max Lahiff 2 Rob Webber 3 David Wilson 4 Stuart Hooper (c) 5 Dominic Day 6 Matt Garvey 7 Francois Louw 8 Leroy Houston
Ready on the bench 16 Tom Dunn 17 Nathan Catt 18 Henry Thomas 19 Charlie Ewels 20 Tom Ellis 21 Alafoti Faosiliva 22 Niko Matawalu 23 Max Clark
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