TEAM NEWS | Bristol Bears v Saracens Men
Alex Lozowski says Saracens are fully focused on hitting the ground running as they head to Ashton Gate for the Gallagher Premiership opener against Bristol on Friday night.
The England international is back after spending last season in Montpellier, and is straight in to the starting line-up to take on the semi-finalists from the 20/21 campaign.
Ralph Adams-Hale starts at loosehead alongside Tom Woolstencroft and Marco Riccioni in the front-row, who makes his Premiership debut after the summer move from Benetton.
Nick Isiekwe and Tim Swinson will operate in the second-row, whilst Jackson Wray captains the team from blindside next to Ben Earl and Billy Vunipola at the base of the scrum.
Aled Davies gets the nod at scrum-half with Lozowski his half-back partner at Ashton Gate. Nick Tompkins and Dom Morris continue their midfield partnership which functioned well in pre-season, and in the back-three there is plenty of pace in the form of Rotimi Segun, Alex Lewington and Elliott Obatoyinbo.
On the bench there is lots of Premiership experience with the likes of Richard Barrington amongst the replacements, and there could be a Saracens debut for Joe Simpson who arrived this week on a loan deal from Gloucester.
Lozowski says Sarries can’t wait for the curtain raiser on Friday against the Bears.
“We’ve had a good pre-season which is now behind us so we’re fully focused on getting off to a good start and hitting the ground running.
“Bristol have evolved their game over the last few years and are very organised so we need to be ready for a great challenge.”
Saracens Men team to play Bristol Bears:
1 Ralph Adams-Hale
2 Tom Woolstencroft
3 Marco Riccioni
4 Nick Isiekwe
5 Tim Swinson
6 Jackson Wray (c)
7 Ben Earl
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Aled Davies
10 Alex Lozowski
11 Rotimi Segun
12 Nick Tompkins
13 Dom Morris
14 Alex Lewington
15 Elliott Obatoyinbo
Replacements:
16 Kapeli Pifeleti
17 Richard Barrington
18 Alec Clarey
19 Callum Hunter-Hill
20 Sean Reffell
21 Joe Simpson
22 Manu Vunipola
23 Ben Harris
News
See all news
MATCH REPORT | Exeter Chiefs Women 14 - 24 Saracens Women (PWR R7)
Saracens come away from the South West win another big five point victory as the Original Club of North London overcame the Chiefs in their own back garden. On a gorgeous Sandy Park Saturday, Saracens showed class to temporarily put themselves at the top of the table. The game started with the hosts in ascendency, […]
MATCH REPORT | Hollywoodbets Sharks 28-23 Saracens Men
Saracens Men came away from Durban with a valuable bonus point as they were narrowly beaten 28-23 by the Hollywoodbets Sharks. The Original Club of North London came close to staging a dramatic late comeback and showed incredible character in awful conditions but will travel back to the Capital with a much needed Investec Champions […]
TEAM NEWS | Hollywoodbets Sharks v Saracens Men (ICC - Rd 2)
Andy Onyeama-Christie says this Saracens group want to write their own history as they prepare to face the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Round Two of the Investec Champions Cup. The Scotland international will captain the team on Saturday at Kings Park as The Original Club of North London head on the road for the first time […]
Partners
See all partners
